We had New York Times journalist Tina Rosenberg visit the law school this week in honor of the ABA’s Mediation Week and she was fascinating.  First, she is a recipient of the MacArthur “genius” grant which she used to travel to South America and lived there for several years.  Second, she won a Pulitzer Prize for her … Continue reading Solutions Lawyering? →

From FOI Natalie Fleury, here’s a great case arguing for good behavior in mediation: During a shuttle mediation addressing alleged sexual discrimination, the charging party (and at-the-time current A.B. Data employee), Michael Benes, broke into the room where his employer’s representatives were situated and stated “You can take your proposal and shove it ** **** *** … Continue reading Mediation Misbehavior Not Protected →

From RSI and FOI, Susan Yates, a few more job postings looking for foreclosure mediation program coordinators in three different counties in Illinois–full information about the jobs are located here.  Good luck!!

We hope that you are enjoying your last gasps of summer, kicking the kids out of the house and into school, and ready to teach/practice/work!  A few of us will be sharing a bit from our summer break including what we read, what we wrote, and what we are going to be adding to our … Continue reading What I Did on My Summer Vacation… →

Susan Yates of RSI and Professor Anita Maddali from Northern Illinois University have a three-year grant from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office o do foreclosure mediation work.  (Good work guys!) And, as part of the grant, NIU is looking to hire a visiting assistant clinical professor to start a foreclosure clinic at the law school.  Below is the official posting: … Continue reading Job Posting–Northern Illinois Clinical Professor →

Dear all, as I just sent out to our listserve as well, it is time to remind you of the Boskey Competition for two reasons–(a) I need your students to submit essays; and (b) you might be right now in the midst of grading the next competition winner as we speak. This competition offers your students … Continue reading Boskey Competition Reminder–June 14th Deadline →

Yesterday was the last day of class for our International Conflict Resolution class and, to close,  I thought I would post some oversarching comments.  Particularly as the new Secretary of State, John Kerry, embarks on what I hope will be a successful quest to learn more about the Israeli Palestinian conflict and encourage the parties to … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2013–American Perspectives on the Middle East →

In a poll conducted by Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports, Alternative Dispute Resolution ranked fourth in terms of what areas of law need more attention from the legal academy in terms of more full-time faculty doing research in the area .  The full poll results can be found here.   So, blog readers, what do you think?  … Continue reading ADR on Top Five List of What Needs More Attention From Legal Academy →

A highlight of our trip was meeting with Justice Aharon Barak.  Barak has been hailed as the father of Israeli constitituional law and Justice Elana Kagan called Justice Barak her “judicial hero.”  His remarks covered a widespread range of topics from the development of Israeli law to several difference famous Israeli Supreme Court cases to … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2013–A Meeting with a Judicial Giant →

As we wrote about the last Israel trip, noting the complications and contradictions of the country are crucial to also understanding it.  On the 65th anniversary of Israeli independence, this blog post from student Kristina Minor discusses the importance and implications of Zionism: Israel is by far the most complicated place I have ever been.  … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2013–It’s Still Complicated →