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, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington, 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. Joining him at the outset of the workshop, Anna Wai, Senior Mediator with the Employment Mediation Service at MBIE will share valuable insights on effective preparation for mediation, highlighting key MBIE initiatives designed to streamline the mediation process and simplify application procedures for legal practitioners.

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

Limited spaces available.

• 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.

Facilitator

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

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