Circuit Court Civil (CCC)

• Bachlor's Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Mediation Skills and Process (20 hours basic mediation skills)
• Advanced civil mediation training totaling at least 20 hours and covering these topics:
  • Facilitation and Group Consensus Building (16 hours)
  • Mediating Complex and Multi-party Civil Cases (8 hours)
  • Preparing Memoranda and Agreements (4 hours)
• Orientation to the Virginia Judicial System (4 hours introduction to how Virginia Courts work and where mediation fits in; may be taken out of order; requirement waived for current members of the Virginia Bar)
• Observation of two circuit civil cases or 2 day Mediation Practicum: Federal & Commercial Role-Play training
• Co-mediation of 5 circuit level civil cases totaling at least 10 hours of mediation
• Primary scrivener for at least one mediated agreement

GDC certified mediators may "upgrade" their certification to CCC by:

• Taking the advanced civil mediation training described above
• Observing one circuit court civil case
• Conducting two circuit court civil co-mediations