AI, ADR, and Anxiety

This post started as a response to Jen Reynolds’s comment about my Avatar Mediation post.  It has grown into this new post about AI generally, growing anxiety about it and the state of the world, and how we can manage this anxiety. AI Risks . . . and Potential Benefits Jen wrote, “I hope that … Continue reading AI, ADR, and Anxiety

Avatar Mediation

I’m sure no techie, but probably like you, I have been intrigued about stories about the ChatGPT program.  One illustration was in my post, A Mediator and a Bot Walk into a Bar … Of course, artificial intelligence almost certainly will become much more sophisticated in the foreseeable future.  Major tech firms have been working … Continue reading Avatar Mediation

Bill Richardson to deliver the Bruce E. Meyerson Lecture at Arizona State

Bill Richardson – current hostage negotiator and former US Ambassador the United Nations, US Secretary of Energy, Member of Congress, and Governor of New Mexico (Wikipedia page here) – will deliver the Meyerson Lecture on Tuesday March 14th at 7pm PT at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.  If you … Continue reading Bill Richardson to deliver the Bruce E. Meyerson Lecture at Arizona State

Should We Get Rid of the Bar Exam?

It may be a weird time to suggest getting rid of bar exams considering that bar exams will soon include questions about client counseling and advising, negotiation and dispute resolution, and client relationship and management. Inclusion of these subjects on the bar exam could lead to welcome changes in legal education to better prepare law … Continue reading Should We Get Rid of the Bar Exam?

Sign up to hear Andrea Schneider deliver Blank Lecture at Pace on Arbitrator Ethics

On Wednesday, March 1, at 12:45 PM (Eastern), Prof. Andrea Schneider (Cardozo) will deliver the 2023 Philip B. Blank Memorial Lecture on Attorney Ethics at Haub Law School (Pace). RSVP here to attend either in person or via Zoom. The title of her talk is “The Conflict in Arbitrator Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Public Judges … Continue reading Sign up to hear Andrea Schneider deliver Blank Lecture at Pace on Arbitrator Ethics