Psychological structure of the mediation process in the content of professional activity of lawyers

The relevance of the issue of investigating the psychological features of mediation and the psychological profile of a mediating advocate is stipulated by the need to develop a respective theoretical and methodological framework and to conduct further empirical research. The purpose of this study was to highlight the findings of the theoretical analysis of the mediation issue in the context of modern psychological research, to identify the psychological features of mediation in the professional activities of advocates and to substantiate the psychological profile of an advocate as a mediator. To fulfil this purpose regarding the definition of the psychological essence of mediation as a component of the professional activity of advocates, to clarify the psychological features of mediation in the professional activity of advocates and to develop a job profile of a mediator-advocate, the study employed the methods of analysis of scientific and popular science sources, classification, generalisation, and systematisation of the available theoretical material, and job analysis. The key findings of the study were as follows: substantiation of the personal and professional approach which considers the consistency of the content of the psychological structure of the personality and psychological features of mediation in the context of solving the tasks of professional advocacy and allows investigating the criteria for matching the personality of a mediator with the requirements of professional activity to it; identification of psychological features of mediation, such as compliance with psychological and ethical principles, use of the mediation algorithm in accordance with the psychological structure of this process, psychological profile of advocates. The results of the theoretical analysis can be useful for specialists in the fields of age, pedagogical, legal psychology