Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2024
Abstract
This distills insights from a forthcoming article, How Can You Turn Adversarial Attorneys into Quasi-Mediators? The article is a Theory Meets Practice column in CPR’s Alternatives magazine that summarizes a discussion with members of the Association of Attorney-Mediators.
Attorneys acting as quasi-mediators prefer to be cooperative and use mediation techniques but they aren’t neutral. They tailor their actions based on their clients’ preferences and the other side’s approach. Another term for quasi-mediators is “good lawyers.”
Based on the forthcoming article and the Real Practice Systems Project Menu of Mediation Checklists, this two-page article lists things that mediators can do to promote attorneys’ cooperation as well as lists of dos and don’ts for attorneys to be quasi-mediators.It is a useful resource for law students.
Recommended Citation
John Lande,
How Attorneys Can Be Quasi-MediatorsUniversity of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2024-38
(2024).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/facpubs/1250