Mastering Essential Skills and Strategies for Success

With mediation being the norm for the resolution of employment disputes in New Zealand, a comprehensive understanding of mediation is paramount. As a legal professional, your ability to engage in mediation effectively can greatly impact your clients' outcomes.

 Dr. Grant Morris will draw on his extensive research, teaching, and practical experience to delve into the nature of employment mediation, blending both theoretical and hands-on approaches. He will be joined by Anna Wai, Senior Mediator in the Employment Mediation Service at MBIE, who will share insights on how effective preparation can benefit your clients and enhance the mediation process. Anna will also highlight a few initiatives MBIE is leading to streamline the mediation process and simplify application procedures for lawyers.

Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of mediation and maximise your impact in the employment law arena.

• Session 2: Effective Mediation Advocacy Unlocked
• Session 3: Successfully Navigating Psychological and Emotional Dynamics

Click here to register for all three sessions of this Workshop Series and take advantage of a 30% discount!

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

• Become better informed about the nature of employment mediation from the perspectives of the mediators, the advocates, and the parties. 
• Explore the benefits of early intervention and unlock the potential of different approaches to mediation.
• Better understand the mediation process through practical exercises.
• Understand how preparation can help your client and the mediation process.
• Gain insights into the latest employment mediation research and contribute to thinking about improving the existing process.

Who Should Attend?

All lawyers who specialise in employment law, as well as those who may not focus on employment full-time but encounter mediation in their practice. 

Limited spaces available.

Facilitators 

Dr Grant Morris, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law – Victoria University of Wellington

Anna Wai, Senior Mediator, Employment Mediation Service, Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment