Thanks to GFOI Maureen Weston (Pepperdine) for sending along this note about the ABA’s Arbitration Competition The ABA Law Student Division is looking for schools to host an Arbitration Regional Competition this fall! The ABA has decided that the 2021-2022 Arbitration Competition will be remote. This includes nationals. The ABA will waive the entry fee … Continue reading Invitation to Host ABA Arbitration Regional Competition
I am thrilled to announce that Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Foundational Articles (available here – for 30% off use this discount code – ALAUTHC4) has been published with several people having reported receiving their copies. Andrea, Sarah, and I couldn’t be happier to see it in print. For those of you who are not … Continue reading Now in Print – Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Foundational Articles
From the list serv – The Center for Dispute Resolution at Maryland Carey Law (C-DRUM) is hiring a staff attorney-mediator to support the mediation clinic and some of C-DRUM’s broader initiatives. Applications are due by May 27 and must be submitted within the University of Maryland, Baltimore system. A direct link to the position description … Continue reading Maryland Carey Law hiring staff attorney-mediator
Have you ever thought about how different things would be if high level conflict resolution professionals were more involved in politics? Have you ever thought about what you would do if you were in the political world? If so, you’ll be interested in this piece in Politico that chronicles Gary Friedman’s dip into the waters … Continue reading Conflict Resolution Professionals as Politicians – Gary Friedman’s Experience
Karen Tokarz has been awarded the Virgil Ethic of Service Award at Washington University for the mediation program she started with her mediation clinic students. As described by her colleague Robert Kuehn: The award was given to Karen and her Civil Rights & Mediation Clinic students for their work over the past year in addressing … Continue reading Tokarz Wins Major University Award
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State is excited to have Alex Carter (Columbia) deliver the 4th Annual Bruce E. Meyerson Lecture on Wednesday April 7th at 6pm PT / 9pm ET. As you presumably know, Alex’s book Ask for More is both a bestseller and quite good. I believe that it adds … Continue reading Alex Carter to Deliver the Meyerson Lecture – Wednesday April 7th
Yale law professor Judith Resnik has penned an op-ed calling for passage of the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIRA). That shouldn’t be a surprise based on her work on democratic values and arbitration over the years. However, she dug into some data and . . . . well, check out the excerpt below. Advocates … Continue reading Resnik – Unlocking the Courts: Ending Arbitration Mandates and Gag Orders
Despite the new criteria for the USNews law school rankings (story here), there are no reports of anything other than reputational votes being counted for the ADR specialty rankings. And the average score out of 5 is reported below as well. The big news is that we have a new entrant in the top … Continue reading 2022 USNews ADR Rankings
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is inviting applications for up to two positions as Visiting Assistant Professor. We are not looking for any specific areas, so DR scholars are in the mix. VAPs have traditionally taught a first-year course, so I presume that will be expected going forward. Some … Continue reading Arizona State Seeks 2 Visiting Associate Professors
Last week Andrea Schneider had an insightful interview with Bob Mnookin as part of the virtual book launch for Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Foundational Articles (book and book launch details here). Once the video is posted, we will provide a link in case you missed it. What interesting things will we learn from this … Continue reading Discussions in Dispute Resolution Virtual Book Launch – Final Round with Len Riskin
