• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

ABF.

Research Advancing Justice

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • ABF Fellows
  • Donate
  • Research
    • Research
      • Learning and Practicing Law
      • Protecting Rights and Accessing Justice
      • Making and Implementing Law
      • See Recent Research
    • Other Work
      • ABF Newsletter: Researching Law
      • ABF Podcast: Whose Law is it Anyway?
      • Access to Justice Research Initiative
      • Law & Social Inquiry
  • People
  • Programs
    • Faculty Scholars
    • Postdoctoral Fellowships
    • Doctoral Fellowships
    • Undergraduate Fellowships
  • Giving
    • Impact Funds
      • The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Endowed Fund for Research in Civil Rights and Gender Equality
      • The William C. Hubbard Law & Education Conference Endowment
      • The William H. Neukom Fellows Campaign for a Research Chair in Diversity and Law
    • Donate
      • Leave a Legacy
      • Donor Stories
  • News & Events
  • About
    • Board of Directors
Home > Research > Learning and Practicing Law

Learning and Practicing Law

Projects

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.

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

Recent Research Publications

  • Skip to Author Filter
  • Skip to Keyword Filter
  • Skip to Category Filter
  • Skip to Research Area Filter
  • Skip to Resource Types Filter
Learning and Practicing Law
Reset

Displaying 12 Results Out of 89

  • Newsletters

The Summer Research Diversity Fellowship Program

Summer 2009
  • Newsletters

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

Spring 2009
Robert L. Nelson, Bryant Garth and Ronit Dinovitzer
  • Newsletters

Darfur and the Crime of Genocide

Winter 2009
John Hagan
  • Newsletters

The Cambridge History of Law in America

Summer 2008
Christopher L. Tomlins
  • Newsletters

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

Spring 2008
Robert L. Nelson and Laura Beth Nielsen
  • Books

Arguing with Tradition: The Language of Law in Hopi Tribal Court

August 2008
Justin Richland
  • Newsletters

The Language of Law School: Learning to 'Think Like a Lawyer'

Fall 2007
Elizabeth Mertz
  • Books

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

February 2007
Elizabeth Mertz
  • Newsletters

A Puzzling Paradox: Social Origins, Law School Tier, and Lawyer Job Satisfaction

Winter 2007
Bryant Garth and Ronit Dinovitzer
  • Newsletters

International Perspectives on Lawyer Professionalism and Ethics

Spring 2006
John Hagan and Terence Halliday
  • Articles

Revisiting the Unanimity Requirement: The Behavior of the Non-Unanimous Civil Jury

2005
Shari Seidman Diamond, Mary R. Rose and Beth Murphy
  • Books

Urban Lawyers: The New Social Structure of the Bar

July 2005
John P. Heinz, Robert L. Nelson and Rebecca Sandefur
  • Go to Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • Go to Next Page

  • About
  • People
  • Careers
  • For Media
  • Logos & Colors
  • Annual Report
    • Financial Report
  • ABF Fellows
  • Research
  • Learning and Practicing Law
  • Protecting Rights and Accessing Justice
  • Making and Implementing Law
  • Other Work
  • ABF Newsletter: Researching Law
  • ABF Podcast: Whose Law is it Anyway?
  • Access to Justice Research Initiative
  • Law & Social Inquiry
  • Programs
  • Faculty Scholars
  • Postdoctoral Fellowships
  • Doctoral Fellowships
  • Undergraduate Fellowships
  • Giving
  • Donor Stories
  • Impact Funds
  • Leave a Legacy
  • News & Events

Sign up for ABF News:

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Logo
Research Advancing Justice
  • Contact Us
  • Contact the Fellows
  • Media Contacts
  • Privacy Policy
American Bar Foundation
750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611-4403
© 2025 American Bar Foundation
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in ABF publications are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the American Bar Foundation or the American Bar Association. The AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION, ABF and related seal trademarks as used by the American Bar Foundation are owned by the American Bar Association and used under license.