Julie Macfarlane with the help of research assistants Hannah Bahmanpour and Katrina Trask has created a “how to” primer to enable SRLs to make effective, strategic and empowered use of settlement processes – settlement conferences with a judge, mediation, and negotiations and Offers to Settle. This 20 page outline takes you through purpose and structure, how to prepare, consequences (what to do if you get an agreement and what if you do not), and is packed with practical tips on how to think about settlement strategy from mediators, judges and lawyers – and other SRLs.