Date: August 19 & 26, 2023
Places: University of Notre Dame, South Bend & Chicago
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Links: Court Statistics Project, 2019; Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics 2022 Tables; Norton Rose Fulbright, 2023 Litigation Trends Survey; Why Do 80% of Judgments Remain Uncollected? (ABA Journal 2020); 2022 GDP Rankings; E-Discovery Revenues Exceed $14B – Globe News Wire May 12, 2023; Harvard Law School (2019), Rise of the Litigation Finance Firm; What is ChatGPT (2023); Large Effects of AI on Economic Growth – Goldman Sachs 2023; The Decision Lab: Availability Heuristic Explained; AI-Powered Robot Lawyer Canceled (2023); ALSP Market Share $20.6B; Sysco v. Burford – US Chamber Objects to Litigation Financing Company Forcing Continued Litigation (2023); Paul Hastings Viral – $850 Per Hour Junior Associate (Law.com April 7, 2023); Goldberg, Brett, How Mediation Works; Mediate1st® Blog; Garcia, B, Minotaur, World History Encyclopedia (2013)
Conflict Resolution Advice from God, Country and Notre Dame:
“And why do you not judge for your self what is right? As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison.” (Gospel of Luke 12:57-58)
“Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser – in fees, and expenses and waste of time. As a peacemaker, the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.” (Abraham Lincoln, Notes for a Law Lecture, 1850)
“I think the methods of peace are multitudinous, but I like mediation where you can sit down with the two aggrieved parties and somehow work it out between them.” (Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, Notre Dame President, 1952-1987)