Section 24 Selection of the Mediator

• Library: Employment Discrimination 2008

In most situations, counsel has input on the selection of the neutral and should give careful consideration to this choice. In employment cases, the length, nature, extent, and quality of experience in dealing with employment issues are obviously relevant considerations. The mediator’s style may make a difference in a particular case. If an advocate wants a client to hear an assessment of the likely outcome in a court from the mediator, a neutral with a highly evaluative style would be preferable to one...