Sara Campos is a Visiting Clinical Professor and Director of the Loyola Center for Conflict Resolution (LCCR) at Loyola Marymount University Loyola Law School and a certified bilingual mediator. Originally trained at LCCR as a law student mediator in 1998, Sara was later recruited to join the program’s staff and now leads one of the nation’s most respected law school-based conflict resolution programs. In her role, she trains and mentors law students, professionals, and community volunteers in mediation and dispute resolution while also teaching courses in Mediation and Mediation Advocacy.
As a Latina mediator and legal educator, Ms. Campos is in a unique position to utilize her legal, bilingual, and bicultural skills and knowledge to assist litigants in resolving disputes through mediation. Under her leadership, LCCR has expanded the services it provides through the creation and implementation of several impactful programs, including the integration of art therapy into the Collaborative Family Law Program, the Landlord/Tenant Options Counseling Program, and the Prison to Prosperity Pipeline Project, which provides holistic training and support to formerly incarcerated individuals. These innovative initiatives enhance the mediation experience and provide meaningful support to families and individuals navigating conflict. LCCR’s Landlord/Tenant Options Counseling Project was recognized during a 2022 White House ceremony for responding to the Attorney General’s Call to Action to address housing instability and increase access to justice.
Ms. Campos is an active leader in the mediation and legal education communities. She previously served two terms on the board of the National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM), where she chaired the Membership Development Committee from 2014 – 2019. She also serves on the Steering and Curriculum Committees for Just the Beginning -Summer Legal Institute, Los Angeles (JTB-LA) a high school to law school pipeline organization, helping develop and deliver negotiation training for underrepresented and first-generation students participating in JTB-LA.
Her work advancing mediation, legal education, and diversity in the legal profession has earned multiple honors, including the Southern California Mediation Association's 2024 Randolph Lowry Educator of the Year Award, the JTB-LA Leadership Award of Excellence, Loyola Law School’s Service Award, and several Mediation Case of the Year Awards from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.