How To Make Money as a Mediator (And Create Value for Everyone): 30 Top Mediators Share Secrets to Building a Successful Practice - Hardcover

Krivis, Jeffrey; Lucks, Naomi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787982040 ISBN 13: 9780787982041

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2006

Synopsis

How to Make Money as a Mediator (and Create Value for Everyone) is an invaluable and inspirational resource filled with practical, proven, and down-to-earth information on how you can develop a satisfying and lucrative career as a mediator, no matter what your area of interest―labor and employment mediation, intellectual property, environment, personal injury, family and divorce, contract, securities, or international peacekeeping.

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About the Author

THE AUTHORS

Jeffrey Krivis is the author of Improvisational Negotiation. He is an adjunct professor of law at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and is on the board of visitors at Pepperdine Law School. He is the past president of the International Academy of Mediators and the Southern California Mediation Association and is named in Best Lawyers in America. The Los Angeles Daily Journal legal newspaper named him one of the "top 20 neutrals in the state," and he has been named every year since its inception on the "Super Lawyer" list published by Los Angeles magazine and Law & Politics Media.

Naomi Lucks has enjoyed success as a writer, editor, and author coach for more than two decades. She is a founder of the award-winning Web site for new writers, www.YouCanWrite.com, and coauthor of You Can Write! The Inside Scoop on Publishing Your Nonfiction Book.

From the Back Cover

How to Make Money as a Mediator (and Create Value for Everyone)

How does a lawyer, Ph.D., certificate-trained mediator, or someone just getting started in their career get established as a well-paid conflict resolution professional? How can you be the name that repeatedly shows up on the short list of people who are looking for mediators?

How to Make Money as a Mediator (and Create Value for Everyone) is an invaluable and inspirational resource filled with practical, proven, and down-to-earth information on how you can develop a satisfying and lucrative career as a mediator, no matter what your area of interest labor and employment mediation, intellectual property, environment, personal injury, family and divorce, contract, securities, or international peacekeeping.

Authors Jeffrey Krivis and Naomi Lucks recruited top mediators to give readers a behind-the-scenes look at how they achieved success in this highly competitive profession. These leading mediators offer insights into their backgrounds, their decision to commit to mediation, and their choice of specialty. They also share trade secrets and personal tips: what it takes to be a top mediator, their approach to marketing and networking, keys to getting referrals and keeping clients, their personal experiences in learning the business aspects of mediation, the value of education and specialized training, and much more. These well-known mediators are candid about their financial successes and failures, where they are now, and what the future holds. For anyone who is considering entering this dynamic and growing field, their advice is invaluable.

How to Make Money as a Mediator is your hands-on guide for achieving the financial success and professional satisfaction that comes with the privilege of being able to work every day at a job you are passionate about!

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How to Make Money as a Mediator (and Create Value for Everyone)

How does a lawyer, Ph.D., certificate-trained mediator, or someone just getting started in their career get established as a well-paid conflict resolution professional? How can you be the name that repeatedly shows up on the short list of people who are looking for mediators?

How to Make Money as a Mediator (and Create Value for Everyone) is an invaluable and inspirational resource filled with practical, proven, and down-to-earth information on how you can develop a satisfying and lucrative career as a mediator, no matter what your area of interest—labor and employment mediation, intellectual property, environment, personal injury, family and divorce, contract, securities, or international peacekeeping.

Authors Jeffrey Krivis and Naomi Lucks recruited top mediators to give readers a behind-the-scenes look at how they achieved success in this highly competitive profession. These leading mediators offer insights into their backgrounds, their decision to commit to mediation, and their choice of specialty. They also share trade secrets and personal tips: what it takes to be a top mediator, their approach to marketing and networking, keys to getting referrals and keeping clients, their personal experiences in learning the business aspects of mediation, the value of education and specialized training, and much more. These well-known mediators are candid about their financial successes and failures, where they are now, and what the future holds. For anyone who is considering entering this dynamic and growing field, their advice is invaluable.

How to Make Money as a Mediator is your hands-on guide for achieving the financial success and professional satisfaction that comes with the privilege of being able to work every day at a job you are passionate about!

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787982040
• ISBN 13: 9780787982041
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256