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Federal Pro Se Legal Assistance Program: Research Support

This guide is designed to support students working in BC Law's federal pro se clinic for civil cases in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Overview

Want to know how the judge on your case tends to rule in similar circumstances? Analytics tools pull information from court dockets and present that data in a way that allows attorneys make more informed decisions about case strategy.

For example, you can see how judges tend to rule on certain types of motions and how long it typically takes them to make their rulings. 

Bloomberg Law Litigation Analytics

Bloomberg's tool allows you to search for litigation analytics by judge, court, firm, attorney, and company. Covers federal litigation only. 

Lex Machina

Lex Machina provides strategic litigation analytics about courts, judges, lawyers, law firms, and parties. It covers the U.S. District for Massachusetts, along with the other federal courts and some state courts. Civil Rights and Employment are among the case types for which you can filter. 

Westlaw Litigation Analytics

Data-driven insights on judges, courts, damages, attorneys, law firms, and case types across the most practice areas. WLA covers the U.S. District for Massachusetts, along with the other federal courts and some state courts. Civil Rights and Labor & Employment are among the case types for which you can filter.