Here’s an announcement about a forthcoming symposium on ADR at Quinnipiac University School of Law, on October 19, 2012: The Connecticut Bar Foundation and Quinnipiac University School of Law present The Eighth John A. Speziale ADR Symposium:  “ADR in Hard Times: Can Alternative Dispute Resolution Maintain Access to Justice When Resources Are Limited?”  Friday, October 19, 2012, Quinnipiac University … Continue reading Save the Date: ADR Symposium at Quinnipiac Law →

The book Psychology for Lawyers: Understanding the Human Factors in Negotiation, Litigation, and Decision Making, is now out.  Available here).  It’s simply fantastic.  Jennifer Robbennolt and Jean Sternlight have done our field an enormous service.  My only criticism of their work is that it is so thorough that it does not lend itself easily to … Continue reading Psychology for Lawyers →

If you want to experience lovely Malibu, California on a daily basis you will be glad to know that Pepperdine is looking to hire in the ADR areana this year.  Note that 2 of the 3 people on the lateral subcommittee (Stipanowich and Weston) are affiliated with the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution.  Here’s the ad. Pepperdine U. School of Law is seeking to … Continue reading Facutly Hiring at Pepperdine →

I am pleased to publish this guest post from Vikki Rogers, Director of the Pace Institute of International Commercial Law and Adjunct Professor of Law at Pace Law School and Fordham Law School: Are We Meeting the Needs of Merchants and Consumers Looking to Buy and Sell Cross-Border?  Thoughts on UNCITRAL’s Working Group III on … Continue reading Vikki Rogers on UNCITRAL’s Working Group III on Online Dispute Resolution →

Robert C. Bordone, the Director of Harvard’s Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program, posted this announcement today on various listservs: “I’m happy to report that our negotiation and mediation clinic is growing once again. We will be adding a new Clinical Fellow position to our team as soon as can identify a strong candidate. This position is … Continue reading Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinic Seeking Clinical Fellow →

How many innocent defendants plead guilty? Is it common, or is it just an occasional, unfortunate, aberration? Those questions are often posed during discussions of plea bargaining. This is due, in large part, to the fact that it is now well understood that innocent defendants do plead guilty. For example, The Innocence Project at Cardozo School … Continue reading Innocents Pleading Guilty →

The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference Planning Committee is now accepting proposals for the 2013 Spring Conference. The Deadline for Proposals is September 7, 2012. The Conference will take place on April 3-6, 2013 at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park. Proposals can be submitted for concurrent CLE programs, Symposium on ADR in the Courts sessions, Legal … Continue reading Request for Proposals – ABA Dispute Resolution Section Spring Conference →

ASU will be hosting the 3rd annual Aspiring Law Professors Conference on September 15th.   The Conference is designed for Visiting Assistant Professors, Fellows and others who plan to go on the academic  teaching market, but anyone considering a career as a law professor will find it valuable.  To see a short flier for the conference go here, … Continue reading Aspring Law Professors Conference →

Earlier this week, FINRA DR announced that it has launched a pilot program designed to allow parties to customize the administration of cases involving damages of $10 million or more. Parties who choose to opt into the pilot can “bypass” some of FINRA’s arbitration rules, and design their own administrative process to enhance party flexibility … Continue reading FINRA Dispute Resoution Launches Pilot Program to Administer Large Cases →

Judge Denise Cote in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York last week held that a class action waiver in a pre-dispute arbitration clause in eBooks purchasers’ customer agreements rendered the arbitration agreement unenforeceable because the costs of pursuing claims individually would not permit individuals to vindicate their statutory rights.  See In re Electronic Books … Continue reading SDNY Court Voids Arbitration Clause with Class Action Waiver →