Qualifying Requirements for Admission to the LSFS Panel of Mediators
1. Panel of Mediators
- The Law Society Family Law Scheme (“LSFS”) shall comprise a Panel of Mediators consisting of 2 categories of mediators, namely:
- Senior Mediators; and
- Associate Mediators.
- The Panel of Mediators shall, at all material times, have in force a valid practising certificate. The LSFS retains the right to remove from the panel any mediator who does not have a valid practising certificate during the tenure of his / her appointment.
2. Appointment of Mediators
Senior Mediators
- For appointment as Senior Mediators, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
- an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore with a minimum aggregate of 15 years PQE and holds a valid practising certificate; and
- currently on the Singapore Mediation Centre’s Family Panel.
Associate Mediators
- For appointment as Associate Mediators, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
- an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore with a minimum aggregate of 5 years PQE and holds a valid practising certificate; and
- a mediator who has passed and attained certification from Singapore Mediation Centre’s Family Mediation Certification Programme, but is not currently on the Singapore Mediation Centre’s Family Panel.