At the recent AALS ADR Section WIP Conference, I led a focus group to explore how faculty are using – and thinking about using – AI in their courses. The participants shared a range of thoughtful insights, revealing both enthusiasm and caution. Their responses offered a snapshot of what experimentation with AI looks like now, … Continue reading Teaching with AI: Faculty Reflections and a Preview of Professors’ Dilemma
The New York Times recently published an article, 48 Hours Without A.I., by A.J. Jacobs. He decided to live for 48 hours without AI or machine learning to gauge how pervasive these technologies have become in daily life. His goal was to expose “the AI hiding in plain sight” and understand what modern life would … Continue reading AI is Everywhere – Almost
Many colleagues at the AALS ADR Section Works-in-Progress Conference focused on various aspects of artificial intelligence (AI). Their papers included the following: The Bots are Coming: How Can Law Professors Stay One Step Ahead?, Hal Abramson (Touro) Detecting and Challenging AI Drafted Arbitration Awards, Rishi Batra (McGeorge) Data Resolution: How AI Agents Change Conflict, Simon … Continue reading AI at the WIP
Hal Abramson’s article, Time-Pressured Negotiations, deals with a very real phenomenon in real life. It considers how to negotiate when you do not have the time to use your best negotiation practices. He writes that no other article has considered what to do when in a time-pressured negotiation other than to advise you not to … Continue reading Hal Abramson on Time-Pressured Negotiations
From FOI Tracey Frisch: AAA announces the launch of Mediation Magazine: https://mediationmagazine.org/ The Mediation Magazine is a new web-based publication of the American Arbitration Association – International Centre for Dispute Resolution, focused on the rapidly developing mediation market. Published continuously throughout the year, this resource promotes mediation as a powerful and practical way to resolve disputes … Continue reading AAA Announces New Mediation Magazine
On October 15, 2025, the ABA issued formal opinion 518, entitled, “A Lawyer’s Duties to Avoid Misleading Communications When Acting as a Third-Party Neutral Mediator” https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-518.pdf In this opinion, the the ABA states that in the role of mediator, lawyers cannot engage in deception about the parties’ bottom lines – or about anything else. The … Continue reading ABA Issues Formal Opinion – A Lawyer-Mediator Must Avoid Misleading Communications When Acting as a Neutral
Don’t you just hate it when you suspect a student submitted a paper written by AI and you can’t tell for sure? You’re not alone – a recent survey finds that many faculty share your concern. These concerns – and potential solutions – are the focus of two short articles worth checking out: Faculty Use … Continue reading Ghostwriter or Coach? New Articles Offer Practical Help with AI in Student Writing
The ABA Journal recently published an article, Utah Announces Skills-Based Path to Law Licensure. It states: Last week, the Utah Supreme Court approved a new process that requires candidates to perform 240 hours of post-graduation supervised practice, complete specific skills-based coursework, and pass a new one-day written test similar to the Multistate Performance Test and … Continue reading Utah Is the Latest State to Move to Skills-Based Licensing
Delighted to share that this book is out with chapters from me on Madeleine Albright and from Carrie Menkel-Meadow on Kissinger as well as a host of other leaders and authors! (Scroll to the end for the discount code to order!) As the editor Remi Smolinski describes it: After a year and a half of … Continue reading Negotiators Who Change the World: Timeless Lessons on Leadership and Negotiation just published!!
The quality of AI outputs depends on users’ skill in inputting good prompts. That’s the premise of my new article: The Art of AI Prompting in Law and Dispute Resolution Practice. It provides practical guidance about how to use AI tools responsibly, ethically, and effectively. It describes core skills including: Choosing the right AI tool … Continue reading The Art of the Prompt for Lawyers, Mediators, and Arbitrators
