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Editorial International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Avrom Sherr
Published in International Journal of the Legal Profession (Vol. 31, No. 1, 2024)
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From law school to practice: conflict in Australian University mental health management and law student employability International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Karen Powell, Nicole Siller
Extensive research shows that both law students and lawyers suffer from statistically increased mental ill health. Despite the research, there is a disconnect between support for law students strug...
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An empirical study of lawyers’ capability to adapt to disruption in Queensland, Australia International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Aaron Timoshanko, Caroline Hart, Francesca Bartlett, Angus Murray, Andrea Perry-Petersen
An online survey of 261 Queensland legal practitioners working in sole, micro, small or medium-sized law firms provides valuable insights into their capability to successfully navigate disruption l...
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Problems of legal education development in Ukraine International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Valeriia K. Antoshkina, Anatolii Ye Shevchenko, Sergii A. Skryl, Serhii M. Sadovyi, Oksana V. Kuznichenko
The issue of training qualified and respectable experts is especially relevant when Ukrainian lawyers are faced with unprecedented tasks, including the need to ensure the development of the rule of...
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Barristers’ career motivations in the twentieth century International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Niamh Howlin
Lawyers’ motivations are often scrutinised at the formative stages of their legal education or early careers. Aspiring lawyers are asked what they wish to achieve, why they want to work as lawyers,...
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Camaraderie and conflict: developing an occupational culture typology of publicly funded criminal defence lawyers in England and Wales International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Lucy Welsh, Daniel Newman
Renewed interest in the working lives of publicly funded lawyers has resulted in a growing body of research that has analysed factors which might affect how criminal defence lawyers envisage their ...
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Editorial International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Avrom Sherr
Published in International Journal of the Legal Profession (Vol. 30, No. 2, 2023)
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“Perveen Mistry investigates”: representing the first Indian female lawyer in fiction International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Shivangi Gangwar
ABSTRACT Sujata Massey’s lawyer-detective heroine Perveen Mistry is based on the real-life Cornelia Sorabji and Mithan Lam, the first female Indian lawyers. Over the course of three published novels, Mistry is shown as a true hero with agency over her life, one who investigates, gets into trouble, and ultimately solves cases, albeit with a little help from others. While there has been some representation
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Introduction to special issue: Images of female legal professionals in popular culture - a transnational comparison International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Lena-Maria Möller, Shahd Alshammari
Published in International Journal of the Legal Profession (Vol. 30, No. 3, 2023)
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The ideal Emirati woman lawyer: femininity and professionalism in Justice: Qalb Al Adala International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Lena-Maria Möller
This article analyzes how the 2017 Emirati legal drama Justice: Qalb Al Adala depicts its female lead character, young lawyer Farah Hassan Ahmed, as she establishes herself professionally in Abu Dh...
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Editorial Issue 1 2023 International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Avrom Sherr
Published in International Journal of the Legal Profession (Vol. 30, No. 1, 2023)
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Commercial awareness and the law student journey into the legal profession – definitional challenges and the lived experience of the graduate interview International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-06-12 Siobhan McConnell
ABSTRACT Commercial awareness is a graduate employability skill that is highly valued by law firms, particularly the larger commercial law firms that dominate recruitment into the legal profession. However, it is a skill that students may struggle to understand and to demonstrate during the graduate recruitment process. This article examines the role of commercial awareness at a crucial point in the
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Artificial intelligence applied to lawyers’ appraisals International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Susana Almeida Lopes, Marta Aranha Conceição, João Francisco Santos, Madalena Duarte Ferreira, José Sintra, João Almeida Lopes
ABSTRACT This pilot study presents an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) model to predict lawyers’ appraisal ratings in a law firm. Methodology development was based on an 11-years database comprising multiple descriptors from 229 lawyers. The AI model builds upon law firms’ tournament, simulating lawyers’ career competition to predict performance rankings. Within a one-year lag, the accuracy
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Legal help-seeking behaviour among veterans: the link between time elapsed in seeking help and legal options to address a legal matter International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-05-02 William G. A. Collier, Olaoluwa Olusanya, Gwyn Griffiths, Victoria Knapp, Lucija Smid, Cori Snook
ABSTRACT This study provides a unique approach for investigating help-seeking behaviour, specifically the occurrence of actual help-seeking behaviour among the British Military Veteran population. The study aimed to evaluate the range of legal options available to address a legal matter based on how quickly from an issue arising help was sought to address it. This study represents the first study into
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“I didn’t have a chance”: perceptions of the attitudes and roles of legal professionals for women involved in Hague international child abduction cases International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Gina Masterton, John Flood, Zoe Rathus, Kieran Tranter
Studies of lawyers and clients tend to be lawyer centric. How clients see lawyers—their own or those of other parties—is less emphasised. In this article we report the perspective of ten women who ...
