About the Rhode Center
Through a multidisciplinary approach to teaching, research, and policy, the Rhode Center works to make civil justice more equitable, accessible, and transparent and to promote the legal profession’s commitment to the public interest.
The Rhode Center’s current work focuses on:
- reforming legal services regulation to increase innovation and access to justice;
- understanding and shaping the role of technology in law and the courts;
- protecting consumers and clients in civil litigation; and
- legal education in the 21st century.
Focus Areas
Access to Justice and Innovation
The U.S. in the grips of an access-to-justice crisis. We seek to address this crisis through policy and system-level reform and designing tools to help people access legal assistance.
Courts and Lawyers in the Digital Age
A wave of new technologies is transforming the legal system. We aim to equip lawyers with the tools they need to help society chart a wise, ethical, and humane course.
Protecting Consumers and Clients in Litigation
The civil legal system is experiencing fundamental transformation. We are dedicated to a rigorous assessment of how it protects consumers, particularly those enmeshed in complex litigation.
Legal Education in the 21st Century
The practice of law is changing rapidly. We are developing new pedagogical practices, that are deeply practical, to teach legal ethics.
