Hofstra Law School will hold a conference on “Collaborative Law: Opportunities, Challenges and Questions for the Future” on November 19 and 20, 2009.
The conference announcement states:
“The conference will cover topics in Collaborative Law in the context of legal ethics and professional responsibility, mediation, arbitration and other ADR processes, access to justice and vulnerable populations, domestic violence, informed consent, legal education, legal fields other than family and divorce law, and interdisciplinary practice.”
For more information on the conference or to reserve a space please contact Ms. Franca Sachs: Franca.Sachs@hofstra.edu.
There is also a call for papers:
“The Editors of the Hofstra Law Review seek submissions for an upcoming special symposium issue dedicated to the developments in Collaborative Law, particularly the drafting of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act, sponsored by the Uniform Law Commission for which Hofstra Law Professor Andrew Schepard serves as Reporter. In addition to featuring the Uniform Act including the Preface and Commentary, this issue will highlight various topics discussed at Hofstra Law School’s Conference on Collaborative Law to be held on November 20, 2009.
The Law Review is seeking contributions from scholars, practitioners, judges, public policy makers, and experts in all professional disciplines on which Collaborative Law has an impact. We expect to publish a broad range of topics, including: professional responsibility obligations and collaborative law; interdisciplinary approaches tocollaborative law; collaborative law in particular disputes and practice settings (for example, divorce, child protection, commercial disputes, environmental law, poverty law, governmental practice, labor law); legal education and collaborative law; collaborative law as it compares to other forms of dispute resolution such as arbitration and mediation; the implications of collaborative law for the role of lawyers in society; and collaborative law in other countries and cultures.
To be eligible for publication, papers must be submitted by January 1, 2010. Articles submitted should be around 30 double-spaced pages, including citations, notes, references, tables, and figures. Authors may also submit Ideas pieces, which are typically 10-15 pages and more lightly footnoted….”
Article submissions can be sent directly to lawrev@hofstra.edu.
