Once More Into the Breach - CME/CLE: ON DEMAND
On-Demand Webinar for DRC Certified Mediators with Sharon Tracey Barrett, Frank Goldsmith, and Tara Kozlowski. 2 hours CME & 3 hours CLE.
Join Sharon Tracey Barrett, Tara Kozlowski, and Frank Goldsmith for this 3 hour seminar for DRC-Certified Mediators, originally recorded in 2024.
- 3 hours of general North Carolina Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit
- 2 hours NC Continuing Mediator Education (CME) credit
All registration fees benefit The Mediation Center.
Lineup
Sharon Tracey Barrett
Frank Goldsmith
Tara Lynn Kozlowski
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Agenda
How Now, What News?
The opening session will provide a bird’s eye view of mediator resources offered by the Dispute Resolution Commission. The session will outline the daily resources available to mediators to help them mediate successfully. Specifically, the session will provide guidance on: when to use different forms created for the MSC and FFS programs; where to find the most recent codification of the program rules, including previously tracked amendments; and how to get the advice you need to stay out of sticky situations.
Nothing Good or Bad, but Thinking Makes It So
Helping people make thoughtful and informed decisions about settlement is an important skill for all DRC-certified mediators. In addition to the general skills required to support others in making decisions, this session outlines common causes of faulty or irrational decision-making by participants. For example, stress, anxiety, lack of objectivity, and hostility toward others can impact participants’ abilities to make decisions. The session will explore ways that mediators can help mitigate the harmful impact of such factors on the decision-making process and assist parties in reaching an agreement
To Mediate or Not to Mediate, That Is the Question
When can you serve as the mediator? Mediators cannot allow personal interests to interfere with their obligation to impartially serve the parties to a dispute. What does this mean when a mediator is acquainted with a party, even a former client, a former law partner as counsel, a company in which the mediator has an interest, and other circumstances where impartiality could be called into question? When can disclosure and informed consent resolve these concerns? This session will also cover the mediator’s opening statement. What must be covered? What are the consequences of omitting something? Are there differences between the mediator’s opening in state and federal courts? Among the federal districts? Can counsel consent to waive the opening session?