Founded in 2008, the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession advances the profession through research, policy and advocacy, teaching, and public programs. It focuses on issues critical to the future of the profession including access to justice, diversity and inclusion, regulation of the bar, modernization of legal services, and lawyer leadership and well-being.  The Center seeks to connect theory with practice, and translate scholarly research to real-world impact. It is guided by an Advisory Forum made up of prominent leaders at law firms and corporate legal departments in Silicon Valley and beyond who provide insight into the challenges facing the profession. The 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 lawyering; and protecting consumers and clients in civil litigation.