A Mediation Career: Getting Started

Originally held on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

PROGRAM CHAIR
Nancy Kramer

Mediator & Arbitrator, JAMS

  • Is mediation for you? Are you thinking of taking mediation training or wondering how to get started after that training? Have you begun mediating and want to find more opportunities to do so? This interactive seminar will discuss what mediation entails and its role in New York City’s legal community in 2015-2016 and will provide practical advice on how to start mediating.

    The panelists are mediators with very different backgrounds and current positions who will share their experiences and offer concrete, practical advice. The session will cover the various types of mediation and the fields in which mediation is most utilized, including ombuds work. Volunteer and paid opportunities for mediators will be explored. There will be ample time for questions and answers.

  • Program Chair:

    Nancy Kramer
    Mediator & Arbitrator
    JAMS

    Program Faculty:

    Glenn E. Dornfeld
    Mediator and Attorney at Law
    Family and Divorce 

    Chris M. Kwok
    Supervisory ADR Coordinator
    U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission NY District Office

    Maria R. Volpe
    Professor, Department of Sociology
    Director, Dispute Resolution Program & CUNY Dispute Resolution Center
    John Jay College of Criminal Justice – CUNY

    Daniel M. Weitz
    Deputy Director, Division of Professional and Court Services
    Coordinator, Office of ADR Programs
    New York State Unified Court System

  • 9:00 am – 9:20 am

    Introduction

    • The Very Basics
    • What To Expect from Mediation
    • Panel and Program

    Nancy Kramer

    9:20 am – 10:30 am

    Different Pathways to a Mediation Career: Who We Are & How We Got There

    • Academia and the CUNY Dispute Resolution Consortium

    Maria R. Volpe, Ph.D.

    • New York State Court System’s ADR Office

    Daniel M. Weitz

    • Family/Divorce Law & Mediation Practice

    Glenn E. Dornfeld

    • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

    Chris M. Kwok

    • General Mediation/Arbitration Practice

    Nancy Kramer

    10:30 am – 10:40 am

    Break

    10:40 am – 11:40 am

    What You Should Think About When Starting Your Mediation Career

    • What makes a good mediator? What makes a successful mediator? How do they differ?
    • Using past expertise and relationships. How can you maximize this?
    • Building relationships: Attending events, going to seminars, joining committees and beyond.
    • ADR possibilities other than mediation—arbitration, ombuds work, collaborative law, teaching, administration, HR
    • Can mediation be a first career?

    Panel

    11:40 am – 12:00 pm

    Other Questions & Answers

    Panel

  • This program provides 3.0 credits in professional practice for the New York & New Jersey MCLE requirements. California & Pennsylvania credit differs as it is based on a 60-minute credit hour. The live program provided transitional credit to newly admitted attorneys; the recording does not provide transitional credit.

  • Save $$ on DVDs & CDs

    *DVDs: $199 Member / $299 Nonmember
    Small Firm $99 Member/ $199 Nonmember
    (Small Firm discounted rate cannot be combined with other discounts.)

    *CDs: $149 Member / $229 Nonmember
    Small Firm $79 Member/ $149 Nonmember
    (Small Firm discounted rate cannot be combined with other discounts.)

    *Materials Only (no CLE credit): $99 Member / $129 Nonmember

    * New York residents will be charged the New York sales tax for all audio visual purchases.

  • Sponsoring Association Committees:
    Alternative Dispute Resolution, Nancy Kramer, Chair
    Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Rights, Anna M. Pohl, Chair

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Laura Stine Poles, Program Attorney, City Bar Center for CLE | (212) 382-6619 | lpoles@nycbar.org 

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