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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.

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

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After the JD: First Results of a National Study of Legal Careers

2004
Ronit Dinovitzer, Bryant Garth, Joyce Sterling, Gita Z. Wilder and Richard Sander
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Lawyers for Conservative Causes: Clients, Ideology, and Social Distance

March 2003
John P. Heinz and Anthony Paik
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Tangled Loyalties: Conflict of Interest in Legal Practice

July 2002
Susan P. Shapiro
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The Scale of Justice: Observations on the Transformation of Urban Law Practice

August 2001
John P. Heinz, Robert L. Nelson and Edward O. Laumann
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Chicago Lawyers: The Social Structure of the Bar

John P. Heinz and Edward O. Laumann
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