Review the role of a legal assistant or paralegal during mediation or arbitration, considering issues from both the intake and requesting perspective. Focus on how assistants play a role in helping the lawyer they work with maintain the impartiality and neutrality they are required to maintain as a mediator or arbitrator.
Discuss pre-, during-, and post- mediation/arbitration concerns, including information collection, conflicts, scheduling, sending formal correspondence and documentation, and more. Materials include quick reference checklists and a sample booking sheet precedent.
This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in January, 2020. Total running time is 17 minutes.
Click here for additional resources from the original program, Advanced Family Law Issues for Paralegals
Presenters
Tayla Ashmore, Widdowson Kachur Ostwald Menzies LLP
Miranda Asselstine, Kahane Law Office