Mediation Preferred

In China, more are choosing mediation to help resolve disputes. Read this article for details!

Solving Conflict with Your Team

Want to learn how to solve a conflict with your team? Team Fascinate provides 7 great recommendations!

What about our image?

"Just as Lincoln recognized, we as lawyers need to accept and act upon the public's need for us to be not only advocates, but more, to be problem solvers and peacemakers. With the decline in available court resources, this need is more critical than ever..." Read more from "It’s time to change our approach to client service and our image," August issue of the California Bar Journal.

Eight tips for negotiation planning

Negotiation Skills Needed

Learn about the negotiation skills you need in business!

Thomas Stipanowich, academic director of the Pepperdine University Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the School of Law, recently published an article in the National Law Journal on a recent study of Fortune 1,000 corporate counsel conducted by the Straus Institute in collaboration with Cornell University and the New York-based CPR Institute.

How to Win at Business Negotiations

How to win at business negotiations: you must 1) know your bargaining position, 2) know how the other side perceives its position, and 3) assess your bargaining style. Read more...