In the biggest civil case you haven’t heard much about, the City of St. Louis (along with other public entities) and the NFL settled the litigation surrounding the Rams’ move to Los Angeles.  The case settled for $790 million, but the NFL was reportedly readying itself to pay up to $1 billion and maybe even … Continue reading The City of St. Louis’ Lawsuit Against the NFL Resolves in Mediation →

The OSU Moritz College of Law and the Divided Community Project seek a staff attorney to supervise students in OSU’s longstanding mediation clinic and support a collaborative, interdisciplinary project focused on race equity initiatives. We hope to fill this position before the new year. If you know of interested candidates who have two to five … Continue reading OSU seeks staff attorney for DCP and Mediation Clinic →

Posted on behalf of BFOI Jacqueline Nolan-Haley (Fordham): At the 16th Annual Fordham Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation held on November 19, 2021, the International Task Force on Mixed Mode Dispute Resolution launched the initial set of final papers by the seven working groups. The Task Force which began in 2004 responds to the … Continue reading Mixed Mode Dispute Resolution Papers featured at Fordham Conference →

From Harrie Samaras: The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution will hold its 15th Annual Arbitration Training Institute and Inaugural Arbitration Practice Program on June 1-3, 2022. It will in person at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. This two-day comprehensive training in advanced arbitration skills will be presented by nationally recognized experts. It will feature … Continue reading Arbitration Training Institute and Arbitration Practice Program – June 1-3, 2022 →

There has been an ongoing effort in India for at least the past 5 years to try and introduce a national mediation bill in Parliament.  It now appears these efforts are finally bearing fruit. The Ministry of Law and Justice recently released a first-ever draft mediation bill, and there is talk that Parliament could take … Continue reading New National Mediation Bill in India →

From FOI Deborah Eisenberg: The Center for Dispute Resolution at Maryland Carey Law is hiring a Director for our Restorative Approaches in Education Program. This is a 12-month academic staff (non-faculty) position. A description of the position is available at the link below. Director, Restorative Approaches in Education Program: https://umb.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=210001LX&lang=en I’d be happy to answer questions … Continue reading Maryland Law Seeking Director of Restorative Approaches in Education Program →

Earlier today the Cardozo School of Law announced that Andrea Schneider (Marquette) – one of this blog’s founders among many other great things – will be joining its faculty next year taking over as the Director of the Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution.  Talk about a win-win:  Cardozo gets one of the leaders in the field … Continue reading Schneider to Carzdozo →