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Arbitrator, Mediator, or Conciliator

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What To Learn

High School

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Beyond High School

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Education Level

Education training and experience are required at different levels for success in different occupations.

Bachelor's degree or higher, plus work experience

Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators typically need at least a bachelor's degree at the entry level. They learn their skills through a combination of education, training, and work experience.

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Additional Information

People from many different careers may choose to be mediators. Even in law school, students aren't always trained in mediation. Many training courses are offered across the United States.

"Given the tendency of lawyers to try to control the outcome, I'm a big advocate of training mediators to help them understand the proper perspective and role of a mediator. Many law schools now have mediation courses and designations," says Robert Hall, an attorney, mediator and arbitrator.

"One other training ground that helps in mediation is experience in the business or subject area being mediated. I was in-house counsel for 20 years at various insurance companies, which gives me a high degree of technical knowledge with which to arbitrate or mediate disputes in the insurance and reinsurance arenas."

Extra Requirements

There is no national license for arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators. However, some states require arbitrators and mediators to become certified to work on certain types of cases. Qualifications, standards, and the number of training hours required vary by state or by court. Most states require mediators to complete 20 to 40 hours of training courses to become certified. Some states require additional hours of training in a specialty area.

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