Mediating the Litigated Case™
Mediation, Dispute Resolution, and Negotiation Trainings for Attorneys, Judges, and Practitioners
A sophisticated 40-hour mediation training program, Mediating the Litigated Case (MLC), is geared for experienced mediators, as well as litigators, in-house counsel, HR professionals and judiciary who want to expand their practice to mediation. Consistently recognized globally as the top mediation training, over 10,000 people from 44 states and 32 countries have participated in the MLC program. Approved for 37.5 Hours of CLE Credit.
Quick Facts
Formats: Hybrid In-Person/Online, Live, Synchronous
Length: 5 days, 40 hours
Location: Malibu, CA or Online
CLE Credits from CA Bar: 37.5
Program Features
- Designed for lawyers and judiciary who either want to develop a mediation practice or understand the process dynamics to better represent their clients in mediations, and current mediators who want to elevate their practice and/or expand it to litigated cases.
- Explores sophisticated mediation strategies, theoretical frameworks, and nuanced interventions used in high-level practice.
- Teaching examples cover the full range of mediation contexts, from dissolution to mediating complex litigation.
- Provides training in identifying and working with diverse negotiation styles, the psychology of decision-making, and managing impasse.
- Addresses issues specific to attorney-mediators: confidentiality parameters, managing attorney advocates, conflicts of interest, ethical dilemmas, and drafting mediation agreements.
- Approved for 37.5 CLE credits from the CA Bar. Has been accepted in multiple bars across the country. This course meets all requirements for the California Dispute Resolution Programs Act (DRPA) Mediator certification.
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Learn More about Mediating the Litigated Case
This mediation training program offers a unique opportunity to learn about the mediation process in a format geared specifically toward civil litigation cases. Taught by experienced lawyers, who have made the transition from litigation to mediation practice, course participants will learn the essential skills required to serve as mediators.
The program will focus on the various stages of the process, identifying and working with different negotiation styles, and facilitating problem-solving regardless of whether the case involves a contractual, tort, personal injury, employment, partnership, or securities issues.
In addition to providing mediation skills training, the program will deal with issues specific to the adversarial setting including managing attorney advocates, the parameters of confidentiality, and concerns about discovery. It will also focus on issues of particular concern to attorney-mediators including the proscription against dual representation, providing legal advice, conflicts of interest, drafting mediation agreements, and other ethical dilemmas.
Beyond developing core mediation skills, MLC addresses the real-world challenges mediators face in litigated disputes. Participants will explore how to work effectively with attorney advocates, navigate confidentiality and discovery issues, and handle the ethical considerations that arise in practice. Discussions include conflicts of interest, avoiding dual representation, the limits of providing legal advice, drafting mediation agreements, and other common ethical dilemmas.
Discover What Makes MLC Trainings Different
Hear from students and faculty about what sets this program apart.
Top-ranked for dispute reoslution in the U.S. 16 of the last 21 years (USNWR).
States represented in previous trainings.
Countries represented in previous trainings.
More students have chosen our dispute resolution programs than any other institution in the U.S.
What Our Community is Saying
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Contact Us
Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
Straustrainingandevents@pepperdine.edu