Led by Professor Stefan Krieger, Hofstra Law School has launched the Center for Applied Legal Reasoning, a forum for studying theories of legal reasoning, researching issues related to the solving of legal problems, decision-making in practice, and the development of pedagogies to train law students for the practice of law.

“The Center’s approach is multi-disciplinary,” said its director Professor Stefan Krieger, “and will focus on the fields of cognitive science, educational psychology, computing, communications, as well as traditional jurisprudence. Research will focus on the use of both quantitative and qualitative empirical methods for exploring theories of legal problem solving, expertise and pedagogy”

"Professor Stefan Krieger will help Hofstra Law build one of the finest legal reasoning programs in the country," said Dean Nora V. Demleitner. "Guided by Professor Krieger's visionary leadership and defined by a multi-disciplinary approach, the Center for Applied Legal Reasoning will make an impact on academia and the profession."

Krieger’s goal is to develop a Center at Hofstra Law at which he and other scholars could “explore the storage, sharing and optimal use of information, data and knowledge for legal problem solving in action,” he said. “My hope is that the Center can study informatics issues raised by computer-based legal research, skills training and problem-based learning in law school curricula, and legal reasoning and communication strategies used by expert attorneys in practice.”