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A Favor To Ask: Help Support and Celebrate Community Mediation

Law Sites

Long formerly known as the North Shore Community Mediation Center, it is an organization that provides conflict resolution and training services to a broad swath of communities north of Boston. 19, The Resolution Center celebrates its 30th anniversary.

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Mediation of Discovery Disputes by Court’s Law Clerk?

E-Discovery LLC

For example, a recent Idaho decision recited that “the Court’s clerk held an informal mediation” to resolve a discovery dispute. In that District: “The Court’s discovery dispute process clearly states that the Court will not issue discovery orders unless an informal mediation with the law clerk proves unsuccessful….” Idaho Sept.

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Can AI Replace Human Mediators? Groundbreaking Study Reveals Surprising Results

E-Discovery Team

The article by Ralph Losey discusses the evolving role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in dispute resolution, particularly through the use of large language models like GPT-4 as mediators. With 92% of civil cases settled out of court, incorporating AI could alleviate the burden on human mediators in low-stakes disputes.

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Alabama Judge Appoints Mediator in Long-Running Med Marijuana License Dispute

Insurance Journal

AP) — A judge has appointed a mediator in the long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in Alabama. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson named retired Circuit Judge Eugene Reese to act as …

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Online Marketing: Try These 3 Techniques to Tempt Targets

Attorney at Work

My mediation blog includes posts on “The One Thing You Can Control in Negotiation” and “The One Thing to Do to Maximize Mediation Success.” The title makes a promise of a specific number of nuggets of information. The format fulfills that promise. Teasing with a number works even if the number is one.

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Retirement and the Unexpected Return to the Office

Attorney at Work

Feeling the inner momentum still pulling me toward more engagement and stimulation, the final chapter of my two-year sabbatical was the 40-hour Superior Court mediation certification course. I had attended hundreds of mediations but found that I learned more about negotiations in this one course than I had in my 27 years as a lawyer.

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What Does It Take to Be a Great Lawyer? The Competency of Curiosity

Attorney at Work

What was your strategy with taking the expert witness’s deposition or with the settlement offers during mediation? After you turn in an assignment, schedule time with the partner to either.

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