Introduction. In the present work, the authors investigated the main aspects of the reform of procedural legislation initiated by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation concerning changes in the legal regulation of the use of conciliation procedures in resolving legal conflicts. Until recently, Russian legislation did not have a regulated list of conciliation procedures. Purpose. The aim of the work is to identify the features and place of conciliation procedures in the institute of alternative ways to resolve legal conflict. Methodology. The work was performed on the basis of special methods of knowledge, including historical, legal, logical, and formally legal. Results. The paper analyzes the results of consideration of the draft Federal Law No. 421600-7 “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Due to Improving Conciliation Procedures” in the first reading by the State Duma of the Russian Federation, taking into account the opinion of the relevant committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation on state construction and legislation which caused a wide resonance in the Russian legal community. It is concluded that the world experience in applying reconciliation procedures, indicating a positive dynamic in the peaceful resolution of legal disputes, is also spreading within the framework of the Russian legal system. In the framework of the Russian judicial procedure, two fundamental conciliation procedures were consolidated – the mediation procedure and the judicial conciliation procedure. The introduction of special subjects (intermediaries) as judicial conciliators for the settlement of disputes in court is aimed at reducing the workload of judges, its concise and effective distribution. Conclusion. The material contained in the work is of interest for further research on the problems of alternative ways of resolving a legal conflict, can be used when giving lectures and conducting practical training in the course of the civil process