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How Exercise May Help the Memory Grow Stronger
March 17, 2018
Exercise may help the brain to build durable memories, through good times and bad. Stress and adversity weaken the brain’s ability to learn and retain information, earlier research has found. But according to a remarkable new neurological study in mice, regular exercise can counteract those effects by bolstering communication between brain cells.
March 17, 2018
Exercise may help the brain to build durable memories, through good times and bad. Stress and adversity weaken the brain’s ability to learn and retain information, earlier research has found. But according to a remarkable new neurological study in mice, regular exercise can counteract those effects by bolstering communication between brain cells.
Data (Gold) Mining: The Rise of the Law Firm Data Analytics Teams
March 17, 2018
The business platitude “data is the new oil” has proven its worth in spades over the last decade. The country’s biggest companies, groups like Google, Facebook and Amazon, trade primarily in data; organizations across industries have invested heavily in business analytics, developers and analysts; and “data scientist” roles have become some of the most lucrative jobs on the market. Yet law firms, for the most part, haven’t quite caught up. But that might be changing. A growing number...
March 17, 2018
The business platitude “data is the new oil” has proven its worth in spades over the last decade. The country’s biggest companies, groups like Google, Facebook and Amazon, trade primarily in data; organizations across industries have invested heavily in business analytics, developers and analysts; and “data scientist” roles have become some of the most lucrative jobs on the market. Yet law firms, for the most part, haven’t quite caught up. But that might be changing. A growing number...
Harvard Law Students Develop AI Program to Help Lawyers Draft Contracts
March 16, 2018
Harvard Law Today is reporting on a new computer program developed by four Harvard Law School students that uses artificial intelligence to help lawyers draft contracts. HLS students harness artificial intelligence to revolutionize how lawyers draft and manage contracts Four Harvard Law students have their heads in the cloud—and they think the rest of the legal profession should join them. With their powerful new search engine called Evisort that harnesses cloud storage and artificial...
March 16, 2018
Harvard Law Today is reporting on a new computer program developed by four Harvard Law School students that uses artificial intelligence to help lawyers draft contracts. HLS students harness artificial intelligence to revolutionize how lawyers draft and manage contracts Four Harvard Law students have their heads in the cloud—and they think the rest of the legal profession should join them. With their powerful new search engine called Evisort that harnesses cloud storage and artificial...
A Neuro-Linguist’s Toolbox – Rapport: Non-Verbal Behaviours
March 16, 2018
NLP approaches non-verbal behavior from a different perspective. Can you remember a time you were having a wonderful conversation...
March 16, 2018
NLP approaches non-verbal behavior from a different perspective. Can you remember a time you were having a wonderful conversation...
When You Need to Bear Bad News
March 15, 2018
If you need to give bad news an article by Sara McCord suggests, Find the right time that makes the most sense for the other person and think about whether he or she may consider the issue urgent or not. If you think you need to break the news immediately explain why you think there are special circumstances justifying your interruption. Craft your message and tell the end of the story first. What went wrong and what’s the impact? Apologize if you think it’s appropriate, talk about...
March 15, 2018
If you need to give bad news an article by Sara McCord suggests, Find the right time that makes the most sense for the other person and think about whether he or she may consider the issue urgent or not. If you think you need to break the news immediately explain why you think there are special circumstances justifying your interruption. Craft your message and tell the end of the story first. What went wrong and what’s the impact? Apologize if you think it’s appropriate, talk about...
You Look Like Someone I Can Trust!
March 15, 2018
It seems that my mother was not alone in trusting strangers. In a January 29, 2018 post entitled This Is Why You Trust Some strangers and Not Others, Brandon Specktor, Senior Writer at LiveScience.com, notes that researchers have found that our ability to trust strangers depends on how much they resemble others that we know to be trustworthy or not so trustworthy. (Id.) In short, it is an “appearance” bias that operates like the Pavlovian response we all learned about in school. If a stranger...
March 15, 2018
It seems that my mother was not alone in trusting strangers. In a January 29, 2018 post entitled This Is Why You Trust Some strangers and Not Others, Brandon Specktor, Senior Writer at LiveScience.com, notes that researchers have found that our ability to trust strangers depends on how much they resemble others that we know to be trustworthy or not so trustworthy. (Id.) In short, it is an “appearance” bias that operates like the Pavlovian response we all learned about in school. If a stranger...
One-Third of Texas Law Firm Leaders Say They Are Open to Merger Talks
March 14, 2018
A new survey finds that 82 percent of Texas law firm leaders have been approached over the last year about a potential combination, and 32 percent say they are open to considering it. Texas’ legal market is burning hot, so it’s not surprising that 82 percent of law firm leaders in Texas have been approached over the last year about a combination with another firm, according to a new survey. In addition, 32 percent of those firm leaders said they are open to considering a firm combination...
March 14, 2018
A new survey finds that 82 percent of Texas law firm leaders have been approached over the last year about a potential combination, and 32 percent say they are open to considering it. Texas’ legal market is burning hot, so it’s not surprising that 82 percent of law firm leaders in Texas have been approached over the last year about a combination with another firm, according to a new survey. In addition, 32 percent of those firm leaders said they are open to considering a firm combination...
Arbitrator Intelligence: From Intuition to Data in Arbitrator Appointments
March 14, 2018
Catherine A. Rogers, Professor of Law at Penn State Law and Professor of Ethics, Regulation, and the Rule of Law at Queen Mary, University of London, has published “Arbitrator Intelligence: From Intuition to Data in Arbitrator Appointments,” New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer Volume 11 No. 2 (Spring 2018). In her essay, Professor Rogers discusses using data gathered using the Arbitrator Intelligence Questionnaire to select neutrals. Here is the abstract: In virtually every sector...
March 14, 2018
Catherine A. Rogers, Professor of Law at Penn State Law and Professor of Ethics, Regulation, and the Rule of Law at Queen Mary, University of London, has published “Arbitrator Intelligence: From Intuition to Data in Arbitrator Appointments,” New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer Volume 11 No. 2 (Spring 2018). In her essay, Professor Rogers discusses using data gathered using the Arbitrator Intelligence Questionnaire to select neutrals. Here is the abstract: In virtually every sector...
Consumer Bankruptcy Filings, 2006-2017
March 13, 2018
In the 12-year span from October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2017, about 12.8 million consumer bankruptcy petitions were...
March 13, 2018
In the 12-year span from October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2017, about 12.8 million consumer bankruptcy petitions were...
Traditional Mediation Tools Explained by Neuroscience
March 13, 2018
Mediators have many tools for facilitating an effective mediation. Neuroscience shows how our actions are influenced by stress hormones released when we perceive threats. Understanding the physiological stress response and its triggers helps us see why these traditional tools are effective. 1. Building Trust and Rapport: The stress response is triggered when threats outweigh resources for handling the threats. Building trust and rapport between mediator and party helps reduce stress in two ways....
March 13, 2018
Mediators have many tools for facilitating an effective mediation. Neuroscience shows how our actions are influenced by stress hormones released when we perceive threats. Understanding the physiological stress response and its triggers helps us see why these traditional tools are effective. 1. Building Trust and Rapport: The stress response is triggered when threats outweigh resources for handling the threats. Building trust and rapport between mediator and party helps reduce stress in two ways....
