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15 N.Y.U. J. Legis. & Pub. Pol'y 705 (2012)
Race and Representation: Racial Disparities in Legal Representation for Employment Civil Rights Plaintiffs

handle is hein.journals/nyulpp15 and id is 715 raw text is: RACE AND REPRESENTATION: RACIAL DISPARITIES IN LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR EMPLOYMENT CIVIL RIGHTS PLAINTIFFSt Amy Myrick* Robert L. Nelson** Laura Beth Nielsen*** INTRODUCTION............................................. 707 I. PRO SE LITIGATION: DATA AND PAST FINDINGS ....... 708 II. WHO HAS A LAWYER? RACIAL DISPARITIES IN REPRESENTATION .................................... 713 A. Statistical Analysis ......................... 713 B. Social Science Explanations for Racial Disparities in Lawyer Use............................ 720 III. THE PRO SE PLAINTIFFS ............................. 725 A. Billy Dee Did Not See His Case as a Legal Issue ..... ..................... ...... 727 t The authors contributed equally and appear in alphabetical order. This research was funded by the American Bar Foundation, the National Science Foundation (#SES 0417389), and the Searle Foundation. The research benefited from participation in the Discrimination Research Group, a joint effort funded by the American Bar Founda- tion, the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and the Ford Founda- tion (#1045 0189). Amy Myrick received funding from a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. This article benefitted from the hard work of and in- tellectual collaborations with Ellen Berrey, Steve Hoffman, Ryon Lancaster, and Spencer Headworth. We also acknowledge feedback and insights from the audiences at Harvard Law School, the University of Buffalo Law School, and New York Uni- versity School of Law. Any errors remain our own. * J.D.-Ph.D. Candidate, Northwestern University Sociology Department and School of Law. J.D. program completed 2009; M.A. Northwestern University, 2010; B.A. Brown University, 2003. ** Director and MacCrate Chair, American Bar Foundation and Professor of Soci- ology and Law, Northwestern University. Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1983; J.D. Northwestern University School of Law, 1979; M.A. Northwestern University, 1977; B.A. Northwestern University, 1974. *** Research Professor, American Bar Foundation and Associate Professor of Soci- ology and Law, Northwestern University. Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1999; J.D. Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, 1996; B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz, 1992. 705 Imaged with Permission of N.Y.U. Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

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