Save the Date: ADR Symposium at Quinnipiac Law

August 13, 2012 Jill Gross 1 Comment

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

August 2, 2012 art hinshaw 4 Comments

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 →

Psychology for Lawyers

July 31, 2012 mmoffitt@uoregon.edu 3 Comments

The book Psychology for Lawyers: Understanding the Human Factors in Negotiation, Litigation, and Decision Making, is now out. Available here). It’s simply fantastic. Jennifer Robbennolt and Jean Sternlight have done our field an enormous service. My only criticism of their work is that it is so thorough that it does not lend itself easily to … Continue reading Psychology for Lawyers →

Facutly Hiring at Pepperdine

July 30, 2012 art hinshaw

If you want to experience lovely Malibu, California on a daily basis you will be glad to know that Pepperdine is looking to hire in the ADR areana this year. Note that 2 of the 3 people on the lateral subcommittee (Stipanowich and Weston) are affiliated with the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution. Here’s the ad. Pepperdine U. School of Law is seeking to … Continue reading Facutly Hiring at Pepperdine →

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

July 30, 2012 Jill Gross 2 Comments

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

July 29, 2012 Jill Gross 4 Comments

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

July 26, 2012 art hinshaw 1 Comment

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

July 17, 2012 Jill Gross 1 Comment

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 →

Innocents Pleading Guilty

July 16, 2012 Cynthia Alkon 4 Comments

How many innocent defendants plead guilty? Is it common, or is it just an occasional, unfortunate, aberration? Those questions are often posed during discussions of plea bargaining. This is due, in large part, to the fact that it is now well understood that innocent defendants do plead guilty. For example, The Innocence Project at Cardozo School … Continue reading Innocents Pleading Guilty →

Request for Proposals – ABA Dispute Resolution Section Spring Conference

July 11, 2012 art hinshaw 2 Comments

The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference Planning Committee is now accepting proposals for the 2013 Spring Conference. The Deadline for Proposals is September 7, 2012. The Conference will take place on April 3-6, 2013 at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park. Proposals can be submitted for concurrent CLE programs, Symposium on ADR in the Courts sessions, Legal … Continue reading Request for Proposals – ABA Dispute Resolution Section Spring Conference →