Tag Archives: For Teachers and Students

Call for Proposals: Works-in-Progress Conference on History of Dispute Resolution

September 24, 2015 John Lande

Here’s an announcement from my colleague, Carli Conklin. Greetings, colleagues! The Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution and the University of Missouri School of Law are hosting a Works-in-Progress Conference on the History of Dispute Resolution, to accompany our November 13, 2015 symposium on arbitration history. We’d love to have you take part! For … Continue reading Call for Proposals: Works-in-Progress Conference on History of Dispute Resolution →

What Makes Lawyers Happy? – And How Can You Help?

September 21, 2015 John Lande 7 Comments

Money can’t buy me love. – Paul McCartney As a corollary to psychologist McCartney’s insight, money can’t buy lawyers (much) happiness. That’s one of the key findings of Lawrence Krieger and Kennon Sheldon’s impressive study, What Makes Lawyers Happy?: A Data-Driven Prescription to Redefine Professional Success. This post includes excerpts from this article, sans … Continue reading What Makes Lawyers Happy? – And How Can You Help? →

US Supreme Court Fellowship Application Deadline – Nov. 6

September 17, 2015 John Lande

My colleague S.I. Strong posted the following announcement: The application process for the US Supreme Court Fellowship is open until Friday, November 6, 2015. The Fellows program is open to both junior and mid-career applicants. An article describing the daily duties of a US Supreme Court Fellow and the application process was recently published in … Continue reading US Supreme Court Fellowship Application Deadline – Nov. 6 →

Satisfaction Through Service

September 6, 2015 John Lande

Life can be darn irritating. In a NYT op-ed piece, Arthur Brooks argues that “When I am working for myself, any disappointing outcome is a stressful, unpleasant reflection on me. When I am serving, on the other hand, the work is always intrinsically valuable because of its intention. Adopting a service mind-set guarantees some measure … Continue reading Satisfaction Through Service →

Tips for Lawyers Who Want to Get Good Results for Clients and Make Money

August 27, 2015 John Lande 1 Comment

Recently, I was asked to write a post for a state bar association blog with highlights from my article, My Last Lecture: More Unsolicited Advice for Future and Current Lawyers. Then I thought, heck, I should post it here too. Understand Your Clients’ Interests. Lawyers often assume that they know what their clients want–to get … Continue reading Tips for Lawyers Who Want to Get Good Results for Clients and Make Money →

Request for Comments on My Last Lecture

August 19, 2015 John Lande

Several weeks ago, I posted an item about an article with advice for law students (and, to some extent, lawyers): My Last Lecture: More Unsolicited Advice for Future and Current Lawyers. I would love to get any comments or suggestions about the things that students do to drive you crazy (crazier?) and what they might … Continue reading Request for Comments on My Last Lecture →

My Last Lecture in Your Course

August 5, 2015 John Lande

For the first time since 2004, this fall, I will not teach our required 1L course, Lawyering: Problem-Solving and Dispute Resolution. We had several sections each year and so I had a chance to impart my views about lawyering to a substantial part of our class. I felt passionate about the value of good lawyering … Continue reading My Last Lecture in Your Course →

New and Improved DRLE Syllabus Collection

July 6, 2015 John Lande

I am pleased to inform you that the updated collection of DR syllabi is now available on the DRLE website. To those who generously contributed syllabi to share with your colleagues: THANK YOU SO MUCH. Please take a look and let me know if there are any problems we need to fix with the listing … Continue reading New and Improved DRLE Syllabus Collection →

Damn Emotions!

July 5, 2015 John Lande

Have you seen “Inside Out” yet? It’s the delightful Pixar movie portraying the conflicting emotions of an 11 year-old girl grappling with the difficulties of a move from Minnesota to San Francisco. Indeed, the emotions are characters themselves: Anger, Disgust, Fear, Sadness, and Joy. The film’s producers consulted psychologists who wrote a piece in the … Continue reading Damn Emotions! →

Failure to Communicate

June 26, 2015 John Lande 3 Comments

It’s a damn miracle that people on your planet ever understand each other. My good friend, Charlie Irvine, who mediates and teaches in Glasgow, Scotland, wrote an amusing and/or horrifying blog post about students’ statements in law school exam answers. (Charlie blogs on the Kluwer Mediation Blog, which has some very thoughtful contributors. I saw … Continue reading Failure to Communicate →