The Law Division Mandatory Arbitration program is an alternative dispute resolution process for civil suits seeking money damages. Arbitration is a mandatory but non-binding informal hearing where a neutral arbitrator, or panel of arbitrators, is selected to hear the evidence in your case.Dispute resolution clauses in contracts should be drafted to promote the negotiated resolution of disputes in a fair, timely, and costeffective manner. Click the button below to submit the Demand for Arbitration (North America). To initiate an International Demand for Arbitration, please download this form. Illinois Legal Aid Online provides a guided interview called an Easy Form that will help you fill out the forms. This fee is required before the Grievance Committee will review any arbitration request. The pleadings in a case assigned to Mandatory Arbitration will define the issues to be decided at the hearing. The American Arbitration Association specializes in beginning-to-end administered arbitration as a time-tested, cost-effective alternative to litigation.