Nebraska (NE) Adr CLE Course Catalog

Join two experts in online dispute resolution as they provide guidance and best practices to help you understand the fine points of virtual mediation and arbitration.

Technology has driven transformation for many areas of the legal profession aiding with tools covering contract management and e-discovery to cloud based systems and big data and analytics. Yet, dispute resolution has yet to feel the full impact of this transformation. What stage are we currently facing? Where will this take us in the next five years?

Andrea Schneider and Chris Honeyman, two well respected teachers of dispute resolution and editors of the new Negotiation Essentials for Lawyers (ABA, 2019) share some practical and yet less well known tips to mediating and negotiating more effectively. Even experienced negotiators may focus almost exclusively on building, in essence, the basic negotiation skills.

Learn to how prepare and negotiate for successful outcomes via cooperative strategies.

Employers across the nation are confronting a host of new or amended employment laws addressing pay equity, pay inquiry, and paid sick leave. For instance, various U.S. municipalities and states, including New York City, Philadelphia, New York, California, and Puerto Rico have also enacted new legislation that prohibits employers from asking applicants about their current or past salary, creating additional compliance and recruitment challenges for employers. Additionally, various states and localities have adopted or are considering mandatory paid sick leave laws, adding to the assortment of new employer requirements. So what will the future workplace look like for women?