The original, highly accessible text in Mediation Representation: Advocating as a Problem-Solver highlights critical choices and explores every step of the process, from advising clients on the mediation option through preparing cases for the session to appearing in pre-mediation conferences, sessions, and post-sessions. Students learn how to effectively present opening statements and represent clients in joint sessions. Techniques for overcoming impasses, dealing with emotions, and resolving moneyed disputes are explored, and consideration is given to generating forward movement in the process while uncovering creative solutions. Mediation Representation: Advocating as a Problem-Solver navigates mediation-related legal and ethical issues and considers alternative processes for resolving unsettled issues. A culturally neutral framework allows for representing diverse clients. Helpful appendixes are included that cover decision-trees, sample agreements, active listening, and effective questioning. Features: original, accessible text that highlights critical choices in mediation covers every step of the process advising clients on the mediation option preparing cases and clients for the mediation session appearing in pre-mediation conferences, sessions, and post-sessions shows how to effectively present opening statements and represent clients in joint sessions presents techniques for overcoming impasses, dealing with emotions, and resolving moneyed disputes considers how to generate movement and uncover creative solutions navigates mediation-related legal and ethical issues considers alternative processes for resolving unsettled issues provides a culturally neutral framework for representing diverse clients includes helpful appendixes on decision-trees, sample agreements, active listening, and effective questioning

Features: All original text, written in accessible style, that highlights critical choices for advocates in mediation.

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The focus of this book is on practical application of theory. The book is founded in current mediation theory relating to the range of models used in Australia, and includes detailed contextual information including the legislative frameworks for mediation in different jurisdictions. 'Mediation for Lawyers' provides practical advice and tools (checklists) for legal practitioners who represent clients in mediation.

Beyond the Courtroom provides a compilation of articles and chapters by a dispute resolution scholar who has made remarkable contributions over his thirty-year career. Professor Abramson has focused his research and practice on parties trying to resolve their own disputes. This book includes publications that have contributed to launching the then new field of mediation representation with special attention on how attorneys, as gate keepers to mediation, can effectively represent clients. The book also includes his original publications that have contributed to the emerging field of intercultural and international mediation and the already robust and mature field of negotiations.