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Female lawyers in Egyptian and Lebanese films over the last 75 years: caretakers and anomalies with limited back stories International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-04-27 Hilary Christina Bell, Aisha Al-Naama
Women in the Arab world have never had better access to education and professional careers. Despite this, gender stereotypes are hampering women’s progression towards gender equality. This article ...
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The feminisation of the notary profession in France: end of a patriarchal bastion or sedimentation of a gender stratification? International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-04-19 Corinne Delmas
Abstract The legal professions have been largely gendered. Their feminisation raises questions about the progressive disappearance of gender-based inequalities. While some, such as lawyers, were feminised early and spectacularly, others, which were for a long time very male, also seem to be moving towards parity. This is particularly true of the profession of notary, whose closure has been particularly
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From Clair to Annalise: how to get away with being a black woman lawyer on television International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Kellyn O. McGee
Clair Huxtable was the iconic mother, wife, and lawyer on The Cosby Show, an American television sitcom that premiered in September 1984. She appeared to be the perfect lawyer—partner in a law firm...
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“The rookie and the fallen elite”: an examination of the portrayal of female lawyers in the Japanese legal drama “Onna wa sore wo yurusanai” International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-03-26 Elizabeth Rajapakshe
While most Japanese legal dramas feature a male protagonist as the hero, a significant amount of screen time is allocated to the courtroom heroine as well. This is in spite of statistics that show ...
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Roles of managing partners in mid-size and large law firms – evidence from the DACH-region International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Dario Ramon Buschor
ABSTRACT While there has been ample research on the roles of managers, no similar studies have been conducted regarding the roles of Managing Partners in law firms – a subgroup of professional service firms (PSF). However, the many differences between PSFs and industrial or other service providers suggest that the existing research on the role of managers cannot be applied to law firm Managing Partners
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Valets, butlers, housekeepers. Lawyers and accountants as service providers in the market of legal services for SMEs in Poland International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-02-09 Jan Winczorek
ABSTRACT This paper looks into the practices and meanings of legal services use by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Poland. Based on the results of extensive quantitative (n>7000) and qualitative (101 IDIs) studies, it finds that SMEs face significant access to justice barriers. While the studies find that apparent cost barriers cause this, they stress the limited complexity, time and organisational
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Self(ie) mapping the relevance of professional daily decision-making process by lawyers International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-02-01 Laura Angioletti, Simone Greco, Michela Balconi
ABSTRACT This study investigates the activities requiring the most important decisions for lawyers during a typical professional day. The sample was composed of ten lawyers and ten non-legal professionals to compare different working groups. Daily journals (DDs) were used to gather behavioral information about the type of activities that require varying levels of relevance in terms of decision making
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Lawyers in self-estrangement: resolving the challenges of sustaining university law clinics International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2023-02-01 Anne Kotonya
ABSTRACT This article examines the challenges encountered by university law clinics in their legal aid projects that are designed to assuage national access to justice deficits. Towards the resolution of these challenges, it proposes a sustainability paradigm that bears significant implications for lawyers, legal educators and other clinic collaborators. The article begins by locating the pragmatic
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Attorney-client confidentiality in Saudi law: a critical study on the Saudi code of law practice International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2022-12-11 Fatimah Alshehaby
ABSTRACT Confidentiality is the most basic principle in respect of the lawyer-client relationship. Without the secrecy between lawyer and client, it would be complicated for a lawyer to solidify and establish trustworthy and credible communication with the clients, which might affect their legal representation. In the Saudi legal system, confidentiality is safeguarded under some crucial laws and regulations
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War, epidemic, commercial uncertainty – how will the legal profession react to deglobalisation? International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2022-12-06 Avrom Sherr
Published in International Journal of the Legal Profession (Vol. 29, No. 3, 2022)
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The dichotomy of “first timer” and “regular” and its implications for legal advice and assistance International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2022-10-07 Roxanna Dehaghani, Daniel Newman
ABSTRACT When an individual is suspected or accused of committing a criminal offence, they are brought into the realm of the criminal process. This process can be complex and alien, and the accused person may not understand – or be able to engage with – elements thereof. This paper examines how experiences of the criminal process are framed by lawyers, drawing from interviews conducted with lawyers
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The future possibilities and perspectives of clinical legal education in Vietnam International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2022-08-29 Ai Nhan Ho
