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The original New Legal Realists	Seeking to develop a rigorous, genuinely interdisciplinary approach to the empirical study of law.	From law on the books to law in action
NLR Commentary New Legal Realists on Law & Society An "Original" Realist Speaks
NLR News and Events 2010 Law & Society Association Meetings Chicago, IL CRN28 -- Realist and Empirical Legal Methods--Roundtable--Methods Showcase: Methodological Issues in Analyzing Transcripts [Thurs. May 27 - 2:30pm - 4:15pm] CRN28 Realist and Empirical Legal Methods--Roundtable--Can We Translate Law and Society? Toward a New Legal Realist Framework [Fri May 28 - 12:30-2:15]. CRN 28 -- Realist and Empirical Legal Methods--Roundtable--When Legal Cultures Meet: Interdisciplinary,Sat. May 29 - [4:30pm - 6:15pm]  Institutional, and Global Perspectives NLR at the 2009 AALS Meetings ** Click here for PODCAST**		NLR Reading Corner **NLR Bibliography** **Working Papers**  NLR Working Papers David Wilkins, Elizabeth Mertz, Brian Leiter, Hanoch Dagan, Victoria Nourse & Greg Shaffer, Eileen Braman & Mitchell Pickerill, Michael McCann, Stewart Macaulay **News of New Legal Realism Spreads!** NLR featured in ASA Law Section Presidential column NLR in Law and Society Association Newsletter Seminal NLR article translated ....
About NLR The New Legal Realism Project (NLR) challenges scholars in law and social science to develop a more rigorous and productive interdisciplinary method for studying law. Read more about NLR here. Studying law from the ground level up to the top Developing an NLR model A Tripartite Approach:   Translating Law, Social Science and Policy Studying Law from the “Bottom Up to the Top” Beginning with a Practice: A Renewed Pragmatism for Law Bringing Empirical Research to Legal Education New Legal Realism and “Legal Optimism”: Constructive Empirical Research on Law New Legal Realism in the Global Arena
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