Elayne Greenberg (St. John’s) has published Fitting the Forum to the Pernicious Fuss: A Dispute Systems Design to Address Implicit Bias and ‘Isms in the Workplace in the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution. Abstract here. Read on for two micro-analyses or “quick takes” on Elayne’s article, in which two professors choose a line from the … Continue reading Two Quick Takes on Greenberg: Implicit Bias and DSD
From our colleagues and friends at the Harvard Law School Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. MM – – – – – This is the third in a five-part series on advice to law students and young professionals interested in ADR as a career. The series is intended to examine the fallacies our students often hear, and … Continue reading Fallacies about ADR Careers? – Part 3
You might like to read the cover story in the November 2015 issue of the ABA Journal, “Lawyers Shackled by Fear, Fear Not: While Feelings of Dread May Be Endemic to the Legal Profession, They Can Be Transformed to Positive Effect,” which features my article, Escaping from Lawyers’ Prison of Fear. (Click on the title … Continue reading Escaping Lawyers’ Prison of Fear in Litigation and Negotiation
From our colleagues and friends at the Harvard Law School Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. MM – – – – – This is the second in a five-part series on advice to law students and young professionals interested in ADR as a career. The series is intended to examine the fallacies our students often hear, and … Continue reading Fallacies about ADR Careers? – Part 2
Texas A&M University School of Law (Fort Worth, TX) hosted the ninth annual AALS ADR Works-in-Progress Conference this past Friday and Saturday. Other than the constant, drenching, torrential rains and floods, these Aggies know how to throw a conference! Not only were we all incredibly well-fed (and watered) with traditional Texas fare, we listened to … Continue reading Greetings from soggy Texas and the AALS ADR WIP Conference
From our colleagues and friends at the Harvard Law School Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. MM – – – – – This is the first in a five-part series on advice to law students and young professionals interested in ADR as a career. The series is intended to examine the fallacies our students often hear, … Continue reading Fallacies about ADR Careers? – Part 1
The Weinstein JAMS International Fellowship Program, inaugurated in 2008, provides opportunities for qualified individuals from outside the United States to study dispute resolution processes and practices in the U.S. to assist them in their efforts to advance the resolution of disputes in their home countries. The JAMS Foundation will approve Fellowships of up to $20,000 … Continue reading Weinstein JAMS International Fellowship Applications Due Nov. 20
Like many of you, I have received my USNews ballot for ranking law school ADR programs. I have yet to fill mine out, and will in the next few days. But some interesting news came to my attention this morning about the value that USNews places on our field. According to tax professor Paul Caron, … Continue reading USNews Ballots – ADR’s Importance in the Law School Curriculum Finally Recognized
Last week Jackie Nolan-Haley told us of Fordham’s program on Negotiating with the Dangerous, which was headlined by our very own leader Andrea. And just yesterday an article of another sort of dangerous negotiation crossed my desk – negotiating with toddlers. And you best be careful. Why? The piece’s conclusion: having a toddler is like … Continue reading Negotiating with the Dangerous and Highly Unstable
As part of Mediation Week, Alyson Carrel (Northwestern) and Heather Scheiwe Kulp (Harvard) conducted a live twitter event discussing careers in ADR for young professionals. To link to a Storify capturing all of the tweets, go here. And happy mediation week to all !
