Preparation is the key to success in most endeavors, including mediation. Preparing the case file and the client deCision ...

To learn the steps of a mediation process and see that it is just a more formalized way of doing the basic steps of problem-solving Put the word "conflict" on the board. Hand out paper and pencils.

Many of us learned our alphabet in elementary school, if not before. That same alphabet can apply to mediations. As a ...

While the parties may never truly trust each other, a mediator can gain their trust—both in the process and in the mediator—and pave the way for resolution. Trust is an essential element of the ...

Most jurisdictions have embraced alternative dispute resolution requirements to lessen the burden on the judicial system. Mediation has proven to successfully resolve the majority of cases and in so ...

Mediators are as different as snowflakes. Maybe that’s a stretch, but each brings into mediation his or her own personal and professional biases and experiences and has learned what, over time, is ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

This release is available in Spanish. Mediation is a legal form for resolving conflicts where the judge or referee is substituted by a mediator, in charge of helping both sides come to a consensual ...

Effective advocacy at mediation is both an art and a science. At bottom, you are trying to probe whether settlement is possible—in other words, is there something that both sides would agree to. The ...

If you’re taking a claim to an employment tribunal, you may be offered judicial mediation to help you reach a settlement without the need for a full hearing.