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After a hiatus, Clackamas County is bringing back its Family Law Mediation Internship for Fall 2025. We are currently accepting applications for the intensive 8-month internship, which offers training, supervision and case consultation for up to three interns.
Court-Connected Family Law Mediation Program
Resolution Services provides a mandatory court-connected family law mediation program for separating, divorcing, and renegotiating parents and partners, offering mediation for custody and parenting plans as well as the full range of financial issues these families face (child/ spousal support, asset and debt allocation, etc.). Interns are immediately immersed in the process of observation, co-mediation, and eventual solo mediation with a small caseload once approved. Interns are assigned an experienced staff mentor, meeting regularly for individual supervision, and have the opportunity to join group case consultation to address tricky logistical and ethical issues faced by family law mediators. Interns will work with mediators from a variety of professional fields (currently our staff includes mediators with law, therapy, and conflict resolution backgrounds).
Training and Experience
Interns will be expected to have completed an initial 40 hour basic mediation training; custody and parenting time training is preferred by the start of the internship but not required (partner organizations and colleagues offer a number of quality trainings in the area). Coinciding with the internship, this winter Resolution Services will provide the 40 hour family law financial mediation training with reserved spaces for our interns to attend. This training has not been available in the region for over five years, and will provide all trainees with key information and practice in the complex processes of financial mediation. While mediations are conducted primarily online (Zoom), there will be occasional in-person opportunities, and all interns will be expected to dedicate 12-16 hours per week to this intensive internship experience—specific days and times of internship to be arranged individually based on shared availability.
Application Process and Fees
If you or a colleague would be interested in this opportunity, please see the applications below, which are due May 16, 2025. The cost for the internship is $2,000 (waived for current students in an academic program). A limited number of scholarships are available.
