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I believe that mediation will become an increasingly important way of resolving conflicts today and in the future. This is all the more true for trans-border conflicts within the European Union where there is free movement of people, goods and capitals. It is normal this free movement to create more interactions between individuals and legal entities within the Union. More interactions mean more conflicts, and therefore - greater demand for mediators. That is why I think the Mediation is one of the professions of the future, which shall survive after Industry 4.0 ends.
For me, it is important that one of the goals of the mediation process is to de-escalate a particular conflict, reduce tensions between the participants. As a practicing lawyer, I know, that the judicial resolution (and even an arbitration) of a dispute does not take into account whether tensions between the parties are increasing or decreasing in the course of the resolution. Thus, this tension is passed on to all participants in the litigation, including defenders. To be under such tension, which more often escalates, is an unpleasant sensation. That is why I very much like the idea that one of the goals of mediation is to reduce the tensions between the parties. This idea brings a positive charge.
As a profession, mediation is something the mediator can do in any country as long as he/she meets the relevant requirements. I like this flexibility, which mediation provides, because it gives freedom.
Lawyer with private practice.
I have not yet had any post-training experience as a mediator.
I have been certified as a mediator from the Foundation "Center for lawyer's training Krastu Tconchev".
I will participate in Language Training "Mediation in the EU: Language, Law & Practice", organized by ERA (Academy for European Law), in Sept. 2018.
1. Albena Penova - apenova@gmail.com
2. Tanya Gradinarova (lawyer and mediator) - t.gradinarova@interlex-bg.com
I have completed my mediation training.
Training provider: Foundation "Center for lawyer's training Krastu Tconchev", Sofia, Bulgaria.
Training was split in theoretical panel with duration of 60 hours and practice with duration 30 hours. Total training duration - 90 hours.
The theoretical part had the following structure: Introduction to Mediation - Concept of Conflict, Legal Dispute Resolution; concept of court and extra-judicial settlement, concept of mediation, application, eligibility criteria; participants in the mediation procedure; the powers of the court; principles of mediation; procedural and ethical rules in conducting mediation and others;
Mediation procedure - opening, stopping and terminating mediation; phases and stages of the procedure; role and function of the mediator and methods for improving communication; strategies to deal with problem situations; agreement and others;
Mediation on individual types of disputes - comparative legal review of legislation and practice on the application of mediation; the specificity of the mediation procedure for individual types of disputes.
The practical part  included individual classes and practical group discussions, providing each trainee with the opportunity to be a mediator in at least 3 simulations; be a party to a dispute resolved through mediation and observer in the role-playing games.