in mediation it’s an opportunity for the

lawyer to uh serve as an adviser to the

client and part of that is making sure

the client is aware of all the choices

and the pros and cons to each choice

that’s laid out in mediation the client

is going to make that ultimate decision

but the job of the lawyer is to make

sure that that decision is fully

informed there’s also a component in

mediation where the lawyer is going to

advocate for their client and that takes

the form of making sure to put the

client’s best arguments forward to the

mediator and helping the mediator

understand the strengths of the client’s

positions at mediation