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In the Legal's Alternative Dispute Resolution supplement, read about internal conflicts at law firms, arbitration panels and their lack of diversity, and the benefits of mediation in family law.

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Law Firm Internal Conflicts? Look Before You Leap

There are many considerations law firms need to evaluate when faced with high stakes fee petition or law firm litigation.

How Initial Demands and Offers Affect the Course of the Negotiations

An unrealistic position is different from an aggressive position. An initial position should not be anointed unrealistic by the mediator.

Sixth Circuit: Scope of Discovery to include Private Commercial Arbitration

The discovery order would prescribe the "practice and procedure" to be utilized, "which may be in whole or part the practice and procedure of the foreign country or the international tribunal."

99 Problems and Arbitration Panel Diversity Is One

Mandatory arbitration clauses have become pervasive and though arbitration, as a process, is derided for its opaqueness and lack of transparency, the use of mandatory arbitration continues to proliferate.

Misconceptions and Benefits of Family Law Mediation

Mediation provides divorcing spouses and separating parents with the opportunity to take control of their future by investing their time and energy in resolving these issues without the necessity of litigation.