The Mediation and Negotiation Clinic at Harvard is on a hiring spree with a second job posting in the same week, this one for the permanent position of Assistant Director of the Clinic.  The job posting is here, and an excerpt is below.  Go here for information on the Clinical Instructor position, which was posted earlier this … Continue reading Assistant Director at the Harvard Mediation and Negotiation Clinic →

The AALS Dispute Resolution Section’s Executive Committee is seeking a host for the 5th Annual Works-in-Progress Conference to take place in the fall of 2011.  The Section’s Executive Committee has decided to extend the proposal deadline to noon Eastern time on Monday September 20th.   Proposals should be sent to me care of my assistant Suzy Lynn at … Continue reading Proposal Deadline Extended – AALS Works-in-Progress Conference →

Hot off the presses – Bob Bordone has announced that the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program is accepting applications for a new Clinical Instructor and Lecturer on Law, a 2 year position starting on July 1, 2011.  Go here for the complete job description along with directions to apply, and an excerpt from the listing is below. … Continue reading Clinical Instructor and Lecture on Law – Harvard Law School →

On Saturday October 2, 2010 Arizona State will be hosting the Aspiring Law Professors Conference.  Anyone who is interested in a move to legal academia can benefit from the conference, however, it is specifically designed for those who will be going to the AALS Hiring Conference for interviews later this fall.  Thus, the conference’s marketing … Continue reading Aspiring Law Professors Conference →

Kim Knight, the Executive Director of the ABA’s Dispute Resolution Section, has resigned her post to take a position with the AARP.  Having worked with her the last few years, I can say that she will definitely be missed.  Good luck Kim !! Here’s the announcement sent out by Wayne Thorpe, the Section’s President. Our Section … Continue reading Kim Knight Stepping Down at the ABA DR Section →

In my earlier post about Charles Craver’s most recent article, I find myself in agreement with most of what he says including his description of WIN-win negotiators. But there must be something that I disagree with him about, and that is true.  Craver claims that comment 2 to Rule 4.1 “unequivocally acknowledges” that settlement intentions … Continue reading Negotiation Ethics for Real World Interactions (Part II) →

That is the title of Charlie Craver’s article in the most recent edition of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution.  And yes, it’s about my favorite topic these days, negotiation ethics.  Craver comes from the realpolitik school of negotiation, and if you didn’t already know this, his article makes that quite clear.  I like this … Continue reading Negotiation Ethics for Real World Interactions →

Monday August 30th is the deadline to respond to the RFP for the ABA DR Section Conference in Denver on April 13-16, 2011.  My original post announcing the RFP w/ a link to the announcement and submission web site can be accessed here.  If you’re like me, you’ll be getting your proposal(s) in at the wire.  🙂