As a nice break from grading, think about coming to Paris next November!  The international biennial on negotiation (formerly called Negocia) is going to be held at Novancia Business School in Paris from November 16-18.  The call for papers is here.  Having attended before and planning to attend again this year, I highly recommend the … Continue reading Call for Papers–Come to Paris! →

I just have to post this–this commercial is awesome.  I love that wage gap is now part of the commercial lexicon and that asking for it is portrayed so wonderfully.  Practice your arguments, think of criteria, find your courage (apply deodorant, apparently) and go for it.   She is not worrying about being likeable, she is … Continue reading Wage Gap negotiations–now in prime time →

As the semester ends and a lot of us are planning our summer research and writing, please keep in mind that the 10th Annual AALS Alternative Dispute Resolution Section’s Works-in-Progress Conference will be September 23 & 24, at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Cue loud cheering!) As many of the readers on this … Continue reading Save the Date–Works in Progress! →

Courtesy of Lauren Newell from Ohio Northern who presented this at the ABA Conference earlier this month…and I’d be happy to post other teaching tools or ideas from all.  Thanks much to Lauren! At the ABA Conference I had the pleasure of being part of a panel called Negotiation Courses: Beyond the Roleplay? Our talk focused … Continue reading Interview Speed Dating →

Help us celebrate a bit of birthday cheer together. Join us in NYC at the ABA DR conference on Thursday, April 7th at 9:30 p.m. in the Sheraton to toast and celebrate!  The link to the official invitation is here–please let us know you’ll be joining us so we can save space for you! Extra drinks for those … Continue reading One Last Reminder–This Thursday Night!!! →

It has been great fun to watch President Obama in Cuba (and to get to say things like–hey, I was there!) over the last two days.  The one thing we did not get to do on our trip was attend a baseball game since we were rained out twice.  Sigh.  But we did talk about … Continue reading Baseball Diplomacy →

Posting this again as a reminder–Hope to see you there!! Join us in NYC at the ABA DR conference on Thursday, April 7th at 9:30 p.m. in the Sheraton to toast and celebrate!  The link to the official invitation is here–please let us know you’ll be joining us so we can save space for you! Extra drinks for … Continue reading The Blog Turns 50 Party Reminder →

Well, not quite, but many of us have already turned this year or will within the next few months.  Join us in NYC at the ABA DR conference on Thursday, April 7th at 9:30 p.m. in the Sheraton to toast and celebrate!  The link to the official invitation is here–please let us know you’ll be joining us! Extra … Continue reading The Blog Turns 50! →

Hi all and happy Friday!  For your weekend fun, I am linking to a flowchart that will easily help all of us navigate our way to brilliant research.  Seriously, this stems from last year’s ABA Section on Dispute Resolution panel on the above topic. Based on Tim’s original flowchart with additional nuances from the panel conversation … Continue reading How Being Angry Leads to Good Research…Or Should Stop You in Your Tracks →

I am delighted to share the New York Times Saturday profile of one of my former students, Kim Motley, doing amazing work in Afghanistan.  She is one of the only U.S. lawyers practicing there and has taken some incredible cases to the Afghan courts, representing victims of domestic violence, kidnap victims, and other women.  In this … Continue reading Cross Cultural Lawyering at its Best →