Judicial Decision Making at Summary Judgment
Closed. This professor is continuing with Fall 2024 apprentices on this project; no new apprentices needed for Spring 2025.
This study will examine judicial decision making at summary judgment (a particular phase of trial) in race and gender-based employment discrimination cases. RAs will assist with legal research and qualitatively code judicial opinions. RAs will gain experience using LexisNexis and Westlaw legal research databases (which are routinely used in law school and legal practice). RAs will read and analyze opinions, coding each opinion for a variety of doctrinal and social psychological factors judges rely on in making their ruling.
Role: As part of a research team undergraduate research apprentices RAs will gain experience using LexisNexis and Westlaw legal research databases (which are routinely used in law school and legal practice). RAs will read and analyze opinions, coding each opinion for a variety of doctrinal and social psychological factors judges rely on in making their ruling. As part of the apprentices’ training and mentoring, they will be required to attend weekly lab meetings, but only if meetings do not conflict with scheduled classes.
Qualifications: Undergraduate research apprentices are expected to be organized and practice time management, be detail-oriented and reliable. Apprentices must also communicate with the lab manager regarding absences, tardiness, or inability to fulfill assignments in a timely fashion. Research apprentices are also expected to maintain respectful relationships with other members of their team, and contribute to an inclusive and supportive lab culture.
Hours: 6-8 hrs
Related website: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/culture-diversity-intergroup-relations-lab/
Related website: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/our-faculty/faculty-profiles/victoria-plaut/