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So which areas of law deserve more attention in the legal academy?

Brian Leiter

The results of our earlier poll, with over 200 votes cast:

1. Consumer Law  (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices)
2. Energy Law/Natural Resources Law/Water Law  loses to Consumer Law by 109–73
3. Employment Law  loses to Consumer Law by 115–73, loses to Energy Law/Natural Resources Law/Water Law by 91–85
4. Alternative Dispute Resolution  loses to Consumer Law by 106–80, loses to Employment Law by 89–83
5. Immigration Law  loses to Consumer Law by 118–67, loses to Alternative Dispute Resolution by 87–86
6. Family Law  loses to Consumer Law by 123–61, loses to Immigration Law by 99–72
7. Insurance Law  loses to Consumer Law by 130–53, loses to Family Law by 100–77
8. Comparative Law  loses to Consumer Law by 117–68, loses to Insurance Law by 91–87
9. Elder Law  loses to Consumer Law by 135–47, loses to Comparative Law by 88–80
10. Wills, Trusts & Estates  loses to Consumer Law by 126–58, loses to Elder Law by 88–79

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One response to “So which areas of law deserve more attention in the legal academy?”

  1. Daniel Katz

    I would just add one more that did not make the original cut as a category:
    { Entrepreneurship + Technology }
    (this includes lawyers working with entrepreneurs + technologists as well as lawyers as entrepreneurs (i.e. those developing or leveraging technology, process, analytics, etc. in their respective practices).
    Best,
    Dan

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