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Join Our Next Cohort – Enrollment Opens Fall 2025

WHAT TO EXPECT

TMC’s Rigorous Application and Selection Process

At TMC, we maintain high standards to ensure that every mediator that joins the collaborative not only possesses legal experience but also the right mix of business acumen, emotional intelligence, and collaborative aptitude. Because of this, our application process is multi-step and comprehensive. It includes:

01

Legal and Business Experience Questionnaire

A deep dive into your professional background, legal expertise, and entrepreneurial experience.

02

Comprehensive Talent & Work Style Assessment

Evaluating your natural strengths, problem-solving approach, and adaptability.

03

Motivation & Collaboration Questionnaire

Understanding your goals, communication style, and ability to work within a high-performing team.

04

Pre-Acceptance Live Interview

A conversation to explore your mindset, experience, and fit within our collaborative model.

SUBMIT APPLICATION

Take the first step: Complete our questionnaire

Take the next step in your mediation career and join a premier network of mediators dedicated to excellence, submit your information and complete the Legal and Business Experience Questionnaire today.

STEP 1

Submit the questionnaire below to show interest in TMC.

STEP 2

TMC recruiters will review your submission in Q4 2025.

STEP 3

Qualified candidates will be invited to an interview.

Your Details

Name(Required)

Experience in Employment Law

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Case Experience

Of those mediations, how many had values of...
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Mid- to High-Seven Figures:
Eight Figures and Above:
 

Mediation Experience

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Mid- to High-Seven Figures:
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Educational and Professional Contributions

Have you ever acted as a speaker on employment law mediation?
Do you have any formal training in mediation from an educational institution?

Direct Mediation Experience

Have you ever conducted mediations yourself as a mediator?

Trial Experience

Do you have trial experience?
Have you completed trials on any large, complex, or noteworthy cases?

Appellate Experience

Have you argued employment cases before the California or federal appeals court?
Have you been involved in drafting or writing appellate briefs on influential employment law decisions?

Arbitration Experience

Do you have experience handling employment arbitrations?

Class Action Experience

Do you have experience arguing class certification motions in court?

Leadership Experience

Have you held a leadership role in a law firm or business (e.g., C-suite experience, managing partner, general counsel, practice group leader)?

Publications

Have you published articles or blogs on employment law?

Business Acumen and Ownership

Have you owned or operated your own business?
Do you have formal training in business outside traditional legal training?
Have you worked inside a business in an in-house counsel role?

Business Experience

Emotional Intelligence

Do you have formal or informal training in emotional intelligence?
Have you taken a personality test like DiSC, Enneagram, Myers-Briggs, or StrengthsFinder?

Why a Mediator?

Please note: Your application will be reviewed by a talent recruiter and accessed based on a comprehensive set of criteria. You will only be selected for an interview after passing a rigorous qualification and selection process developed by Tripper Ortman and Brandon McKelvey.

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