Thanks to this post on the Best Practices in Legal Education blog, I learned about an impressive effort by Brian Sites (Barry University) to collect all the resources on experiential learning he could find. Here’s the link where you can download his document. You will see that he includes cites to the LEAPS Project, which … Continue reading Extensive Collection of Resources for Experiential Learning
This post begins the second half of the “virtual book club” discussing readings for the symposium at the University of Missouri on October 7: Moving Negotiation Theory from the Tower of Babel Toward a World of Mutual Understanding. This post discusses two pieces suggested by Michelle LeBaron and begins with her summaries. Her chapter, The … Continue reading Symposium Book Club – Summary of Michelle LeBaron’s Articles About Culture and Negotiation Theory
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Community Relations Service (CRS) is seeking to hire highly qualified Regional Directors for various Regional Offices. CRS has responsibility for assisting state and local units of government, private and public organizations, and community groups with preventing and resolving racial and ethnic tensions, incidents, and civil disorders, and in restoring racial … Continue reading Department of Justice Community Relations Service is hiring!
In May 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released for public comment a proposed rule to regulate two aspects of consumer financial service arbitration. First, the CFPB proposed to bar consumer financial services companies (as defined in the proposed regulations) from including class action waivers in their customer agreements. Second, the CFPB proposed to require … Continue reading ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Comments on CFPB Rule Proposal
From FOB’s Kristen Blankley and Erin Archerd on the really interesting work of the ethics committee–good example to use in class too! Is writing about your practice online a bad idea? What cautions should neutrals consider or what limits should neutrals place on their discussion of sessions and clients on the Internet? The ABA Dispute … Continue reading ABA DR Ethics Committee: Neutrals and Social Media
There are just seven weeks until the 10th Annual AALS Works-in-Progress conference at Marquette on September 22-24 (where did the summer go?!?!) Applications for the $750 stipend for junior faculty will only be accepted through this Friday, August 5th, so register now. The conference will start Thursday night, September 22nd and end after lunch (food tour!) on … Continue reading Last Works in Progress Reminder
The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System released a new “Foundations of Practice” study based on a survey of more than 24,000 lawyers nationwide. The study identifies “foundations” that lawyers need in the short term after graduation. The following are the items that at least 85% of the respondents said were needed: … Continue reading Big New Study on Necessary Lawyering Skills
When relevant to DR issues, I have noted things in our political life such as President Obama’s lectures on listening and compromise, Republican nominee Donald J. Trump’s book, The Art of the Deal, and the applicability of an arbitration clause in Gretchen Carlson’s suit against former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes. In her acceptance speech … Continue reading A History Lesson in Negotiation
When we started planning the symposium at the University of Missouri on October 7, Moving Negotiation Theory from the Tower of Babel Toward a World of Mutual Understanding, I thought it would be great if all the speakers would have a discussion using a common base of knowledge. So we developed a reading list based … Continue reading Symposium Book Club – Intermission
I am thrilled to announce that Texas A&M University hopes to expand our wonderful dispute resolution team at the Law School and is planning to hire a lateral candidate in dispute resolution. As you will see from our advertisement (below), we are seeking “Candidates in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution with a national or … Continue reading Texas A&M is hiring in DR!
