Technology can significantly enhance your mediation practice in terms of facilitating autonomy, accessing remote clients and increasing the efficiency of your practice. That said, proper risk management procedures must be put in place to ensure the security of your practice and to protect confidential client information. This concise overview will outline the various technology options available to mediators as well as the risks and pitfalls to consider.
Bio:
Nicole Garton is a lawyer and mediator of wills, estates, elder and family law matters. Nicole founded and manages Heritage Law which has been described in the media as “one of the most streamlined, automated and forward thinking legal business models in Canada.” Nicole has won awards in recognition of the firm’s innovative structure and effective use of technology, including the Canadian Bar Association BC Branch Work Life Balance Award and the Business in Vancouver Top Forty Under 40 Award. Nicole is on the board of the Continuing Legal Education Society of BC and supports various other non-profit initiatives in the community.
Date: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST.
Please note:
This session is sponsored by the Distance Family Mediation Project which is funded by the Law Foundation of BC; we will be hosting it on the videoconferencing platform being used to deliver family mediation services by the Project. To attend, a computer with a sound system (mike and speakers) is required; it is preferable, but not necessary to have the mike and speakers as a headset. Seating is limited to 8 Roster Mediators and will be distributed on a “first-come, first-served basis.”
If you are interested in attending, please contact Linda Ross directly at linda.ross@mediatebc.com.