Qmul Alternative Dispute Resolution Society

the queen mary alternative dispute resolution (adr) society is a young society, entering its third year of activity. in such a short period of time, we managed to become the third-largest law-related society at queen mary, university of london, with around 100 active members. in recognition of our achievements and innovative approach, our society was awarded in 2019 the prize of ‘best new society’. we accomplished this with the aim of offering students the unique opportunity to develop key lawyering skills, and gain greater exposure to and education about alternative means of dispute resolution, with a particular focus on arbitration. our membership base is comprised of undergraduate and postgraduate students, with 43% studying llm programmes at queen mary’s world-renowned centre for commercial law studies. in only two years of activity, we organised a wide variety of events with representatives from firms such as white & case, dla piper, debevoise & plimpton, wilmerhale, and worked