Spring 2017: Empirical Legal Studies and Legal Analytics: Shall the Twain Meet?
Hosted by Michigan State University College of Law Professors Candeub, Black, Linna, and Grady, the Spring 2017 Symposium examined the emerging legal analytics industry and empirical legal studies. It looked broadly at the different goals and methods of each field, the data challenges and priorities both fields face, the possibilities for cooperation and collaboration, new applications of research in ELS and legal studies, and the special problems associated with developing natural language processing for legal texts.