Association of lawyers launches digital mediation platform

The Association of lawyers (AASP) has just launched the digital platform of the Mediation Center. It is a tool aimed at professionals in the area and parts of all states in Brazil. The request for mediation should always be made by a lawyer representing your client, as AASP understands that your presence is essential throughout the procedure.

The launch ceremony, held during the webinar “mediation in digital platform”, was attended by the president of the Court of Justice of São Paulo, judge Geraldo Francisco Pinheiro Franco, AASP leaders and authorities on the subject, and was accompanied by 450 participants.

The president of the AASP, Renato Cury, who led the event, when speaking about the launch of the initiative recalled that the AASP created, in 2015, its Mediation Center and the online platform is another step for lawyers to understand the importance of mediation. “We need to leave the culture of litigation and the idea that all issues should be taken to the Judiciary. We know that we must increasingly implement and stimulate the culture of alternative means of conflict. The participation of the president of the Court of Justice of São Paulo in this event shows the excellence of the AASP initiative. We have to spread the practice of mediation more and more,” he said.

Cury also warned: “at the moment we are going through, the pandemic, we are afraid that the numerous demands arising from this period will all land in the Judiciary, causing a collapse in the system and in the judicial provision, so it is important to use alternative methods of conflict resolution.”

It is important to remember that mediation aims to recover the dialogue between the parties, using a third party, the mediator, who helps to flow the conversation between those involved; in the end they decide themselves and, together, reach a consensus.

The digital platform of the AASP Mediation Center is designed so that everything is done in a simple, agile way, in adequate but reduced deadlines, always with the participation of lawyers and the intervention of the mediator, in remote sessions. The tool maintains the criterion of personality and allows interaction between all participants.

She manages the contact between the parties and them with the mediators. It does document management. It allows joint meetings to be held, with the participation of all those involved, and also private meetings. It supports the preparation of collaborative documents online: registration of a possible future composition, of a pre-adjustment, of a pre-contract and even of the final document.

In order to speed up the procedures, the AASP appoints the mediator. However, the parties may object to the appointed mediator and by mutual agreement may request a mediator whom they deem to be most suitable for the case. The environment is completely confidential, ensuring that transactions will be restricted to the platform.

If the parties wish to hold face-to-face meetings, AASP provides appropriate facilities at its headquarters in São Paulo.

Differentials

• Exemption from registration fee and monthly administration fee:
• Associated AASP in causes up to R$ 30,000.00
• Not associated with AASP in causes up to R$ 5,000.00
• Highly qualified mediators
• Speed
• Integrated video conferencing
• Chat for quick messages during the procedure
• Upload documents
• Digital signature on the platform
• Integration with payment methods
• Saving time and money

Check it out! http://www.aasp.org.br