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All In on AI in Law School?  A Thoughtful Experiment Worth Watching

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Some law professors are banning AI in their courses.  Others are cautiously adding it. At Mitchell Hamline, Gregory Duhl is doing something much more ambitious.  He redesigned his Contracts course by embedding AI throughout the course rather than ignoring it or treating it as a side issue.  Considering Mitchell Hamline’s history of pedagogical innovation, it … Continue reading All In on AI in Law School?  A Thoughtful Experiment Worth Watching →

AI Adoption Will Create Challenges and Opportunities

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Mediate.com and ODR.com developed a new Substack, Optimizing Mediation, to optimize the growth of online mediation, including integrating the empowering and optimizing qualities of AI. Here’s a summary of one of the first articles they posted. Robert Bergman’s recent article, The Implications of Rapid AI Adoption – Navigating Economic Challenges and Opportunities, offers a sobering … Continue reading AI Adoption Will Create Challenges and Opportunities →

Videos of Two Worthwhile Programs on AI

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I want to share videos of two excellent recent programs on applications of AI in education and practice. The AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education sponsored a program on February 13, Integrating AI into Transactional Clinics: Tools & Strategies Workshop.  Although it focused specifically on transactional clinics, much of it is relevant to other clinics … Continue reading Videos of Two Worthwhile Programs on AI →

Call for Submissions – 2026 Second Annual CGA-NA/Pace Greener Arbitration Writing Competition

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Campaign for Greener Arbitrations-North America Committee and Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University 2026 Second Annual Greener Arbitration Writing Competition Funded by Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and American Arbitration Association / International Centre for Dispute Resolution Call for Submissions The North America Committee of the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations … Continue reading Call for Submissions – 2026 Second Annual CGA-NA/Pace Greener Arbitration Writing Competition →

Call for Proposals–Works in Progress Conference 2026!

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Request for Proposals Hosting the AALS Alternative Dispute Resolution Section 2026 Works-in-Progress Conference The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Section is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals to host the 19th Annual ADR Works-in-Progress (WIP) Conference in the fall of 2026. Proposals are due by Friday, March 27, 2026. The … Continue reading Call for Proposals–Works in Progress Conference 2026! →

ABA Proposes Accreditation Standards Recognizing Alternatives to Bar Exams

The Standards Committee of the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is proposing to revise law school accreditation standards to recognize alternative methods of licensing lawyers. Standard 316 now requires that 75% of a law school’s graduates in a calendar year who took the bar exam must pass … Continue reading ABA Proposes Accreditation Standards Recognizing Alternatives to Bar Exams →

Keith Allred to Deliver the 8th Annual Meyerson Lecture at Arizona State

I am happy to announce that Keith Allred, Executive Director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse and the Founder of Common Sense America, will deliver the 8th Annual Bruce E. Meyerson Lecture at Arizona State.  You may know him better as the first Negotiation professor hired by the Kennedy School at Harvard. The lecture, … Continue reading Keith Allred to Deliver the 8th Annual Meyerson Lecture at Arizona State →

AI Risks Are Real – and Manageable

My latest Theory Meets Practice column in CPR’s Alternatives magazine, How Legal and Dispute Resolution Professionals Can Manage AI Risks, explains how to assess and manage generative artificial intelligence (AI) risks. Many legal and other dispute resolution professionals use AI tools to draft documents, brainstorm ideas, organize information, and prepare for negotiations and mediations. There … Continue reading AI Risks Are Real – and Manageable →

AI and Negotiation: The New Frontier of Dispute Resolution

From Sarah Cole: The Santa Clara School of Law Conflict Resolution Program and the Stanford Law School Gould Negotiation and Mediation Program will jointly sponsor a program on AI and Negotiation: The New Frontier of Dispute Resolution on Thursday, February 5, 2026, from 4:30–6:00 pm PST, with in-person options at Santa Clara Law and Stanford Law … Continue reading AI and Negotiation: The New Frontier of Dispute Resolution →