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Learning and Practicing Law

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ABF researchers explore all aspects of legal education, from the financing of law schools to diversity and inclusion in the legal academy. Working on one of our fundamental research projects, After the JD researchers continue to mine our unique data set on the career trajectory and satisfaction of legal professionals.

Juries in the Americas: Variation and Change
After the JD: A National Study of Lawyer Careers
Alternative Legal Professionals
Criminal Defense in China
Portrait Project 2.0: Asian Americans in the Legal Profession
Research Group on Legal Diversity
Senior Status, Gender, and Race in the Legal and Liberal Arts Academies
The Financing of Legal Education
The Future of Latinos in the United States: Law, Opportunity, and Mobility
The Hero and the Monsignor: Law, Sexual Violence, and the Catholic Church
The Language of Law Professors
World Justice Project

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After the JD II: Second Results from a National Study of Legal Careers

2009
Ronit Dinovitzer, Robert L. Nelson, Joyce Sterling, Rebecca L. Sandefur, Bryant Garth, John Hagan, David B. Wilkins, Gabriele Plickert, Terry K. Adams, Gita Z. Wilder and John Hagan
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The Center on Law and Globalization

Fall 2009
Terence Halliday
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Achieving Diversity on the Jury: Jury Size and the Peremptory Challenge

August 2009
Shari Seidman Diamond, Destiny Peery, Francis J. Dolan and Emily Dolan
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The Summer Research Diversity Fellowship Program

Summer 2009
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New Results from After the JD, II: Seven Years into a Lawyer's Career

Spring 2009
Bryant Garth
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Darfur and the Crime of Genocide

Winter 2009
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The Cambridge History of Law in America

Summer 2008
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Uncertain Justice: Litigating Claims of Employment Discrimination in the Contemporary U.S.

Spring 2008
Robert L. Nelson
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Arguing with Tradition: The Language of Law in Hopi Tribal Court

August 2008
Justin Richland
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The Language of Law School: Learning to 'Think Like a Lawyer'

Fall 2007
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The Language of Law School: Learning to "Think Like a Lawyer"

February 2007
Elizabeth Mertz and Elizabeth Mertz
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A Puzzling Paradox: Social Origins, Law School Tier, and Lawyer Job Satisfaction

Winter 2007
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