Projects

Civil justice

Public Interest Law Firms: Authors: Laura Beth Nielsen, Catherine R. Albiston; 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,…
Employment Civil Rights: Authors: Robert L. Nelson, Laura Beth Nielsen, Ronit Dinovitzer; The Employment Civil Rights Project is generating findings on the changing dynamics of employment discrimination litigation, the types of cases that succeed in litigation, and the parties'…

Cause Lawyering in Context: Authors: Laura Beth Nielsen, Catherine Albiston; 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.
Pursuing Law’s Promise: Researching Access to Justice in 21st Century America: Authors: Robert L. Nelson, Laura Beth Nielsen, Aaron C. Smyth; Through a series of innovative empirical research projects, Pursuing Law’s Promise investigates Americans’ experiences with their civil justice problems and the institutions of remedy…
Contested Constructions of Discrimination: Authors: Laura Beth Nielsen, Jill D. Weinberg , Jeremy Freese; Contested Constructions uses experimental research to investigate how judges and laypeople define employment discrimination and perceptions of the legal system as the appropriate forum to adjudicate…