Stacie Strong named US Supreme Court Fellow

Stacie Strong (Missouri) was recently named a US Supreme Court Fellow for the 2012-13 term. According to Mizzou’s press release: She has been assigned to the International Judicial Relations Office of the Federal Judicial Center, examining the federal judicial process and helping seek, propose and implement solutions to problems in the administration of justice. This … Continue reading Stacie Strong named US Supreme Court Fellow

Sternlight on Mandatory Arbitration and Procedurally Difficult Claims

You may remember the AALS ADR Section’s program “The Supreme Court and the Future of Arbitration” at the AALS Annual Meeting in January.  I thought the program was fantastic – kudos to Ron Aronovsky for putting the program together and to the presenters (including Indisputably contributors Sarah Cole and Jill Gross) who did a terrific job.  … Continue reading Sternlight on Mandatory Arbitration and Procedurally Difficult Claims

Save the Date: ADR Symposium at Quinnipiac Law

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

Scientists Prove Feminine Charms Increase Negotiation Success

Yes, you read that right.  According to The Independent (a UK newspaper): Feminine charm [a combination of friendliness and flitation] is a strategic behaviour aimed at making the person you are negotiating with feel good in order to get them to agree to your goals,” says Dr Kray. . . . . Researchers believe the … Continue reading Scientists Prove Feminine Charms Increase Negotiation Success

Vikki Rogers on UNCITRAL’s Working Group III on Online Dispute Resolution

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

Ken Feinberg on How to Settle a Dispute

Today’s New York Times Magazine, on it’s “One-Page Magazine” feature, included these succinct remarks on dispute settlement from Kenneth Feinberg, a well-known negotiator: “In all the negotiations I do, there’s a priority list: One, know the facts. Two, be dogged. Three, keep an open mind. Next, be creative in getting to ‘yes.’ Finally, a very … Continue reading Ken Feinberg on How to Settle a Dispute

Gender and Attorney Negotiation Ethics

My piece (w/ Jess Alberts) entitled Gender and Attorney Negotiation Ethics is now up on SSRN.  Frequent Indisputably readers will remember that it was a part of last December’s Washington University New Directions in Negotiation and ADR Conference and appears as part of an ADR symposium issue in Wash U’s Journal of Law and Policy.  The abstract is below. Building on a prior … Continue reading Gender and Attorney Negotiation Ethics

Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinic Seeking Clinical Fellow

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

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