Sushruti Tripathi

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Areas of expertise

Legal expertise in climate change, energy and environment, contracts and commercial law.

Mediation expertise: contractual disputes; family disputes; peer-to-peer mediation at school, universities and with young adults.


Languages
English, Hindi.
I can also understand basic Bengali.

Professional Memberships

Civil and Commercial Mediator (ADR Group, London 2013)

Advocate with the Bar Council of India (since 2016)

Professional Experience

Founder Director, Centre for Poetry and Conflict Resolution, ADR ODR International Ltd, London (2016 – present)
Guest Faculty (Climate Change), West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, India (2020-21) 
Graduate Solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills, London (2017-2019)
Jijivisha Fellow, New Delhi, India (2016-2017) – worked with underprivileged students – teaching them creative expression to build socio-emotional skills including creativity, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, self-esteem and empathy.
Teacher, Mentor and Public Relations at Make A Difference, Kolkata, India (2012-2014)

Academic
LL.M. (Environment Law, Energy and Climate Change) – Jindal Global Law School, India & Center for Environmental Learning, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), India (2020-21)
BA - LLB (Honours) – WB National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata, India (2011-2016)


Style & Approach


I believe that mediation is not just about the issues on the table but the human emotions behind them. What I bring to the mediation is the ability to help parties discover the human aspect to their problems with both an individual and collective understanding to reach better solutions for the long term. 
Through empathetic listening skills I prefer to establish a relationship of trust with the parties and spend some time in the rapport-building exercise so that communication becomes smoother and more transparent.
I am willing to bring creative processes into the mediation, such as using poetry as a tool for effective mediation, to help this communication and understanding between parties to enable them to preserve their relationships as well as safeguard their interests. 
Having worked for over three years with children to build socio-emotional skills through creative expression and poetry therapy, I particularly emphasize on the suitability of mediation for peer-to-peer conflict resolution in schools and amongst young adults.