Recently, all-around mensch David Hoffman, the founder of the Boston Law Collaborative, circulated a note about his firm’s new website with the following description of the firm. “Boston Law Collaborative is a multidisciplinary law firm devoted to conflict resolution and the practice of collaborative law. Our goal is to save our clients time, money, and … Continue reading A Model Dispute Resolution Firm
Following up the Tower of Babel Symposium this month, there will be a program at the ABA SDR conference next April entitled, “Making Negotiation Theory More Helpful for Practitioners.” We want to include a practitioner on the panel and we asked Wayne Brazil if he would join us. Wayne served as a magistrate judge in … Continue reading Tower of Babel Symposium Bonus – Conversation with Wayne Brazil
From my colleague, S.I. Strong: Young OGEMID (a listserve for junior specialists in international arbitration) is holding its fourth “virtual” symposium, this time on lateral moves/hires in international arbitration. Virtual symposia are conducted entirely by email, so people can follow the discussion as closely as they want (or not). This format is also very interactive, since listserve members can pose questions directly to the speakers. … Continue reading Virtual Symposium: “Move It! Lateral Hires in International Arbitration”
Peter Benner and I will do a free webinar on Thursday, July 28, at 3 pm Eastern Time, entitled Streamlining Disputes: The Mediator as Case Manager. Although it’s free, you have to register for it. This webinar is sponsored by the International and Commercial Sections of the Association for Conflict Resolution.
At the ABA SDR conference this year, Cynthia Alkon, Noam Ebner, Lydia Nussbaum and I did a session at the Legal Educators Colloquium entitled Preparing Students for the Future of Dispute Resolution: Skating to “Where the Puck Is Going, Not Where It’s Been.” The title of our session was based on a quote by hockey … Continue reading Where the “Puck” is Going – And What Faculty Should Do to Help Students Get There
Thanks to Kim Wright, at Cutting Edge Law, I learned about a wonderful TED talk that David Hoffman gave: Lawyers as Peacemakers. Really?!? Yes, Really. It describes his personal journey from a hippie seeking social justice to lawyer who sometimes litigated to full-time peacemaker practicing mediation and collaborative law (CL). It is an inspiring talk, … Continue reading Fabulous TED Talk by David Hoffman on Lawyers as Peacemakers
Heather and I have been talking about what law schools can do to help students develop “ADR careers.” In our last episode, Heather responded to my question about what she meant by ADR careers and she suggested that it may be more useful to focus on skills than specific jobs. (In that post, you can … Continue reading Conversation with Heather Kulp About ADR Careers – Part 5
This conversation began with my questioning Heather Kulp about her series of posts in which she critiqued what she saw as some fallacies about ADR jobs. Heather responded, reflecting her sense of obligation to help students interested in ADR to get jobs. When we last left the conversation, I started by identifying things I … Continue reading Conversation with Heather Kulp About ADR Careers – Part 4
From producers of incredible educational resources, Marjorie Aaron and Dwight Golann: Dear colleagues, We are writing to let you know of new video resources available for teaching interviewing and counseling, skills we think are key to effective dispute resolution. The videos come with roleplay instructions; you can download them at no charge for classroom use. … Continue reading New Client Interviewing and Counseling Video Resources
Last week, I posted Heather’s latest contribution to our conversation about ADR Careers. Here’s my response. _______ Thanks for all your kind words, Heather. You give me way too much credit. But why argue? Indeed, let me summarize some of the things I think we agree about. First, we both want to help law students … Continue reading Conversation with Heather Kulp About ADR Careers – Part 3
