Mediation Advocacy is a specialised training programme designed to equip lawyers and professionals with the strategic, legal, and practical skills required to represent clients effectively in mediation. Unlike litigation, mediation demands a distinct advocacy approach, one that balances persuasion with collaboration, and strategy with flexibility.

This programme focuses on how advocates can add value throughout the mediation process: from preparing clients and developing negotiation strategies, to managing dynamics during mediation sessions and achieving durable settlement outcomes.

Participants will gain a deep understanding of the advocate’s role in mediation, and learn how to navigate both the legal and relational dimensions of disputes to maximise client outcomes.

This is a highly interactive programme featuring simulations, role plays, and realistic case scenarios. It is suitable for lawyers, in-house counsel, and professionals who represent parties in disputes or negotiations.

By the end of this programme, learners would be able to:

We offer customisable training programmes for companies and organisations that seek to equip their staff in the art of mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution. We tailor the content of our training to meet your goals, whether it is to learn how to manage conflicts within the organisation or with external parties, or build stronger teams through effective communication and managing conflicts constructively.

Our clients come from diverse backgrounds, including government organisations, tertiary institutions, professional and trade associations, and business organisations in Singapore and abroad. We have many repeat clients who appreciate the value of training their staff in conflict resolution skills.

SMC has conducted extensive training outside Singapore. We have conducted training programmes in ASEAN countries, in other parts of Asia, the Middle East, the South Pacific region and in Europe.

LOCATIONS WHERE SMC HAS TRAINED

We also conduct training programmes for trainers to equip them with the necessary skills to run their companies’ internal programmes on mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution effectively.

Contact

For more information, please contact:
Training Department
Tel: +65 6335 5028
Fax: +65 6333 5085
Email: [email protected]

The International Mediation Institute (IMI), based in the Netherlands, is the only international standards-setting body for mediation. It aims to promote transparency and high competency standards in mediation practice worldwide. IMI certifies mediators to assure quality and professionalism in the field. Its certification is acknowledged and recognised by courts and various private dispute resolution bodies around the world, and allows certified mediators to offer their service for international clients.

SMC’s Strategic Conflict Management for Professionals (Module 1 & 2) and Mediation Skills Assessment (MSA) qualifies mediators for IMI Certification. Our programme meets the IMI criteria and has been approved by the Independent Standards Commission of IMI. For more information on IMI, please click here.

The Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI) is an independent professional standards body for mediation in Singapore and the region. The SIMI credentialing scheme is an approved certification scheme. This scheme recognises the experience of professional mediators who practise cross-border mediation in Asia.

SIMI recognises SMC as a SIMI Registered Training Provider (SIMI RTP) and SIMI Qualifying Assessment Program (SIMI QAP). The recognition allows SMC to train and assess individuals for the purposes of becoming a SIMI Accredited Mediator or a SIMI Certified Mediator.

The SIMI credentialing scheme has four tiers. Mediators may apply for any of the tiers depending on their level of experience. For more information on SIMI, please click here.

Take our Mediation Skills Assessment (MSA) and have your skills as a mediator formally recognised. Those who pass the MSA will be accredited as an SMC Accredited Mediator. If you’re aiming to join the SMC Panel, you’ll need to achieve a Distinction in the MSA and successfully complete an interview with our management team.

The MSA consists of the following components:

TIME

ACTIVITY

09:00am – 10:00am

Simulation 1

10:15am – 11:15am

Simulation 2

11:30am – 12:30pm

Simulation 3

12.30pm – 01.30pm

Lunch (Not Provided)

01:30pm – 03:00pm

Individual Candidate Debrief – Mediator Role (in Sequential Order)
Written Reflection (Laptop required – to be completed while waiting for your turn)

03.00pm – 03.15pm

Break

03.15pm – 04.30pm

Written Assessment (Laptop required)

 

Strategic Conflict Management for Professionals Module 2 builds on the basics of interest-based mediation which focuses on finding solutions based on the interests of disputing parties and dispute resolution concepts covered in Module 1.

This three-day programme conducted by SAL-SMC is highly interactive with role plays and exercises and is taught by experienced faculty. It is suitable for anyone who wants to be trained in mediation, including lawyers, C-suite executives, professionals, managers and other executives who want to advance their professional skills.

Participants will be able to:

Strategic Conflict Management for Professionals Module 1 is an intensive two-day training programme conducted by SAL-SMC to learn the foundations of interest-based mediation which focuses on the disputing parties’ interests and encourages a broader range of solutions.

You will learn about the nature of conflicts and the most effective techniques to manage them. These fundamental dispute resolution strategies can be applied in diverse situations to manage work relationships within an organisation or with external parties, or to build stronger and more effective teams.

This is a highly interactive training programme with role plays and exercises. Anyone who is interested in acquiring mediation skills, including lawyers as well as C-suite executives, professionals, managers and other executives who want to advance their professional skills, should attend this training.

Participants will be able to: