Recorded Webinar: Ready, Steady, Go: Preparing for a Mediation (Professional Skills)

The opportunities offered by mediation can readily be squandered by failure to properly prepare. This session will guide practitioners through the key aspects of preparing and running a successful mediation, including:

• When and why mediation should be a choice
• Selecting the right mediator and setting terms
• Understanding the case including:

• the issues, strengths and weaknesses
• your side and the other side: a 360 degree view
• money or something more?

• Determining the point of compromise or bottom line
• Do you and your client want to achieve the same thing?
• At the mediation:

• what are the physical arrangements?
• process and agenda
• what do you need to bring or have on hand?
• managing emotions – support arrangements

• Settlement options and draft agreements
• Next steps following an unsuccessful outcome