UC Hastings seeks Professor and Director of the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution

September 29, 2021 art hinshaw

All-around good person Sheila Purcell announced via the listserv her retirement and another great ADR job opportunity. The University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco is conducting an open-rank search to hire one lateral tenured or tenure-track faculty member to begin July 1, 2022. The ideal candidate will be a productive … Continue reading UC Hastings seeks Professor and Director of the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution →

ABA SDR Conference Proposal Deadline – Wednesday, September 29

September 28, 2021 John Lande

From Jen Michel on behalf of the ABA Dispute Resolution Spring Conference Planning Committee: Hello colleagues, Just a friendly reminder to those interested in submitting a program proposal for the upcoming ABA Dispute Resolution Spring Conference to be held in Los Angeles, CA April 27-30, 2022: Jointly sponsored by the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution … Continue reading ABA SDR Conference Proposal Deadline – Wednesday, September 29 →

ABA Dispute Resolution Mediation Institute on Nov 4-6

September 27, 2021 John Lande 1 Comment

From Jen Michel: Dear colleagues, Please forgive me for a brief e-introduction in this now-virtual world. My name is Jennifer Michel and I am the new director of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution. I look forward to our paths crossing in the near future. I am also reaching out to share information regarding the … Continue reading ABA Dispute Resolution Mediation Institute on Nov 4-6 →

Sex Education

September 22, 2021 John Lande

What’s sex education got to do with dispute resolution? If you have to ask, maybe you should go back to high school. Wait, that’s a terrible idea. Instead, you might watch the Sex Education series on Netflix, which just dropped its third season. The premise is that an unlikely duo of high school students set … Continue reading Sex Education →

Dispute Resolution Faculty among the Top 10 Cited faculty at the 68 Most Cited Law Schools (updated)

August 26, 2021 art hinshaw

Yesterday TaxProf blog posted the 68 Most-Cited Law Faculties according to the Sisk, Catlin, Anderson, and Gunderson study titled Scholarly Impact of Law School Faculties in 2021. According to the list, here are the DR faculty among the top 10 most-cited faculty the top 68 most-cited law schools: 6. Stanford – D. Hensler 9. Vanderbilt … Continue reading Dispute Resolution Faculty among the Top 10 Cited faculty at the 68 Most Cited Law Schools (updated) →

Interested in a Law Faculty Position and Don’t Know How to Get There?

August 25, 2021 art hinshaw

Law professors regularly are asked how does one become a law prof? It’s a good question, and one that almost all of us asked when we were in your shoes. If you are interested in the answer or simply curious, the Transforming the Legal Academy online conference is for you. And if you’re not sure, … Continue reading Interested in a Law Faculty Position and Don’t Know How to Get There? →

Florida is Hiring – Mediation Clinic

August 25, 2021 art hinshaw

Our friend Joan Sterns Johnsen (Florida) sends this message as a follow up to a similar announcement on the listserv. The University of Florida Levin College of Law is hiring. We are looking for three clinical positions including a Mediation Clinic. There is some flexibility as to the type of Mediation Clinic. The other two … Continue reading Florida is Hiring – Mediation Clinic →

Canaries in the Litigation Coal Mine

August 17, 2021 John Lande

Early coal mines didn’t have good ventilation, and miners were at risk from dangerous gases in the mines. So miners would bring canaries into the mines because they were sensitive to the gases and provided a warning of danger. The canaries would sing until they died from the gases. When they stopped singing, miners knew … Continue reading Canaries in the Litigation Coal Mine →

Comings and Goings – 2021 edition (updated)

August 16, 2021 art hinshaw

Updated w/ new info (as promised) . . . . As legal education appears to be making a comeback, movement among people in the dispute resolution field is on the uptick. And, here’s hoping the upcoming year(s) we’re able to find some talented folks to fill the shoes of our retiring colleagues. And if I’ve … Continue reading Comings and Goings – 2021 edition (updated) →

The Role of Law in Legal Disputes

August 11, 2021 John Lande

Law school teaches students that law is a seamless web of rules emanating from authorities like statutes and cases which they must memorize and finely parse in hypothetical cases. In real life, practitioners generally think of law in terms of Oliver Wendell Holmes’s famous definition: “prophecies of what the courts will do in fact.” Of … Continue reading The Role of Law in Legal Disputes →