Whether you are a seasoned practitioner, a beginner or a mid-level practitioner, mentoring is a useful way to connect, collaborate and co-create with peers. With the support of our industry peers, we have an opportunity to grow not only in arbitration but in any field of alternative dispute resolution. Mentors are leaders that share their experience and knowledge to support the development of mentees.

While our Ciarb courses equip members with academic knowledge, our mentoring program gives mentees a platform to ask questions, to share knowledge, receive guidance and to broaden skills to make them successful dispute resolution practitioners.

Ciarb Mentee Application Flyer

The mentoring program will run on a yearly basis. The third program starts in January 2025. Deadline for submission of applications for mentors is Sunday, 26 January 2025.

There will be 4 to 6 mentoring groups with each group consisting of one mentor, one facilitator and four mentees.

The Mentoring Program is geared to develop professionals in the field of arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. The program will also encourage discussion around:

• Career Planning
• Registration with Arbitration Centres and Getting Formal Recognition in the Arbitration Field
• Networking And Profile Building
• Work Life Balance
• Time Management
• Collaborative Working
• Publication Advice
• Managing Upwards
• Promotion and Progression
• Leadership and Leading Teams
• Managing Challenging Situations and Conversations

The purpose of the mentoring program is to develop skills and understanding of arbitration proceedings through knowledge sharing between mentees, mentors and facilitators.

Working in a group allows mentees to network as well as to support each other. We wish to encourage development of groups where the mentees are from different disciplines (e.g. engineers to be together with lawyers and quantity surveyors) as we think that perspectives brought from different working environments can be of significant benefit to all participants.

Mentors will be “seasoned” senior practitioners and arbitrators. They will be recognised and established practitioners and, most importantly, eager to impart their wisdom. The role of the mentor is to provide mentees with career guidance and arbitration/ alternative dispute resolution practical knowledge.

Mentees will usually be either starting out in arbitration or under the age of 40 and interested in developing their knowledge of alternative dispute resolution. We also welcome senior practitioners who have a great deal of experience and will benefit from the mentoring program.

Facilitators will be mid-level practitioners enthusiastic to participate and to facilitate the discussions and activities between the mentees and the mentors. At the same time, facilitators can share their wisdom and advice with mentees and collaborate with them on projects such as writing articles.

Term: The mentoring program will run for one year. During this time we envisage that the mentoring group will learn and evolve and gain practical insights into arbitration/ alternative dispute resolution.

The mentoring program is open only to Ciarb UAE Branch members. Members are requested to encourage their colleagues or others who are registered with the Ciarb and who would benefit from this program.

If you are interested in taking part in this exciting program whether as a mentor, a facilitator or a mentee, please reach out to Glenn Trueick at  glenntrueick@gmail.com with your CV, explaining why you are interested, what your expectations are and providing details of your membership level. The mentee will need to commit to, at least, attending monthly meetings and delivering a presentation to the group.

Alternatively, register by filling in the form here:

Mentee Application Form

The Ciarb UAE Branch invites YMG members interested in developing their knowledge and competencies in alternative dispute resolution to participate as mentees on its YMG mentoring program “Each One, Teach One”.

If you are interested in taking part in this YMG program, please reach out to Melissa Mclaren at melissa.mclaren@pinsentmasons.com and Glenn Trueick at glenntrueick@gmail.com with your CV, explaining why you are interested, what your expectations are and providing details of your membership level.