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Two Practical Articles to Help You Improve Your Courses (Without Starting from Scratch)

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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) →

Emerging Trends in Law School AI Initiatives

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 →

Seriously, You’re Really Still Saying “Facilitative” and “Evaluative” Mediation in 2025?

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? →

Responsible Realism About AI in Law and Dispute Resolution

Artificial intelligence is already transforming the ways lawyers, educators, students, scholars, and dispute resolution professionals work.  The pace of change is accelerating. How should we respond collectively? How will you respond to help your students and/or clients deal with this new world? To help figure this out, you can read a concise new article, Responsible … Continue reading Responsible Realism About AI in Law and Dispute Resolution →

Carli Conklin Succeeds Ilhyung Lee as Director of Missouri’s Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution

Professor Carli N. Conklin has been named Director of the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution (CSDR) at the University of Missouri School of Law. She succeeds Professor Ilhyung Lee, who served as the Center’s director from 2019 to 2025. Carli brings a rich blend of scholarly insight, historical perspective, and teaching excellence to … Continue reading Carli Conklin Succeeds Ilhyung Lee as Director of Missouri’s Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution →

AI and Dispute Resolution: Why You’ll Need It Sooner Than You Think

Imagine doing your work without word processing, spell checkers, email, the internet, search engines, voicemail, cell phones, or Zoom. That’s how you’ll probably feel in the not-too-distant future about working without artificial intelligence (AI). Innovations often seem radical at first.  In time, people just take them for granted. ABA Formal Opinion 512 states that lawyers … Continue reading AI and Dispute Resolution: Why You’ll Need It Sooner Than You Think →

Collection of Resources about RPS Coach

I just posted a document collecting publications about the RPS Negotiation and Mediation Coach (RPS Coach), an AI tool designed to support good decision-making and reflective practice in negotiation and mediation. It includes brief descriptions and links to blog posts and articles about: Introducing RPS Coach Using Artificial Intelligence Tools Writing with the Coach Using … Continue reading Collection of Resources about RPS Coach →

New Article on Mediation Representation – and an Invitation for a Conversation at the ABA DR Conference

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Many of us teach mediation courses focused on preparing students to serve as neutrals. Our courses don’t focus much on preparing them to represent clients in mediation, a role they are far more likely to perform soon after graduation. I just posted my latest Theory Meets Practice column for CPR’s Alternatives magazine, The Art of … Continue reading New Article on Mediation Representation – and an Invitation for a Conversation at the ABA DR Conference →

You Really Should Know About John Inazu

Many of the people we admire for their work on dispute resolution aren’t formally part of the dispute resolution community.  They include lawyers, judges, law professors, and others whose work embodies the spirit of our field – even when they use different language, work in other disciplines, or serve in different roles. Some time ago, … Continue reading You Really Should Know About John Inazu →

Why This Tech-Wary Curmudgeon Went All-In on AI – And You Might Too

Despite being a card-carrying member of the if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it school of innovation, I dove headfirst into the world of AI. Why?  Because it turns out to be amazingly useful. In a short piece, Technology and Me and You:  Getting Comfortable with AI, I reflect on how I came to develop the RPS Coach AI tool.  I … Continue reading Why This Tech-Wary Curmudgeon Went All-In on AI – And You Might Too →