Mediation and Negotiation: Give Them a Little Time
I'm always a little surprised that parties to a pre-trial settlement conference or mediation have any expectation that they might be able to resolve a dispute of years standing in half a day, or even a single day. That they often do settle their differences in so short a time is pretty amazing when you consider the time and effort (and resulting polarization) that have gone into the litigation of that dispute. Mediators and settlement judges often feel as if they're fighting the clock because the parties are impatient with the process and primed to storm out of the room if they...
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Women Leaving BigLaw Life
We're Outta Here -- Why Women are Leaving Big Firms Yes, of course I have something to say about this but it will have to wait until I have a little more time to ponder, reflect, and check my instantaneous knee-jerk reactions for the more durable responses that come with patient reflection. Someone said to me the other day that the best advice he ever received was to pause. Good advice for those of us for whom instant gratification takes too long. In the meantime, check out Denise Howell's Bag and Baggage response to the article here. You might also want to browse this...
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