Abstract
The article deals with the issues related to the study of the formation of the institute of mediation in the United States, Russia and the Republic of Kazakhstan, the features of the mediation procedure as a pre-trial method of resolving legal conflicts. Mediation is an alternative method of resolving legal conflicts, the main purpose of which is to reconcile the parties through the actions of the mediator, who helps the parties to the dispute to come to a common solution, which is formalized through a mediation agreement. With the help of mediation procedures, you can not only quickly and effectively resolve legal conflicts, but also solve many problems of legal proceedings: significantly reduce the number of cases subject to judicial review, simplify the procedure.