The Ombuds Blog: Bar Association of San Francisco Spotlights Ombuds

July 20, 2022

Bar Association of San Francisco Spotlights Ombuds

Next week, BASF will host "Conflict Resolution for Lawyers," featuring Joshua Berkowitz, an Ombuds with the County of Santa Clara, and Ilone Turner, a local mediator. The program on July 28 is open to the public and costs $80 for nonmembers. California attorneys can earn continuing legal education credit.

Here's the full description:

In this exploration of conflict resolution, this CLE will offer perspectives from a mediator and organizational ombuds on how to diagnose and approach conflict, the different potential pathways to address conflict, the tools they use in their practices, and what happens next—in instances of success and impasse. This will help attorneys learn how to solve disputes before they escalate, saving clients and attorneys alike both time and resources. We will explore attorney-client privilege in mediations and investigations, with a discussion of the City of Petaluma v. Superior Court case.

Topics

Diagnosing conflict in the workplace, schools, and public office
Tools of conflict resolution for labor & employment attorneys, litigators, and in-house counsel
Advising employees and organizations on the best approach for early resolution of disputes
Counseling clients during HR disputes
Next steps for success – and impasse – in alternative dispute resolution

(BASF Events.)

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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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July 20, 2022

Bar Association of San Francisco Spotlights Ombuds

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