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The Making of Lawyers’ Careers: A Twenty-Year ABF Study Finds Systemic Inequality in the Legal Profession Still Exists
March 19, 2024
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has long been recognized as the leading source of research on legal education and the profession. Among these projects is the first longitudinal study of legal careers… Read More
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Mark Suchman Delivers the Keynote Address at the Hong Kong University Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies Inaugural Conference
July 11, 2024
Mark Suchman, Executive Director of the American Bar Foundation (ABF), delivered the keynote address at the University of Hong Kong for the inaugural conference of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Legal…
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Jacob Goldin Awarded 2024 Donald M. Ephraim Prize in Law and Economics from the University of Chicago
July 11, 2024
Jacob Goldin, a Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation (ABF) and the Richard M. Lipton Professor of Tax Law at the University of Chicago Law School, has been awarded…
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Walter G. Johnson, Australian National University Ph.D. Candidate, Wins Law & Social Inquiry’s Graduate Student Paper Competition
June 18, 2024
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is pleased to announce that Walter G. Johnson (he/him), a Ph.D. candidate at the Australian National University in the School of Regulation and Global Governance…
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May 15, 2024
History, University of Washington, Bothell
"What We Talk About When We Talk About Prison (Or, How Prison Explains the United States)"
Hybrid: Virtual/In-Person
(ABF Offices, 750 N Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor Chicago, IL)
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11
Law, Rutgers Law School
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18
Criminology, Law, and Justice, University of Illinois Chicago
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October
2
Philosophy, NYU Shanghai
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October
16
Law, University of Hong Kong
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October
23
Political Science, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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15
History, University of Washington, Bothell
"What We Talk About When We Talk About Prison (Or, How Prison Explains the United States)"
Hybrid: Virtual/In-Person
(ABF Offices, 750 N Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor Chicago, IL)
May
8
Law, University of California, Irvine School of Law
"Myth & Measurement of Wages in Digitalized Labor Management"
Hybrid: Virtual/In-Person
(ABF Offices, 750 N Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor Chicago, IL)
May
8
Translating Ideas into Action
Join the ABF at Wayne State University for an opportunity to critically examine how empirical research might provide answers to the access to civil justice crisis.
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(McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Wayne State University)