Qualifying Requirements for Admission to the LSFS Panel of Mediators

  1. Panel of Mediators
    1. 1.1. The Law Society Family Law Scheme (“LSFS”) shall comprise a Panel of Mediators consisting of 2 categories of mediators, namely:
          1. Senior Mediators; and
          2. Associate Mediators.
    2. 1.2. 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
    1. Senior Mediators
    2. 2.1. For appointment as Senior Mediators, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
          1. 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
          2. currently on the Singapore Mediation Centre’s Family Panel.
    3. Associate Mediators
    4. 2.2. For appointment as Associate Mediators, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
          1. 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
          2. 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.