ABSTRACT This paper discusses various possibilities and perspectives for the future of Vietnamese CLE. Informed by the Vietnam Empirical Research and based on the current status of CLE in Vietnam, the paper has made suggestions for various directions for Vietnamese law schools to follow in addressing the challenges that face the adoption and incorporation of CLE in law curricula. These include choosing
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An empirical study of lawyer-client relationships in Punjab, Pakistan International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2022-07-25 Jibran Jamshed, Naila Kareem, Waheed Rafique, Muhammad Waqas Javed
ABSTRACT The primary objective of this empirical study is to determine and analyze the different aspects of lawyer-client relationships. The study will find out the different problems faced by lawyers while dealing with clients along with determining the factors related to trust issues, fee-related issues, and clients’ expectations. The lawyer-client relationship is of paramount importance in the legal
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Editorial International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Avrom Sherr
Published in International Journal of the Legal Profession (Vol. 29, No. 2, 2022)
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Legal aid and clients with multiple problems: a first screening at the Dutch Legal Services Counter International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2022-05-19 Majda Lamkaddem, Susanne C. Tonnon, Maaike C. Keesen, Esther M. Verboon, Quirine E. Eijkman, Gerrita van der Veen
ABSTRACT Introduction The Legal Services counters (LSC) is the first contact point for legal aid in the Netherlands. Professionals reported dealing with a client group combining problems on several dimensions, next to the legal issue. This combination (multiple problem situation, MP) seems to impair the effectiveness of the provided legal help. Methods A face-to-face survey among 421 visitors of 4
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Relationships between workplace characteristics, psychological stress, affective distress, burnout and empathy in lawyers International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2022-02-11 Nora Chlap, Rhonda Brown
ABSTRACT Recent studies indicate that lawyers are at greater risk of experiencing stress, anxiety, depression and burnout symptoms than other occupational groups and the general population. Opinion pieces have suggested that workplace culture and law practice characteristics can explain the distress. However, no empirical studies have considered the potential impact of the factors on lawyer’s mental
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Editorial International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-12-26 Avrom Sherr
(2022). Editorial. International Journal of the Legal Profession: Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 1-1.
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ADR practice in planning conflicts: Australian lawyers’ thinking on ADR, training and mentorship International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2022-01-09 Kathy Douglas, Robin Goodman, Anne Kallies
ABSTRACT Lawyers’ alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practice is an important part of legal practice and education. In this research project, we explored the views of planning lawyers in Melbourne, Australia who were engaged in the ADR processes of mediation and compulsory conferencing. The participants interviewed endorsed the use of ADR in planning disputes and spoke of the need to adopt a collaborative
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Integrated-rights practice and partnerships with judicial services: towards a socio-legal practice? International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-12-31 Steven Gibens, Johan Boxstaens, Pascale Vereecke
ABSTRACT In Flanders, a renewed Decree on Local Social Policy (2018) introduced the concept of “Integrated-Rights Practice” (IRP). In brief, IRP aims to guarantee social rights by creating local interorganizational networks that foster generalist, pro-active, outreaching, strengths-based and participative social work interventions (Boost et al., 2018). In our paper, we will focus on an ongoing project
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The effects of basic psychological needs satisfaction and mindfulness on solicitors’ well-being International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-12-26 Lucinda Soon, James J. Walsh, Almuth McDowall, Kevin R.H. Teoh
ABSTRACT Rising reports of poor mental health and well-being in lawyers across multiple jurisdictions, notably the United States of America, Australia, and the United Kingdom (UK), have led to a growing international focus on this topic. Yet there remains a paucity of empirical data on the well-being of solicitors practising in England and Wales. Framed by self-determination theory (SDT), we undertook
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“Permanent” but pressured: junior academics within Australian law schools International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-10-30 Angela Melville, Amy Barrow
ABSTRACT Junior legal academics represent the future of teaching and research in law schools, and are vital in shaping the future of the legal profession. However, while research has focused on academic staff appointed on casual contracts, we know very little about junior academics who have obtained permanent employment. This paper examines the biographies of 700 junior academics within Australian
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The legal profession in Ghana: from indigenization to globalization International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-10-30 J. Jarpa Dawuni
ABSTRACT The legal profession in Ghana traces its origins to the British legal system which was transplanted to Ghana during colonization. Since the first Ghanaian lawyer was called to the British Bar in 1887, the legal profession has grown and developed into a cadre of lawyers who act in various professional capacities. This article uses a historical institutionalist approach in examining the development
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Editorial International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-10-06 Avrom Sherr
(2021). Editorial. International Journal of the Legal Profession: Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 241-241.
