Facilitating conflict resolution through client-centric innovation with Anne-Marie Cade

<p>Episode no. 57 features Anne-Marie Cade, Founder of coaching and mediation service Divorce Right. Our discussion covers:</p> <ul> <li>why Anne-Marie pivoted from traditional legal practice to coaching and mediation;</li> <li>what conflict coaching, divorce coaching and parenting coordination actually is;</li> <li>how the structured coaching process and setting goals empowers clients to make better decisions;</li> <li>how shifting mindsets aids conflict resolution and results in a win/win situation;</li> <li>the different aspects of a divorce that many people don’t initially consider and the importance of explaining the process clearly to clients;</li> <li>the process required for clients to make decisions they can stick with;</li> <li>how different communication styles can influence the other party’s response;</li> <li>how parenting coordination helps parents navigate their co-parenting relationship post-divorce;</li> <li>the circumstances in which Courts appoint parenting coordinators;</li> <li>the best time to appoint a parenting coordinator and why;</li> <li>training and qualifications required to be a parenting coordinator;</li> <li>whether people other than lawyers can effectively undertake quasi-legal activities;</li> <li>what Anne-Marie aims to research on her Churchill Fellowship;</li> <li>the profession’s attitude to this innovation and its role in access to justice;</li> <li>Anne-Marie’s views on how technology can be most effective in the family law context including online mediation, disclosure and apps;</li> <li>how Divorce Right’s online “Divorce GPS” assists;</li> <li>how her clients have embraced online mediation and online family law forms;</li> <li>how she rebalances the traditional power imbalance between lawyer and client;</li> <li>the importance of understanding your own values and active listening as a lawyer and a client; and</li> <li>Anne-Marie’s definition of legal innovation!</li> </ul> <p>Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic.</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.divorceright.c