Until the #MeToo movement catalyzed change, many civil cases involving sexual harassment or abuse ended in settlements that required confidentiality.

Cambridge Core - Computing and Society - Rethinking the Lawyers' Monopoly

Stanford Law School’s Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession has named Malka Herman as its new executive director. The Rhode Center is a na

Stanford Law School’s Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession has named Malka Herman as its new executive director. The Rhode Center is a na

Cambridge Core - Computing and Society - Rethinking the Lawyers' Monopoly

This week, we're joined by David Freeman Engstrom and Natalie Knowlton from the Deborah Rhode Center on the Legal Profession at Stanford Law. David, who serves as co-director of the Center and holds…

Cambridge Core - Law and technology, science, communication - Rethinking the Lawyers' Monopoly

Cambridge Core - Law and technology, science, communication - Rethinking the Lawyers' Monopoly

Multidistrict litigation (MDL) now dominates the federal civil docket. With roughly 65% of all federal civil cases consolidated into MDLs, these cases

Courts are buckling under the weight of a staggering access-to-justice crisis. In three-quarters of cases, at least one side lacks a lawyer, default judgments are on the rise, and most Americans with…

The 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Law Institute (ALI) took place this May, bringing together leading experts from the academy, law practice, and the

faculty.westacademic.com: Engstrom's Legal Ethics: The Plaintiffs' Lawyer: This casebook examines legal ethics from the perspective of plaintiffs’ lawyers. Specifically, this casebook offers a…

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As Trump targets law firms with punitive executive orders, firms face a familiar dilemma: all would benefit from resistance, but acting alone may risk

Stay informed on the latest legal trends and research. Read the Center on the Legal Profession blog from Stanford Law School.

New laws and workarounds are giving PE a bite at one of the few industries it's yet to influence.

*NOTE: This position has been deemed critical/has specific funding, has been approved by the Law School for posting, and is exempt from the hiring...

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Stanford researchers discuss new data on legal services innovations in Arizona and Utah on Talk Justice. Five years ago, Arizona and Utah launched Discover insightful episodes on Legal Talk Network's ...

Five years after Arizona and Utah launched groundbreaking reforms to liberalize legal services regulation, a new comprehensive study from Stanford Law School's Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Pro...

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Technology  The U.K.’s Solicitors Regulation Authority has authorized the first law firm providing legal services through AI. The New York Times reports

In 2020, Arizona and Utah departed from the usual approach to legal services regulation, launching innovative reforms that permit entities (think Lega

Rhode Center Civil Justice Student Fellows Jessica Wang and Brian Xu have been awarded the 2025 Susman Godfrey Prize, which the law firm awards annually

by By Owen Foulkes, Rhode Center Civil Justice Fellow On April 28, the Rhode Center co-hosted a lunch talk with Elizabeth Cabraser and Annie Wanless of

Technology  The U.K.’s Solicitors Regulation Authority has authorized the first law firm providing legal services through AI. The New York Times reports

Veterans with disabilities who experience discrimination are entitled to access to federal court for relief--just like anyone else. The VA, however, wants to close the courthouse doors. In this Ninth ...

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Stanford law professor advocates for public-sector AI tools to support self-represented litigants in civil cases.

A group of veterans' organizations, retired military officers and legal scholars are urging the Ninth Circuit to uphold a California federal judge's decision that the federal government must build vet...

An unusual coalition now aims to bust their monopoly on civil legal advice.

The Supreme Court’s Decision in Lackey v. Stinnie and What It Means for Plaintiffs’ Access to Courts On Tuesday, February 25th, the U.S. Supreme

Utah is scaling back a four-year-old program that loosened rules for delivering legal services in the state, leading nearly 30 businesses and law firms to exit or be eliminated, according to Utah Supreme Court orders and a court official.

In this Q&A, Rose Carmen Goldberg, associate director of policy and programs at SLS’s Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, and Mat

March 18, 2025 -- The Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession is pleased to announce the launch of its groundbreaking MDL Toolkit, a comprehen

Protective orders, sealed settlements, and confidentiality agreements have long concealed harmful practices from the public eye. Cases where secrecy e