Proof Over Precedent

Episode 11: Breaking Legal Traditions — Insights from Medicine’s Evidence-Based Evolution

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Image by Courtney Chrystal, J.D. candidate, Harvard Law School

In this “Student Voices” episode of Proof Over Precedent, HLS student Andrew Reed explores how the legal profession could benefit from adopting data-driven, evidence-based practices similar to those in medicine. The episode examines the historical transformation of medicine from tradition-based to science-based and discusses key lessons that law can learn, including:

  • prioritizing hard evidence over tradition
  • incorporating evidence-based methodologies into legal education
  • creating centralized databases for legal research

    • Read the corresponding blog post.

    Resources:

    • James Lind’s scurvy experiment
    • History of evidence-based medicine
    • Cochrane Collaboration

      • Speakers:

      • Andrew Reed, J.D. candidate, Harvard Law School

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