Category: Litigation, Barristers Club Category: Litigation, Barristers Club (show less)

Speakers
Will Cooper 
Conrad Metlitzky Kane LLP 

Courtney Brown
Law Offices of Mary Catherine Wiederhold

Moderator
Aaron Gothelf
American Arbitration Association 

Law school classes and clinics on mediation continue to be some of the most popular programs at law schools across the country, but what happens when law students graduate? What role does a first through fifth year associate have in the mediation process? Join Aaron Gothelf, American Arbitration Association Vice President for the Pacific Region, and attorneys Courtney Brown and Will Cooper for a fascinating look at how newer attorneys can contribute to the mediation process and perhaps, one day become successful mediators themselves. 

Topics
•    The timing of the mediation
•    Drafting informative mediation statements
•    Pre-mediation communication with the mediator
•    Preparing clients for the mediation
•    Use of joint and separate sessions
•    Overcoming impasse
•    Memorializing settlement agreements
•    Post-session follow-up
•    The path to becoming a mediator