Mediation Training Webinars for Attorneys and Advocates
Mediation for the Modern Attorney
A free monthly professional development series for attorneys and advocates who want mediation to work for their clients — practical mediation advocacy, from client preparation to the room itself. Presented by Therèsa Luyt, with Mervyn Vermeulen and Karen Malan alternating.
Monthly 14:00–15:00 SAST Microsoft Teams No charge
From client preparation to the mediation room.
Each episode builds on the last. Missed one? Popular episodes are repeated — dates are announced here and in The MV Ink.
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How to Prepare Clients and Contribute Meaningfully
The introductory session: how attorneys prepare clients for mediation and add value to the process without treating mediation like litigation.
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Before Mediation — Attorneys' Preparation That Makes the Process Work
Practical pre-mediation preparation using the People, Problem, Process framework: client readiness, authority to settle, issue identification and logistics.
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Effective Opening Statements in Mediation — Preparing Clients Using the 5 C's
Preparing clients for opening statements, distinguishing a mediation opening from trial advocacy, and using the 5 C's model to encourage constructive participation.
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Inside the Mediation Room — Advocacy Without Hijacking the Process
The attorney as co-pilot rather than decision-maker: effective caucusing, risk testing, maintaining client autonomy and supporting negotiations without taking over the process.
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Family Mediation for Legal Representatives — Preparing Clients Without Escalating Conflict
How legal representatives prepare clients for family mediation while reducing conflict and supporting constructive engagement.
Presented by Therèsa Luyt with Mervyn Vermeulen.
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Commercial Mediation for Legal Representatives — Rule 41A and the Deal Behind the Claim
The Season One finale: commercial mediation under Rule 41A, and reading the commercial deal that sits behind a pleaded claim.
Presented by Therèsa Luyt with Marissa Galloway-Bailey.
Season One finale
Dates announced here
Free, and built to be useful.
There is no charge and no catch. We present the series because practitioners who understand mediation use it better for their clients — and because the clearest way to show how our mediators think is to let them think out loud.
The MV Ink
A monthly letter from MV Inc. for attorneys, advocates and the advisors of families of substance: what changed in mediation practice this month, one idea worth using, and the next episode of the series before it is announced anywhere else.
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