Aman on Lawyers, Social Science, and Globalization
What should social scientists know about lawyers’ views on globalization? In our previous post, Michele LaVigne argued that social scientists need to consult…
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Shedding Empirical Light on Indigent Defense
Often the new empiricism in law takes the form of advice from social scientists to lawyers. In this interesting post, Professor Michele LaVigne…
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Law in action and law on the books: A primer
We are pleased to welcome a guest blogger, Bill Clune, whose post gives us his “primer” on the concept of law-in-action, a concept…
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Tejani on Legal Ed Reform: Be Careful!
Beyond San Jose State: Legal Ed Innovation Should be Handled with Care By Riaz Tejani Educational “innovation” should be approached with care. In…
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Chambliss on Law School Socialization and Sorting
Remember The Paper Chase? Mr. Hart on the hot seat on his first day at Harvard Law School, commanded by Professor Kingsfield to “fill…
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Comparative institutional analysis and NLR
How do we move from detailed empirical research on law to address broader questions about how law operates? Our blog and website this…
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NLR BLOG FORUM: WHAT IS HAPPENING TO WOMEN IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION – PART 2: LAW PROFESSORS
In this entry, Professors Katherine Barnes and Elizabeth Mertz share some findings on women law professors, drawn from their work on the ABF…
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Blog Forum – WOMEN in the LEGAL PROFESSION [Seron]
NLR BLOG FORUM: What is happening to women in the legal profession? We begin this forum with some observations on the current status…
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Emanuel on Judge Tuttle
Professor Anne Emanuel writes to the NLR Blog on Peppers, Vigilante, and Zorn’s recent article about Judge Tuttle of the Fifth Circuit.
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Carole Silver on global legal education
Continuing our discussion on global legal education, Carole Silver of Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law responds to Tejani and Aman. Professor Silver…
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