Professional Application

“The ICC Mediation Competition represents the very best in preparing the next generation of lawyers for the realities of global commercial mediation. It offers huge cultural diversity, high standards of excellence, rigorous competition – and all with a warm welcome from the ICC, and practical hands-on input from some of the finest mediators in the world. I never miss it”. Bill Marsh, UK, judge and mediator.

Who can apply?

Trained and experienced mediators from all around the world are invited to participate as volunteer mediators and judges in the Competition.
Professionals will serve as mediators in the mock mediation sessions conducted during the Competition or as judges, whose responsibility is to evaluate and score the students’ performance.

ICC will accept around 120 professionals to participate in the 2014 Competition.

Professionals can apply online from 29 July until the 8 November 2013. Basic requirements for participation as a professional are, inter alia, formal and thorough mediation training and experience in mediating commercial disputes.

Application for Professionals who participated in the 2013 Competition has been simplified. The application process requires less information compared to applications in previous years. The Organizing Committee shall use the data collected during the application for the 2013 Competition (unless differently requested).

Selection process

The Organizing Committee will select professionals based on the following criteria:

mediation qualification
mediation accreditation
experience in (commercial) mediation
other relevant dispute resolution or other professional background
availability
English skills
Cross-cultural experience
experience in conducting mediation and ADR trainings

Professionals, who participated in the 2013 Competition should click here to apply online.

Professionals, who have NOT participated in the 2013 Competition should click here to apply.

Availability

Preliminary Rounds at Gide Loyrette Nouel

Professionals are not expected to be available for the whole Competition. However, preference will be given to professionals who can be available for substantial parts of the Competition.

All professionals will be expected to participate in a preparatory training session taking place during the Competition.

Costs

Experience Exchange at the Mediation Café

ICC is regrettably not in a position to cover costs for travel and hotel accommodations. Therefore each participant is responsible for his or her own expenses. The Organizing Committee will provide participating professionals with a list of hotels with which ICC has special agreements.

Further, various social and training events take place during the Competition, to which all professionals are invited by ICC.