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Testing for negotiation skills, creativity: an LSAT for the 21st century

Diane Levin
November 11, 2008 20:55

In the U.S., thousands of graduate school applicants sit each year for one or more of the standardized tests that most universities require as part of their admissions process.  One of them, the Law School Admission Test, known as the LSAT, measures the reading comprehension and verbal reasoning ...

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Highlights from the World Directory of ADR Blogs

Diane Levin
November 21, 2008 20:02

Fellow mediator and blogger Geoff Sharp and I issued a challenge today to our fellow ADR bloggers: pick your best post from 2008 and submit it, then readers will choose the top three from all the submissions.  This friendly competition is open to any blog listed on the World Directory of ADR Blogs ...

Calling all ADR bloggers - is one of your posts the best in 2008?

Diane Levin
November 21, 2008 14:38

ADR blogs Mediation Channel and mediator blah… blah… are combining in a quest to find the 3 best mediation and negotiation related posts written in 2008. Together we are asking all ADR bloggers to send us your very favorite mediation/negotiation related post that you have written this...

Master the geography of collaboration with the latest edition of The Complete Lawyer

Diane Levin
November 20, 2008 16:47

The latest edition of The Complete Lawyer is now available, putting the focus on “Doing Business Internationally.” The Complete Lawyer is a web-based magazine focusing on quality of life and career satisfaction for attorneys but with relevance for dispute resolution professionals as well.  It feat...

Massachusetts Uniform Mediation Act: time to make your opinion count online or in person

Diane Levin
November 20, 2008 16:28

Since 2006, a group of mediators in Massachusetts, designating itself the MassUMA Working Group, has met regularly to discuss the adoption of the Uniform Mediation Act (”UMA”) in the Commonwealth. The UMA protects communications made during a mediation and establishes a limited...

To err is human: how do we keep our feet out of our mouths in the first place?

Diane Levin
November 20, 2008 09:49

Last week, legal marketing guru Larry Bodine put his foot in it with a blog post describing the “Best ‘Elevator Pitch’ Ever…?”, courtesy of a “silver-haired senior-most litigator” who relies on a cheap joke about the Holocaust to woo business...

Testing for negotiation skills, creativity: an LSAT for the 21st century

Diane Levin
November 11, 2008 20:55

In the U.S., thousands of graduate school applicants sit each year for one or more of the standardized tests that most universities require as part of their admissions process.  One of them, the Law School Admission Test, known as the LSAT, measures the reading comprehension and verbal reasoning ...

Conflict style inventory gets upgrade, free review copy available

Diane Levin
November 11, 2008 20:13

Conflict resolution expert, mediator, and peacebuilder Dr. Ron Kraybill has asked me to let readers know that he has released a 2008 upgrade for Style Matters: The Kraybill Conflict Style Inventory through the company he founded, Riverhouse ePress. With over 120,000 users, Style Matters has helped...

Court-connected mediation in Massachusetts another casualty of tough economy

Diane Levin
November 11, 2008 19:07

In news that has stunned the alternative dispute resolution community in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Trial Court has terminated its mediation contracts with programs approved to provide services in courts throughout the Commonwealth. Last month Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick ordered deep...

Animated short celebrates 60th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Diane Levin
October 15, 2008 19:45

We dispute resolution professionals sometimes characterize the difference between mediation and litigation as one of focus: mediation is interest-based, focusing on the underlying needs and aspirations of the individuals involved in the dispute, while litigation is rights-based, concerning itself...