From the list serv – The Center for Dispute Resolution at Maryland Carey Law (C-DRUM) is hiring a staff attorney-mediator to support the mediation clinic and some of C-DRUM’s broader initiatives. Applications are due by May 27 and must be submitted within the University of Maryland, Baltimore system. A direct link to the position description … Continue reading Maryland Carey Law hiring staff attorney-mediator
Dwight Golann just wrote a nice article about mediators’ experiences mediating on Zoom: “I Sometimes Catch Myself Looking Angry or Tired …” The Impact of Mediating by Zoom, published in CPR’s Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation. Dwight solicited mediators’ reactions on the International Academy of Mediators listserv as well as in two focus … Continue reading Dwight Golann on a Year of Zoom Mediations
From Sharon Press and Noam Ebner: Greetings everyone! We hope that the end of the term is wrapping up well for all. We are pleased to share with you the 2021 Legal Educators’ Resource Share and Appendices which are attached to this message. As a reminder, the Resource Share is the compilation of resources and … Continue reading 2021 Resource Share Materials
Agenda – Straus ADR at the Roots Symposium Dear Readers, On Friday, April 23, the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution hosted ADR at the Roots: Exploring Diversity and Equity in the Field, a virtual symposium that convened scholars to consider the role of dispute resolution in advancing fairness and justice within the legal system and … Continue reading Straus Institute’s ADR at the Roots Symposium: Updates and Video Links
Have you ever thought about how different things would be if high level conflict resolution professionals were more involved in politics? Have you ever thought about what you would do if you were in the political world? If so, you’ll be interested in this piece in Politico that chronicles Gary Friedman’s dip into the waters … Continue reading Conflict Resolution Professionals as Politicians – Gary Friedman’s Experience
Here’s a short article you might be interested in. Using a recent California appellate decision as a jumping off point, it identifies problems with mandatory mediation and recommends that courts use good dispute system design procedures to reduce risks of creating Frankensteins – mediation that produces injustices. Of course, some courts have policies fulfilling the … Continue reading Courts Should Make Mediations Good Samaritans Not Frankensteins
Karen Tokarz has been awarded the Virgil Ethic of Service Award at Washington University for the mediation program she started with her mediation clinic students. As described by her colleague Robert Kuehn: The award was given to Karen and her Civil Rights & Mediation Clinic students for their work over the past year in addressing … Continue reading Tokarz Wins Major University Award
Lots of programs coming up! April 27, 8:45-10:00 am Pacific Time – Book Launch for Dispute System Design book, with Jan Martinez, Lisa Blomgren Amsler (co-authors) and Paul Brest, Jay Folberg, Grande Lum, and Ayelet Sala. Note that the flyer includes a discount code for the book. They are developing a teaching supplement this summer … Continue reading Educational Programs Galore!
Saturday, May 1 is Law Day and ABA Publishing is celebrating this special day by offering a promotion of 30% off on all books and e-books. The discount code for this sale is LAWDAY2021. Here’s the link to the books of the Section of Dispute Resolution. [Click the title of this post to see the … Continue reading ABA Book Sale – One Day Only – Sat., May 1
From Daniel Rainey by way of Amy Schmitz: The next deadline for submission to the International Journal of Online Dispute Resolution is September 7, 2021, for Volume 8, Issue 2. For that issue I would like to solicit essays by students in dispute resolution programs, law schools, and any other academic discipline where the use … Continue reading Call for Student Essays About ODR
