Quantitative studies emphasize a positive relationship between legal representation and asylum case outcomes but are stymied by potential case-selection bias. Moreover, few studies address whether an attorney's quality level might affect case outcomes or how high-quality representation should be conceptualized. The present study informs this literature by drawing on 28 interviews with immigration attorneys who practice before the Asylum Office. It finds that most interviewees accept challenging asylum cases and share a “big picture” understanding of what high-quality representation should entail. However, interviewees differ in their approach to declaration writing and their perceptions of the quality level of the private bar.

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质量胜于数量：庇护办公室的法律代表

定量研究强调法律代表与庇护案件结果之间的正相关关系，但受到潜在的案件选择偏见的阻碍。此外，很少有研究涉及律师的质量水平是否会影响案件结果或应该如何概念化高质量的代理。本研究通过对在庇护办公室执业的移民律师进行的 28 次采访来为这些文献提供信息。它发现，大多数受访者接受具有挑战性的庇护案件，并对高质量代表应该包含的内容有一个“大局”的理解。然而，受访者在撰写声明的方式以及他们对私人酒吧质量水平的看法方面存在差异。