Preparing for Mediation: From Selection to Presentation of Claims

Webinar Overview

This webinar covers how to begin the mediation process. We review mediator selection, including interviewing, checking references, and deciding who may be the right fit for your specific dispute.

From there we discuss how to best prepare for the mediation:

• How should a risk analysis be performed?
• What and who should you consider having at the mediation and how to make those decisions?
• What is a risk analysis and when should you perform the same? How do you prepare your client for the mediation process?
• What about preparing or communicating with the mediator?
• What are the key components of the mediation process to ensure you have done everything possible to achieve a negotiated resolution?
• How to prepare a pre-mediation statement – should it be joint, mediator’s eyes only, or a combination?
• How to evaluate whether a joint session will be productive versus starting and staying in caucus.

Other Webinars in this Series

• Preparing for an Arbitration (Premiered on June 25, 2025)
• Conducting the Mediation (Premiered on May 20, 2025)
• Handling the Arbitration (Premiered on August 7, 2024)
• Preparing for an Arbitration (Premiered on June 18, 2024)
• Preparing for Mediation: From Selection to Presentation of Claims (Premiered on April 23, 2024)