The Ombuds Blog: Article in New Mexico Lawyer Outlines Ombuds Field

August 09, 2018

Article in New Mexico Lawyer Outlines Ombuds Field

The current issue of the New Mexico Lawyer focuses on ADR. The lead article, "Classical, Advocate, and Organizational: An Overview of Ombuds from Scandinavian Origins to the Governments, Corporations, and Universities of America," is by Jon Lee, CO-OP, the Ombuds Facilitator at the University of New Mexico. The succinct article provides a balanced review of the history and current state of the Ombuds field. The magazine is provided to all 7,400 members of the New Mexico State Bar. (NM Lawyer.)

Lee contributed an article to a recent ABA Section of Dispute Resolution newsletter and was a speaker at the 2018 IOA conference.

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Steven Prevaux8/09/2018 9:07 AM
This article provides a powerfully stated overview of the varied roots of our Ombuds profession. Thanks for posting and thanks to the author, Jon Lee, for a timely summation!
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Organizational Ombuds

Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

Some other variants include:

Austria -- Ombudsstelle

Brazil -- Ouvidor

Croatia -- pravobranitelji

France -- médiateur/defénseur

Germany -- Ombudspersonen

Italy -- difensore

Netherlands -- ombudspersoon

Norway -- ombudet

Poland -- Rzecznik

Portugal -- provedor

Russia -- омбудсмен

Spain -- ombudsman organizacional

Sweden -- studentombud

Switzerland -- ombudsmann

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