A document was recently submitted to the ABA House of Delegates in support of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act. The letter was signed by about fifty prominent law professors and deans nationwide (along with some riff-raff from Oregon). If I could figure out how to attach it to this post, or if I could find … Continue reading Educators for the UCLA (no, not that UCLA) →

The Harvard Negotiation Law Review’s 2010 Symposium, the Negotiation Within, is scheduled for Saturday February 27, 2010 at the Harvard Law School.  As you might anticipate, the focus is inward directed on issues such as identity and senses of self.  The line up of speakers is first rate (of course) and should lead to some interesting … Continue reading Harvard Negotiation Law Review Symposium – The Negotiation Within →

Every year the ABA’s DR Section announces two major awards, the D’Almeberte/Raven Award and the Lawyer as Problem Solver Award.  The awards will be presented at the ABA DR Section’s annual conference in San Francisco.  Below is a little about each award and the winner of each award.  Congratulations to all.   And, it’s always a pleasure when a … Continue reading ABA DR Section Announces Awards →

I was listening to a great story this morning on NPR which described an interesting experiment.  In his book How We Decide, and in a recent Wall Street Journal article, Jonah Lehrer writes about an experiment by Stanford University professor Baba Shiv, who collected several dozen undergraduates and divided them into two groups. In the WSJ … Continue reading Chocolate Cake v. Fruit–Or Why Get Emotional During “Rational” Negotiations →

Virginia State Senator Emmet Hanger recently introduced a bill in the Virginia Senate which would give formal structure to restorative justice programs in Virginia by specifically recognizing that a court can order an offender into a “court-approved restorative justice program.”  The direct link to the bill is:  http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+SB679  The bill also specifically recognizes that victim … Continue reading Restorative Justice Bill Introduced in Virginia’s Senate →

Although the New York State Bar Association has now changed it planned panel for the upcoming meeting next week, this is still a doozy.  Here is Bridget Crawford from the Feminist Law Prof blog last week: The Committee on Women in the Law is sponsoring a program called “Weathering Tough Times: Strategic Planning for Your Practice.” The … Continue reading The New York State Bar’s Approach to Teaching Women Communication Skills–Are You Kidding Me? →

If you’re a reader of this blog, you know that arbitation is a hot legal topic and that the Supremes have handed down several arbitration decisions over the last few years.  Earlier today Sarah told us that cert was recently granted in the Rent-a-Center West case, and she gave us her take.  Below, Professor Jean Sternlight from the … Continue reading Sternlight on Rent-a-Center West →

The Supreme Court granted cert in Jackson v. Rent-a-Center West, 09-0947, http://www.scotusblog.com/todays-orders-52/ Karl Bayer posted the question presented on his blog and I repeat it here: The question presented in the case is: Is the district court required in all cases to determine claims that an arbitration agreement subject to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) … Continue reading Supreme Court Grants Cert in Arbitrability Case →

The annual Empiricial Scholarshiop Workshop, a joint effort of Northwestern University Law School and Washington University Law School, will take place on May 24-26 at the Norwestern campus in downtown Chicago.  If you’re wondering whether this conference is for you, here’s a short description. The Conducting Empirical Legal Scholarship workshop is for law school faculty interested in … Continue reading Empirical Scholarship Workshop →