Litigate (v.) – To resolve or avoid bureaucratic conflict. “We should cancel the speech, but I need to litigate that with the speaker’s office.” As defined in Ben Schott and Mark Leibovich’s op-chart on “Washington Words” in this morning’s Times.

From Bob Bordone: http://bit.ly/16510GL – Clinical Instructor and Lecturer on Law, Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program http://bit.ly/1aczecb – Clinical Fellow, Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program  

Following Andrea’s lead, I thought I would write about one of the books I read this summer: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s autobiography, My Beloved World.  Overall, the book is a good read and tells an engaging story of how Sotomayor went from being the daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants who had very little formal … Continue reading An interesting summer read and a lost opportunity →

I am passing along an annoucement from FOI Noam Ebner: It is time once again to prepare for the annual conference on Online Dispute Resolution, Cyberweek 2013. This online conference provides a week of activities and dialogue about the world of Online Dispute Resolution and how it relates to our work as conflict specialists. Cyberweek … Continue reading Cyberweek 2013 and Call for Proposals →

We hope that you are enjoying your last gasps of summer, kicking the kids out of the house and into school, and ready to teach/practice/work!  A few of us will be sharing a bit from our summer break including what we read, what we wrote, and what we are going to be adding to our … Continue reading What I Did on My Summer Vacation… →

I trust that all of our dedicated readers (not you Mom!) are arriving back to your offices and are thinking what else do I need to do other than get ready for the first week of classes.  Consider this a friendly reminder that proposals for the ABA DR Section Conference in Miami are due on … Continue reading Submission Deadline for Proposals for the ABA DR Section Conference – less than 2 weeks away →

From Karen Tokarz (Wash U) – hot off the list serv ————————————– Dear Friends – Washington University Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Program will host a scholarship roundtable Friday, November 15, 2013, focused on “New Directions in Global Negotiation & Dispute Resolution,” in conjunction with the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute.   Papers will be published … Continue reading RFP – New Directions in Global Negotiation and Dispute Resolution →

Just a reminder that the deadline for responding to the call for papers for the AALS Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution program at the 2014 Annual Meeting in New York is September 5, 2013. The program topic is ADR and the Regulatory State. The author of the selected paper will join our esteemed colleagues Nancy … Continue reading Call for Papers – AALS ADR Section – Sept. 5 Deadline →

ASU will be hosting the 5th annual Aspiring Law Professors Conference on Saturday September 28, 2013.  For anyone going onto the market this year and anyone thinking about taking the plunge into the legal academy, its well worth the time.  The conference is free, and there are opportunities to do a mock interview and a mock job talk.  Details … Continue reading 5th Annual Aspiring Law Professors Conference →

The RFP for the Clinical Conference just hit the newsstands.  This year’s theme is “becoming a better clinician” and will be explored along three tracks – learning theory and pedagogy, law school curricular reform, and community engagement and mindfulness.  Proposals are due by September 27, 2013. Selections will be made and participants notified by October … Continue reading Request for Proposals – 2014 AALS Clinical Conference, April 27-30, Chicago →