Taking Empirical Research Seriously Academic Article

abstract

• This essay considers how empirical research on the legal profession can bridge the divide between theory, social science, and the ethical practice of law. After providing background information on the growing field of empirical legal research, Part I of this essay focuses on developments in empirical legal research on lawyering. Part II discusses how collaboration with practitioners and other stakeholders can help researchers address challenges related to accessing data. Once data are obtained, Part III suggests how dissemination and sharing of research can link the academy and practicing lawyers. The conclusion urges a collaborative course of action for legal ethics scholars who want their research to be taken seriously by members of the academy, the practicing bar, regulators of the legal profession, and lawyer organizations.

authors

• Fortney, Susan

published proceedings

• Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics

author list (cited authors)

• Fortney, S. S.

complete list of authors

• Fortney, Susan Saab

publication date

• October 2009

publisher

• Georgetown University Law Center  Publisher

published in

• Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics  Journal

keywords

• Empirical Research
• Legal Profession

URI

• https://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/facscholar/86

start page

• 1473

end page

• 1483

volume

• 22

issue

• 4