ABSTRACT

Lawyers’ practice in mediation is evolving with the widespread use of processes other than litigation which have been commonly referred to as the alternative dispute resolution (‘ADR’) options in Australia. Legal representation in mediation is part of the changing nature of legal work and is informed by the Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules (‘ASCR’) and practice guidelines. This article explores selected areas in the Law Council of Australia Guidelines for Lawyers in Mediation (‘LCA Guidelines’) and the ways that these guidelines provide a normative framework for practice including the incorporation of ethical rules. The article argues that the guidelines should be revised to promote legal practice that includes emotion, which may encourage settlement by assisting in identifying core concerns. It draws on a variety of Australian empirical studies on emotion including lawyers’ practice and judges’ engagement with emotion in their role. It recommends revising the LCA Guidelines to better engage with emotions, and additionally, the opportunity for law school dispute resolution curriculum to incorporate engagement with emotion using the LCA Guidelines is raised.

摘要

随着诉讼以外程序的广泛使用，律师的调解实践也在不断发展，这些程序在澳大利亚通常被称为替代性争议解决（“ADR”）选项。调解中的法律代表是法律工作性质不断变化的一部分，并遵循澳大利亚律师行为规则（“ ASCR ”）和实践指南。本文探讨了澳大利亚法律委员会调解律师指南（“ LCA 指南”）中的选定领域'）以及这些指南如何为实践提供规范框架，包括纳入道德规则。文章认为，应该修改指南，以促进包括情感在内的法律实践，这可能会通过协助识别核心问题来鼓励解决。它借鉴了澳大利亚关于情感的各种实证研究，包括律师的实践和法官在其角色中对情感的参与。它建议修订LCA 指南，以更好地参与情感，此外，还提出了法学院争议解决课程使用LCA 指南纳入情感参与的机会。