Attendance at this conference is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending, email programs@law.stanford.edu.
The Making of Lawyers’ Careers: Authors and Readers
Celebrating the publication of The Making of Lawyers’ Careers, highlighting the key insights from the research, and inviting commentary and discussion of the project, its methodology, results, and impact.
New Directions in Legal Research: The Key Questions
Questions Presented: What are two key questions researchers should be asking about the future of legal services? Why are those two questions so important? And, how might research into those questions most productively proceed?
Mental Health in the Profession: A Critical Examination
Question Presented: What do we know, and what do we need to know, about mental health and substance abuse in the legal profession?
Keynote: The Many Faces of Legal Education
Honorable Goodwin Liu, California Supreme Court
From Legal Education to Legal Careers: Building and Funding Research That Matters
Questions Presented: In light of the changes in the legal profession, how might past or future (empirical/data-based) research inform beneficial reforms in legal education?
Going Forward: Challenges, Opportunities, Responsibilities
Questions Presented: What is the biggest challenge confronting the legal profession today? What can and should be done to respond? How do you view lawyers’ responsibilities today and how do they differ than in the past?
