Hi everyone! I’m excited to share that the Kukin Program podcast channel is dropping new episodes every Wednesday. The conversations include insightful discussions, real-world stories, and expert perspectives on the world of dispute resolution and mediation. On How My Friends Negotiate I interview people at the top of their fields including an Olympian, a former … Continue reading Kukin Program Podcasts!
Reading this morning’s discussion about AI and legal education on the DR Listserv brought to mind an old debate that many ADR academics will recall. In 1984, James J. White published his well-known review of Getting to Yes, titled The Pros and Cons of Getting to YES, in the Journal of Legal Education. My recollection … Continue reading AI, Teaching, and Lessons from an Old Negotiation Debate
AI slop is coming to a legal system near you. Actually, it probably already has. Lawyers increasingly encounter AI-generated material from clients, counterpart attorneys, self-represented parties, experts, and others. Some of it is excellent. Some is slop. Here’s a technical illustration. Like it or not, your graduates are likely to deal with AI – including … Continue reading Beyond AI Slop: Preparing Law Students for Responsible Practice in the AI Era
Indisputably is proud to host a new series of weekly posts on developments and innovations in arbitration in China. The brainchild of Richard Bales (ONU), these posts raise questions not only for arbitration, but for our broader ADR community. China and ADR Design Richard Bales Many of the most interesting developments in Chinese arbitration concern … Continue reading Introduction to Series: China and ADR Design
Remember when parties developed unrealistic expectations all by themselves? Now they have AI to help. These days, mediators may have to work through expectations that have hardened around an AI-generated assessment. Lawyers may have to explain why the AI analysis is wrong, incomplete, or wildly overconfident. And imagine the client’s surprise when the other side … Continue reading What Are We Going to Do About AI Slop?
Many of you know our colleague Ava Abramowitz, long time mediation expert and professor at GW. Ava is still teaching us–and this time about a new subject. As she wrote to me to share with our community “if Alzheimer’s runs in your family, you will want to read this piece by Ava Abramowitz who has … Continue reading Still teaching and advocating–now about Alzheimers
Remember when we thought ADR law prof hiring would pick up once the NextGen Bar started being administered? Ah, the good old days of . . . 3 years ago. Over at PrawfsBlawg, Sarah Lawsky, who has been tracking entry-level law professor hiring for years, posted about what schools were looking for this hiring cycle: … Continue reading Help Wanted: ADR Law Prof Hiring
When mediate.com recently created this homepage for RPS Coach, it seemed like a good time to reflect on my amazing journey with this bot – and others’ too. I invited people to submit testimonials describing their experiences using RPS Coach, which are posted on the website. Their responses prompted me to think about the last … Continue reading Turns Out That RPS Coach Really Is Pretty Cool
At the beginning of every academic year, I like to announce major moves or milestones, and unlike past years there is not as much to report. With the NextGen Bar coming on line, my thought was we might see a lot of movement. Maybe that will be the case for future posts. And while there … Continue reading Comings and Goings – 2026 Edition
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a regular part of professional practice. Practitioners can use AI to prepare, organize information, brainstorm questions, draft communications, and think through difficult situations. The value of AI depends substantially on how people use it. Consider the difference between using AI in centaur mode and zombie mode. An AI centaur system … Continue reading Don’t Be a Zombie: Develop Your Own AI Centaur System
