Another call for papers, this one is from our friends at Washington University in St. Louis.  The call for papers, almost in its entirety, is below: In fall 2007, the Washington University School of Law Clinical Education Program sponsored a very successful scholarship roundtable on New Directions in Clinical Theory, Teaching, and Practice. Papers from … Continue reading Another Call for Papers – New Directions in ADR Theory, Teaching, and Practice →

Our friends at UNLV are blog worthy again, this time with a request for proposals.  The RFP is in its entirety below. The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the Boyd School of Law, UNLV, together with a consortium of local practitioners, is putting together a conference for February 12-13, 2010 that is tentatively entitled: … Continue reading Request for Proposals – The Economic Crisis and Conflict Resolution →

As reported in the April edition of the Resolution System Institute’s Court ADR Connection e-newsletter (a great e-newsletter devoted to information on Court ADR)  A report recently released by the American College of Trial Lawyers Task Force on Discovery includes a recommendation that courts should “raise thepossibility” of pre-trial mediation and other ADR processes, and … Continue reading American College of Trial Lawyers Task Force Recommends Use of ADR →

Jean Sternlight just sent around the following announcement about Len Riskin’s recent visit to UNLV: The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at UNLV Boyd School of Law was recently privileged to host Professor Leonard Riskin (U. Florida) as our annual Saltman Lecturer.  Len’s topic was:  “Awareness in Dispute Resolution and Law.”  He explored how mindfulness … Continue reading Len Riskin – webcast of Saltman Lecture →

The Searle Civil Justice Institute recently added further evidence to inform the ongoing debate about the benefits and drawbacks of consumer arbitration. The March 2009 preliminary report, which reviewed 301 consumer arbitration cases administered by AAA, makes a number of findings: “The upfront cost of arbitration for consumer claimants in cases administered by the AAA … Continue reading Searle Civil Justice Institute Finds Consumer Arbitration Fair →

The US News rankings are out, and as usual, they are controversial.  In the overall law school rankings, their methodology is questionable as all kinds of factors are counted and law schools have (shocker) learned how to game the system.  In the specialty rankings, my understanding is that the rankings are based purely on reputational … Continue reading 2009 US News Rankings – Dispute Resolution Edition →