Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

    • How to use this course
  • 2

    Phase 1: PREPARATION (Bilateral meetings)

    • 1.4 [Cathy Yanni] Mediator own preparation

    • 1.29 [Michael Lewis] Pre-mediation briefs

    • 1.30 [Judge Daniel Weinstein] Pre mediation meetings

    • 1.36 [Judge Coley Fannin] You're on stage. Use humour. Move slowly.
  • 3

    Phase 2: FACT-FINDING (Opening Joint Session)

    • 2.1 [Judge Jack Trotter] Joint session

    • 2.1 [Vivian Shelanski] Opening Joint Session

    • 2.2 [Judge Coley Fannin] Opening joint session. Several points

    • 2.5 [Judge Daniel Weinstein] Restore party communication

    • 2.20 [Peter Woodin] Brief pre-joint meeting check-in
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    Phase 3: EXPLORATION (Initial Private Sessions)

    • 3.2 [Linda Singer] Exploring interests, finding what's important

    • 3.3 [Cathy Yanni] Connect with principles in the Exploration phase

    • 3.5 [Margaret Shaw] Types of interests and getting there

    • 3.8 [Michael Young] Explore the most important issues privately

    • 3.12 [Margaret Shaw] Time and logistics for initial private sessions

    • 3.13 [John Bates] Decide with whom to start first the private sessions and more

    • 3.23 [Michael Lewis] Manage first demands and offers

    • 3.23 [Peter Woodin] Low offers to high demands
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    Phase 4: NEGOTIATION (Later Private Sessions)

    • 4.10 [Judge Daniel Weinstein] Inserting doubt

    • 4.20 [Mike McAllister] Managing expectations on both sides

    • 4.20 [Mike McAllister] Managing expectations on both sides

    • 4.21 [Michael Young] Interests and reasons for settling

    • 4.21 [Cathy Yanni] Procedural and substantive risk

    • 4.21 [Judge Daniel Weinstein] Let the parties talk about how expensive litigation will be

    • 4.22 [Judge Jack Trotter] Inserting uncertainty

    • 4.27 [Linda Singer] Use brackets to narrow the gap

    • 4.27 [Judge Daniel Weinstein] The art of using brackets

    • 4.27 [Cathy Yanni] Example of using brackets

    • 4.27 [Judge Daniel Weinstein] Brackets agreed. Then what?

    • 4.27 [Linda Singer] When to use brackets

    • 4.30 [Michael Lewis] Narrow the gap. Break impasse.

    • 4.27 [Mike McAllister] How to propose brackets

    • 4.28 [Linda Singer] Using hypothesis instead of advising

    • 4.30 [Cathy Yanni] Overcoming impasse

    • 4.30 [Judge Coley Fannin] Breaking impasse is a myth

    • 4.30 [Michael Young] Breaking the impasse
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    Phase 5: RESOLUTION (Closing Phase)

    • 5.7 [Judge Daniel Weinstein] Decide if a settlement is possible

    • 5.15 [Cathy Yanni] The key to a successful mediator's proposal

    • 5.15 [Judge Coley Fannin] Recommend vs. state the mediator's proposal

    • 5.15 [Judge Margaret Shaw] Mediator's proposal: Hard to do. Spoilers for access to confidential information.

    • 5.15 [Peter Woodin] "Pre-clearing" mediator's proposals

    • 5.25 [Peter Woodin] Preparing the parties for the mediator's settlement assessment
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    Other videos

    • [Peter Woodin] Advice to new mediators - listening and curiosity

    • [Margaret Shaw] Advise to new mediators: Appreciate the process

    • [Linda Singer] Follow up