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Defence lawyers’ views on and identification of suspect vulnerability in criminal proceedings International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-09-29 Lore Mergaerts
ABSTRACT Both case law of the European Court of Human Rights and EU legal instruments on the one hand, and academic legal psychological literature on the other, recognise the specific needs of so-called vulnerable suspects in criminal proceedings. In this regard, the important role of the criminal defence lawyer in compensating for a suspect’s vulnerability is emphasised, especially because vulnerable
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Traditions, symbols, and the challenges of researching the legal profession: the case of the cab rank rule and the Bar’s responses International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-09-29 John Flood
ABSTRACT The English Bar sets great store by traditions and symbols. One of these, the cab rank rule, is considered above reproach. The author was commissioned to examine the working of the rule by the Legal Services Board. The resulting analysis caused much indignation among the Bar with a complete rejection of the research. This article discusses from sociological and economic perspectives how the
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Gender and potential impacts on decision-making in arbitration: experiences from Germany in an international field International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-07-22 Ulrike Schultz
ABSTRACT Women lawyers are still grossly underrepresented in arbitration which is a field of big business where high incomes are made. It is dominated by big law firms. Till two decades ago the number of women in these firms was small, but as in many countries women meanwhile outnumber men in legal education, the law firms have to hire women increasingly as they need the female talent. On associate
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Editorial/Introduction International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-06-25 Kay-Wah Chan, Judith A. McMorrow
(2021). Editorial/Introduction. International Journal of the Legal Profession: Vol. 28, Special Issue on Regulating Lawyers Through Disciplinary Systems, pp. 127-128.
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Managing discourse about lawyers: pro bono and professional misconduct International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-05-31 Helena Whalen-Bridge
ABSTRACT The concept of pro bono has been established in a variety of countries and has developed a distinctive discourse. Aspects of this discourse have also begun to impact other areas of the law, such as mitigation in professional misconduct. However, problems can arise if aspects of one discourse are imported into others. Using the Singapore law of professional misconduct as a case study, this
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The sociology of the legal profession in the digital age International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-04-30 Salvatore Caserta
ABSTRACT This article explores how classical sociological theories such as functionalism, critical approaches, and Weberian intepretivism, can help understand the legal profession in the digital age. It argues that functionalist approaches allow to explore the changing societal role of lawyers in a digital world. Critical approaches allow for understanding how the legal profession respond to different
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Legal professionalism in a context of Uberisation International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-03-25 Margaret Thornton
ABSTRACT From around the millennial turn, Australia was to the fore among common law countries in the liberalisation of legal practice with a range of radical reforms, such as the ownership of firms by non-lawyers and listing on the stock exchange. Albeit not peculiar to Australia, technological innovations, including remote working, digitalised platforms and artificial intelligence (AI), are also
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Introduction International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-03-22 Linda Mulcahy
(2021). Introduction. International Journal of the Legal Profession: Vol. 28, Special Issue in Honour of Philip Lewis, pp. 1-3.
