Fields closely related to empirical legal research are transforming their methods to improve the credibility of their results. This includes adopting practices like making data, analysis, and materials openly available, and preregistering studies. Empirical legal research appears to be lagging other fields. This may be due, in part, to a lack of research and guidance aimed specifically at this field. The authors seek to fill that gap by evaluating some indicators of credibility in empirical legal research, including a review of guidelines at legal journals. They then provide both general recommendations for researchers, and more specific ones aimed at case law analysis, surveys, and qualitative methods. They end with suggestions for policies and incentive systems that may be implemented by journals and law schools. **Useful further reading** The Future of Empirical Legal Scholarship: Where Might We Go From Here? https://jle.aals.org/home/vol66/iss1/10/ A Practical Guide for Transparency in Psychological Science https://www.collabra.org/articles/10.1525/collabra.158/ 7 Easy Steps to Open Science: An Annotated Reading List https://psyarxiv.com/cfzyx/