Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession - Harvard Law School

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  Globalization How the legal profession is changing around the world.
  
  Careers & Diversity How legal careers are changing, and the importance of diversity and inclusion in the profession.
  
  Innovation & Legal Markets How changes in regulatory structures, technology, and market forces impact the delivery of legal services.
  
  Legal Practice How professionalism, collaboration, and new models of organizational behavior influence the practice of law.
  
  Legal Education How to prepare students and seasoned practitioners for a rapidly changing legal profession.
  
  Access to Justice How to deliver legal services most effectively to underrepresented populations.
  
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Structuring Lawyers’ Careers

What is the role of structure in the legal profession

From The Practice — July 1, 2024

After the JD A2J Gender Professional Identity Race

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From The Practice — July/August 2024

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Top view on colorful wooden blocks folding on white wooden background.

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Who we are

We are an empirical research center dedicated to providing a richer understanding of the rapidly changing global legal profession.

About us

Our research

The Center conducts empirical research on the structures, norms, and dynamics of the global legal profession. We organize our work around six research pillars.

Globalization

Careers & Diversity

Innovation & Legal Markets

Legal Practice

Legal Education

Access to Justice

Event

Lyrical: A Screening

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September 26, 2024 — 4:00pm - 6:00pm ET

WCC 1010

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Meet Our Faculty and Fellows

Hadley DeBello

Student Fellow (2024-2025), HLS Center on the Legal Profession See all people

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Magazine

The Practice

Our bi-monthly magazine showcases academic research on the legal profession. Each issue explores a specific theme and features the latest scholarship and original analysis. Written for busy practitioners and those interested in the global legal profession.

July/August 2024

Building Lawyers' Careers