Mediator practice platform
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For law firms, accountancy practices and professional-services teams.
A working relationship can reach a point where ordinary conversations no longer help. Harbour & Field gives the people involved a structured setting to discuss the issues with an independent mediator.
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Meeting arrangements agreed with the participantsYou may be looking for support yourself, arranging it for colleagues or considering a conversation between partners.
You may work in HR, manage a practice or lead a team. The first discussion covers the people involved, what support is being considered and how the arrangements would fit alongside your organisation’s own processes.
Support for colleagues, reporting relationships and partnerships.
Repeated misunderstandings, difficult handovers and communication that has become strained.
Different expectations around supervision, feedback or day-to-day decisions.
People with shared responsibility who need to discuss how they will work together.
One point of contact, from the initial enquiry to the arrangements for a meeting.
Alex first asks about the working context and the support being considered. Before anyone meets, participants need to understand the proposed process, how to prepare and what has been agreed.
The mediator guides the discussion. Decisions about an outcome remain with the participants.
These invented situations show the kind of working relationship the practice focuses on.
Illustrative situation · Accountancy practice
Two colleagues have different expectations about what should be completed before client work changes hands. Email exchanges are becoming more formal and other team members are being drawn in.
Alex would clarify who is involved, what each person needs to understand about the process and whether a structured conversation is a sensible next step.
Ask about a situation →Alex discusses who is involved, the working context and what support you are looking for.
Discuss participation, preparation, meeting format and the proposed fees before deciding whether to proceed.
The mediator guides the discussion. Participants decide whether they can agree practical next steps.
A short initial enquiry is enough. Leave your contact details and the kind of support you are considering.