Category Archives: General

Winner of AALS Section’s Best Scholarly Article Award for 2023

Donna Shestowsky (UC Davis) recently announced the winner of this year’s AALS Section on ADR “best scholarly article” award. That award goes to Inga Laurent, An Absence of Accountability, 54 (1) Seton Hall Law Review 137-200 (2023). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4252910 She also noted that the author has been invited to present the winning article at … Continue reading Winner of AALS Section’s Best Scholarly Article Award for 2023 →

Modern Mediation Practice in American Legal Cases

I recently published It’s Time to Make Important Upgrades to Our Mediation Curriculum, which notes significant changes in American mediation practice in the past five decades and suggests that law school faculty upgrade our mediation instruction accordingly. Modern Mediation Practice in American Legal Cases is a two-page summary of that article, which was published in … Continue reading Modern Mediation Practice in American Legal Cases →

Ava Abramowitz on Making Words Matter

Many of us know Ava Abramowitz, a retired Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington. She recently gave a presentation at the Garibaldi Inn of Court, “Making Words Matter.”  The communication behaviors discussed in her presentation can give mediators, lawyers, disputants and litigants more tools to communicate. and in the process, help them develop additional … Continue reading Ava Abramowitz on Making Words Matter →

Two Short Articles Proposing Courses Teaching Preparation and Advocacy in Dispute Resolution

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It’s not breaking news that law school graduates generally have difficulty working with clients, don’t understand the “big picture” of client matters, and aren’t well trained in negotiation. The problem for law students and law schools is exacerbated by the transition to the NextGen bar exam and a movement in various states to use alternative … Continue reading Two Short Articles Proposing Courses Teaching Preparation and Advocacy in Dispute Resolution →

Help Wanted: Director of Workplace Relations

From Ava Abramowitz: The DC Circuit of the US Court of Appeals is looking for a new director of workplace relations. The director provides confidential and impartial assistance to judges and court employees, including Federal Public Defender’s Office employees, on workplace conduct matters. The director works closely with the Employment Dispute Resolution Coordinators (EDRCs) to … Continue reading Help Wanted: Director of Workplace Relations →

Preparing Campus Leaders for the Return to Campus this Fall

Our field has a great deal to offer campus leaders, who involuntarily joined us as dispute resolution practitioners as they dealt with campus conflicts related to the Middle East violence. Many campus leaders are now engaged in contingent planning for a variety of potential fall scenarios. The Divided Community Project will be grateful if you … Continue reading Preparing Campus Leaders for the Return to Campus this Fall →