Civil Justice Research Initiative Research Apprentice
Anne Bloom, Executive Director
Law
Closed. This professor is continuing with Fall 2024 apprentices on this project; no new apprentices needed for Spring 2025.
The Civil Justice Research Initiative (CJRI) is a think tank that explores, through interdisciplinary, academically-based and independent research, how the civil justice system can be made more available to everyone seeking relief. The CJRI is chaired by Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and directed by Anne Bloom, an attorney and social scientist with significant experience in both academia and legal practice.
Role: The apprentices will have the opportunity to assist in several aspects of the Initiative’s work:
Research Support - the CJRI needs research support on an empirical project involving access to justice issues in federal courts. The work for this semester will primarily involve coding legal cases under the direction of the CJRI Executive Director and a research team made up of social scientists and legal academics from around the country. To prepare apprentices to work on the projects, CJRI will provide apprentices with general training in the relevant fields of law in which they will be working and the relevant empirical methodologies to be applied.
Qualifications: Juniors and Seniors only. Students with training in social science methodologies preferred. Coding experience is a plus. We will be selecting only one additional apprentice this fall. These particular apprentice positions are most appropriate for students seeking experience in social science research, rather than law.
Hours: 3-5 hrs
Off-Campus Research Site: Remote with some in-person meetings as needed.
Related website: https://civiljusticeinitiative.org/
Social Sciences