Projects

Civil justice

Public Interest Law Firms: Authors: Laura Beth Nielsen, Catherine R. Albiston, Updated Feb 21, 2008; Using a multi-method research design, this project investigates how lawyers in public interest law organizations (PILOs) conceptualize and pursue their goals. At the organizational level of analysis,…

Cause Lawyering in Context: Authors: Laura Beth Nielsen, Catherine Albiston, Updated Feb 12, 2008; The Constraints and Opportunities of Practicing Public Law in Public Interest Law firms will provide an unprecedented, empirical portrait of a national sample of the public interest bar. Aenean eros…
Employment Discrimination Litigation: Authors: Robert L. Nelson, Laura Beth Nielsen, Ryon Lancaster, John Donohue III, Peter Siegelman, Updated Feb 11, 2008; At the center of current debates about the role of anti-discrimination law in American society is the system of discrimination litigation. Despite the sheer magnitude of changes in employment…