| You are not paid what you are worth and you | | | | usually takes and how much they charge. You |
| have skills that lawyers would pay big bucks | | | | will want ot know if the majority of their |
| for! The fact that you speak 2 languages | | | | practice is mediation or if they are really |
| fluently and that you have ties to an ethnic | | | | litigators in sheep's clothing. Ask them if |
| community proves that with a little effort, | | | | it would be worth $250 for you to bring them |
| you can have a good part time income on your | | | | a couple and do the translation for the day. |
| days off. All day long you hear your clients | | | | You may have to negotiate your translation |
| talk about their problems. Some of them want | | | | fee but you are worth at least $150! So that |
| to divorce but don't know who they can trust. | | | | you can compare their answers to mine, I have |
| They trust you and if you can introduce them | | | | 100% success rate with over 185 couples. I |
| to a divorce lawyer, all of you can benefit. | | | | only do mediation, nothing else. On average |
| | | | it takes me between 4-7 hours to do a |
| Do you know how many couples stay together | | | | mediation. I have very special skills that |
| because they are so intimidated by divorce | | | | most lawyers don't have in that I was a |
| court? They have heard the horror stories | | | | special education teacher for many years and |
| about nasty divorces and they don't want to | | | | have a Masters in teaching severely |
| get involved in an ugly court fight. Those | | | | emotionally disturbed children, so I have yet |
| kinds of couples are PERFECT for mediation. | | | | to meet a couple I couldn't work with. But |
| If you don't know those people, you want to | | | | there are a lot of skilled mediators who are |
| find them. You want to ask around the | | | | dying for new business. It is best to work |
| community and see who fits this description. | | | | with a lawyer who is a mediator, that way |
| The last step is to find a mediator you want | | | | they can do all the legal forms and get |
| to work with. | | | | everything done for the couple. But you need |
| | | | to watch out for lawyers who say they are |
| Mediators can usually be found in the phone | | | | mediators but are really just trying to cash |
| book under Divorce Assistance. Call around | | | | in on a good thing. It is important that at |
| and interview the lawyers. Tell them that you | | | | least half their practice involves mediation. |
| are looking to establish a referral | | | | With just a little work, you can have a |
| relationship with a great mediator. Ask how | | | | steady stream of clients to translate for and |
| many couples they have helped with mediation | | | | you can help others and yourself at the same |
| and what percentage of those cases have | | | | time. |
| settled. Ask them how long a mediation | | | | |