1:40-7. Complementary Dispute Resolution in the Special Civil Part
(a) Small Claims. Each vicinage shall provide a small claims settlement
program in which (1) law clerks from all the divisions who have been trained in
settlement techniques and as mediators pursuant to R. [1:40-12(b)(6)] 1:40-
12(b)(5), and other employees and volunteers who have been trained in
settlement techniques and as mediators pursuant to R. 1:40-12(b)(1), serve as
trained neutrals who help litigants settle their cases, and (2) cases that are not
settled are tried on the same day, if possible. The training requirements apply to
law clerks but not to other attorneys.
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