It is a serious mistake to assume that common sense and “being good with people” are sufficient for effective mediation or facilitation, or that a law student without specific training in mediation or facilitation can mediate effectively. Legal skills are very different from the skills and training applied by a mediator or arbitrator or facilitator….

It is a serious mistake to assume that common sense and “being good with people” are sufficient for effective mediation or facilitation, or that a law student without specific training in mediation or facilitation can mediate effectively. Legal skills are very different from the skills and training applied by a mediator or arbitrator or facilitator….

It is a serious mistake to assume that common sense and “being good with people” are sufficient for effective mediation or facilitation, or that a law student without specific training in mediation or facilitation can mediate effectively. Legal skills are very different from the skills and training applied by a mediator or arbitrator or facilitator….