November 26, 2019
Professionals from all over the world come to UC Law SF to study alternative dispute resolution (ADR), citing the wide selection of dispute resolution courses and the college鈥檚 international reputation among practitioners. Photo: left to right, Prof. Sheila Purcell, Director, CNDR; Mr. Hakan 脰ztatar, Head of…
November 19, 2019
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at UC Law SF was honored to host 22 teams from 11 schools around the country for The ABA Regional Negotiation Competition on Saturday 11/9/2019 and Sunday 11/10/2019. Regionals will continue, and Hastings students on The ADR Team will compete…
September 19, 2019
On September 17, 2019, the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution hosted the eighth Annual 鈥淎DR Around the World鈥 in collaboration with the JAMS Foundation. We were honored to have five Weinstein JAMS International Fellows. This Fellowship Program provides opportunities for qualified individuals from outside the United States to…
September 19, 2019
Hastings’ Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution’s Director, Professor Sheila Purcell, hosted a lunch on September 16th as part of a larger visit by a high level delegation of legal educators and lawyers visiting from the Republic of Uzbekistan. As an international leader in ADR education, CNDR continues to…
January 13, 2019
There is significant evidence that personal well-being affects the quality of professional legal practice and work life satisfaction. Lawyers are reported to have high rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and dissatisfaction with professional life. There is also evidence that habits and ways-of-being developed during law school are contributing…
August 28, 2018
The Ninth Circuit ADR Committee announced that UC Law SF is the winner of the 2018 Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Education Award for its instruction in mediation, negotiation and arbitration. Established in 2005 by the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit, the award recognizes institutions that have advanced ADR scholarship…
Perhaps there is no area of law more affected by technological innovation than the litigation practice. Consider how the field has changed in the past 80 years: In 1938, when the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were first adopted by the courts, there were no direct-dial long-distance calls, no electric…
November 20, 2017
"Recipients are giants in the field and Carol belongs in their midst," says Associate Dean Ascanio Piomelli.
March 29, 2017
We are proud to be known nationally as "the Team to beat"- says Professor Sheila Purcell, Director of the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution.
November 22, 2016
UC Law SF alumna Lainey Feingold '81 speaks with Professor Sheila Purcell about her new book Structured Negotiation, a Winning Alternative to Lawsuits.
September 7, 2016
The Mediation Clinic's partnership with the San Francisco Human Rights Commission offers UC Law SF students interested in social justice issues the opportunity to explore the world of mediation, where focused impartiality, rather than zealous advocacy, reigns supreme.