Earlier this summer my wife was visiting w/ one of her law school classmates on a leisurely Sunday morning. As they were catching up, the friend mentioned that someone in her office had agreed to renew as an adjunct at one of their local law schools. Originally, the friend’s colleague was asked to teach Property, … Continue reading Mediation and Three Other Words
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
On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced some fundamental changes in how the Department of Justice is going to address charging, prosecuting, and ultimately plea bargaining criminal cases in the federal system. Holder announced the “Smart on Crime” initiative during a speech to the ABA. From my reading, there are some key changes including: 1. A … Continue reading The end of incarceration generation?
From Friend of Indisputably, Richard Reuben (the University of Missouri-Columbia): The AALS Dispute Resolution Section this fall is starting a new a mentoring program for junior ADR scholars, and I want to invite you to participate as either a senior or junior scholar. This program will of course offer mentoring on scholarship, opening the door … Continue reading Exciting New Mentoring Program for Junior ADR Scholars
For those of you who are interested, the text of the bill proposed on Friday is here.
