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Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center Publishes Draft Guidelines on AI use in Arbitration for Comment

September 6, 2023 Kelly Browe Olson

On August 31st, the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center issued draft guidelines for comment. SILICON VALLEY ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION CENTER GUIDELINES ON THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ARBITRATION The guidelines were written for the benefit of “arbitral institutions, arbitrators, parties and their representatives (including counsel), experts, and, where relevant, other participants in the … Continue reading Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center Publishes Draft Guidelines on AI use in Arbitration for Comment →

Visiting Professor Job at the US Air Force Academy

September 6, 2023 Cynthia Alkon

For those that might be interested, the US Air Force Academy is looking for a visiting professor to teach Negotiation in 2024-25. Here is the full listing: The Department of Law at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, offers an undergraduate Legal Studies Program. We seek a full-time employee from a U.S. … Continue reading Visiting Professor Job at the US Air Force Academy →

September: Allostasis

September 5, 2023 Jen Reynolds

The word of the month for September is “allostasis.” A simple definition for allostasis is “achieving stability through change.” Not by resisting change, and not in spite of change. Last week, Brad Stulberg published an opinion piece in the New York Times called “Stop Resisting Change.” Stulberg explains that in the 1980s, neuroscientist Peter Sterling … Continue reading September: Allostasis →

Training Your Mediator Bot

August 23, 2023 John Lande 1 Comment

I bet you didn’t know that you need to train your mediator bot. This didn’t occur to me until I read this Washington Post article about biases in artificial intelligence (AI) apps. The article includes eight (!) references to bot training. In my post, Avatar Mediation, I speculated about a future market for mediation bots. … Continue reading Training Your Mediator Bot →

Not a Restorative Justice Process

August 22, 2023 Cynthia Alkon 4 Comments

Several of us here at indisputably have been struck by a story that was reported in last Sunday’s NY Times, The Instagram Account That Shattered a California High School – The New York Times (nytimes.com) A high school student in Albany, California started a private Instagram account to post what he said was “edgy” content—but … Continue reading Not a Restorative Justice Process →

Gratitude Really Is Good for You

August 20, 2023 John Lande

The New York Times published an encouraging article, Gratitude Really Is Good for You. Here’s What the Science Shows. Here are some excerpts. Giving, receiving and even witnessing gratitude can improve your well-being, especially during difficult times. . . . To date, numerous studies have found that having a grateful outlook, “counting one’s blessings” and … Continue reading Gratitude Really Is Good for You →

Comings and Goings – 2023 edition

August 17, 2023 art hinshaw

The past academic year was another big one for lateral moves, and this upcoming year looks to be a good one for hiring as at least 5 schools (maybe more?) have ads out mentioning DR as an area where they are looking. With the Next Gen Bar Exam looming in the not too distant future, … Continue reading Comings and Goings – 2023 edition →

Arizona State is Hiring

August 15, 2023 art hinshaw

Arizona State is looking to fill several faculty positions in a broad range of topics, one of which is “negotiation and alternative dispute resolution”. Yay ! We are very interested in international arbitration and are happy to receive application materials in other DR areas as well. Other areas of interest are: family law, administrative law, … Continue reading Arizona State is Hiring →

What a Tangled Web

August 15, 2023 John Lande 1 Comment

The New York Times headline, Trump’s Legal Team Is Enmeshed in a Tangle of Possible Conflicts, is a gross understatement – and that was before the indictment in Georgia. According to the article, “Former President Donald J. Trump’s growing cast of lawyers is marked by a web of overlapping interests encompassing witnesses, co-defendants and potential … Continue reading What a Tangled Web →

Teaching Students to Focus on Party Decision-Making

August 13, 2023 John Lande

I was thrilled that my recent post, Focus on Party Decision-Making, prompted a stimulating conversation on the DRLE listserv, including thoughtful comments by Mary Bedikian, Doug Frenkel, Dwight Golann, Deborah Hensler, Charlie Irvine, Andrew Mamo, Cash Nickerson, Peter Philips, Jim Stark, Jean Sternlight, Nancy Welsh, and Roselle Wissler. This post discusses some issues in the … Continue reading Teaching Students to Focus on Party Decision-Making →