Originally from Dispute Resolution Journal

The expanding use of ADR by corporate counsel as a means of managing legal costs has been well documented in the legal press. The following article, written by corporate counsel at one of the nation's leading banking institutions, examines the many ways in-house counsel can assess the applicability of ADR to its many legal concerns. The author suggests concrete steps that a corporation can take to advance its commitment to ADR and identifies case factors that might influence corporate counsel in deciding whether or not to use ADR.