Thanks once again to Peter Reilly (Texas A&M) for compiling this edition of ADR Scholarship Projects, highlighting the many wonderful works our community is producing! Hal Abramson (Touro Law) I am pleased to report that my article entitled Time-Pressured Negotiations should be published this summer in the Harvard Negotiation Law Review. I also finished a short … Continue reading ADR Scholarship Projects – August 2025
Imagine you’re a mediator and someone tells you what’s troubling them. They’re deeply upset about a product they believe poses serious risks. They cite past harms, question whether it should ever have been introduced, and urge that it be removed from the market or tightly restricted. The product is already in widespread use, integrated into … Continue reading Thinking Like Mediators About the Future of AI
IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, released a new report, Regulating AI in the Delivery of Consumer-Facing Legal Services: Unlocking Legal Regulation. The report outlines a framework for how the legal profession can respond to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) tools already being used … Continue reading IAALS Publishes Report on AI for Consumer-Facing Legal Services
Critics warn that AI will undermine the value of education, eroding students’ critical thinking and writing skills. They might be right – if faculty ignore AI. You could respond to these warnings by not adopting an AI policy or simply prohibiting students from using it. If so, critics’ predictions are likely to become self-fulfilling prophecies. … Continue reading AI Critics Might Be Right – If Faculty Do Nothing
In the next few weeks, many faculty will finalize fall syllabi. I’ve been writing a series of short articles to help deal with the elephant in the room – AI. I just posted Using AI to Promote Student Learning Through Preparation for and Reflection about Simulations. It includes language for a model assignment that you … Continue reading Using AI to Help Students Learn from Simulations
If you are interested in AI and mediation, check out Jim Melamed’s excellent webinar, Balancing Automation, AI & the Human Touch, sponsored by the Greater New York Chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution and the CUNY Dispute Resolution Center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. There are tons of webinars and podcasts, … Continue reading Great Jim Melamed Webinar: Balancing Automation, AI & the Human Touch
Law faculty often hesitate to revise their syllabi. If it worked last year, why change it now? But legal practice and education are changing fast – and if our courses don’t evolve with them, students may miss out. That’s the message behind two short new articles – to make useful course changes feel possible, manageable, … Continue reading Two Practical Articles to Help You Improve Your Courses (Without Starting from Scratch)
I asked the AI tool Perplexity about AI in legal education. It cited an ABA survey finding that “55% of law schools reported having classes dedicated to AI, 32% offered interdisciplinary opportunities to use AI, and 83% provided opportunities such as clinics involving AI.” It added: “Recent developments show law schools are broadening and deepening … Continue reading Emerging Trends in Law School AI Initiatives
On Thursday, July 10, I will have a conversation with mediator Jeff Kichaven as part of the Will Work For Food Program. It sponsors webinars for attorneys, mediators and arbitrators. These programs are free. Attendees are encouraged to make donations to their local food bank. Here’s a list of food banks and similar charities. WWFF … Continue reading Presentation on July 10 to Benefit Food Banks — About How AI Can Help Mediators
We’ve all used the terms “facilitative” and “evaluative” to describe mediation as if everyone knows what they mean. Earlier this year, I surveyed experts about how they understand these terms – and how they think others understand them. Spoiler alert: This study found that people are hopelessly confused about these terms, including experts in our … Continue reading Seriously, You’re Really Still Saying “Facilitative” and “Evaluative” Mediation in 2025?