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Lawyers in society: a celebration of the work of Philip Lewis and his legacy International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-01-28 Hilary Sommerlad, Ole Hammerslev
ABSTRACT This paper begins by explaining Philip Lewis’s key contribution to the development of legal professions studies, culminating in the three volume comparative work Lawyers in Society to which he contributed and co-edited with Rick Abel [(1988a) Lawyers in Society: Vol I The Common Law World (Berkeley, University of California Press); (1988b) Lawyers in Society: Vol II The Civil Law World (Berkeley
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Government lawyers: technicians, policy shapers and organisational brakes International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-02-11 Philip S. C. Lewis, Linda Mulcahy
ABSTRACT Government lawyers have been rather neglected by scholars interested in the workings of the legal profession and the role of professional groups in contemporary society. This is surprising given the potential for them to influence the internal workings of an increasingly legalistic and centralised state. This article aims to partly fill this gap by looking at the way that lawyers employed
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From private office to civil service department: cultural change in the Lord Chancellor's Department 1970–1986 International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-02-11 Linda Mulcahy, Emma Rowden
ABSTRACT A considerable amount of literature exists on the office of the Lord Chancellor and the unique role of the holders of this office played in the British constitution for many hundreds of years. However, hardly any research has been undertaken on the civil servants that worked in the Lord Chancellor's Office and the way in which they assisted the navigation of a difficult path between matters
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Creating a group oriented Supreme Court – Lord Neuberger’s legacy International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-03-22 Alan Paterson
ABSTRACT Presidents of the UK Supreme Court have a degree of flexibility in how they approach their role, and how they exercise the power that they undoubtedly have to shape key aspects of collective judicial decision-making in the Court. This article, based on interviews with the Justices, focuses on the way that Lord Neuberger interpreted the role and how his colleagues thought that he carried out
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“Trusted to the ends of the earth?” An analysis of solicitors’ disciplinary processes in England and Wales from 1994 to 2015 International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-03-10 Andrew Boon, Avis Whyte
ABSTRACT This study deals with misconduct cases involving solicitors, the largest legal profession in England and Wales. It covers a 20 year period and focuses in detail on three points during that period: 1994–1996, 2008 and 2015. These points cover different stages during the evolution of the regulatory system from what was arguably the height of legal professionalism to the post-professional system
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The overlooked story of the immigrant lawyer experience in the United States: analyzing income differences in the American legal profession International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-02-25 Vitor M. Dias, Alisha Kirchoff
ABSTRACT The study of lawyers and legal professionals has long been fertile ground for socio-legal research. Such inquiries typically emphasize the role of these attorneys in shaping social processes and dealing with social problems, for example, with respect to class, gender, and racial inequality in the profession. By contrast, we present a macro-sociological study that examines how immigrant status
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the lawyer disciplinary system in Japan: a study on “repeaters” International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-01-22 Kay-Wah Chan
ABSTRACT A lawyer regulatory system will usually include a mechanism to discipline lawyers who have committed misconduct. Such mechanism may have different objective(s) and function(s), which may vary from jurisdictions to jurisdictions. The Japanese system seemingly has, inter alia, deterrent and educational purposes: discouraging further misconduct and/or educating lawyers to reduce recurrence of
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Criminal legal aid and access to justice: an empirical account of a reduction in resilience International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Roxanna Dehaghani, Daniel Newman
ABSTRACT This paper examines the work of criminal legal aid solicitors and the state of practice under challenging conditions for the sector. Drawing on an empirical study in south Wales containing 20 semi-structured interviews, it provides original data on the frontline of criminal practice. It is argued – using vulnerability theory – that the challenges facing criminal legal aid solicitors deplete
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The nature of the disciplinary system over Myanmar lawyers: differences from international standards and implications for international legal transplants International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Jonathan Liljeblad
ABSTRACT International organizations such as the International Bar Association (IBA), International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), and United Nations (UN) have been engaged in efforts to reform Myanmar's laws regarding the legal profession as part of larger rule-of-law initiatives in the country. Part of such efforts are strategies to change professional conduct rules to match international practices
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“A lot of people are paying like $5 a week for 20 years”: New Zealand lawyers, discounts, and payment plans International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Bridgette Toy-Cronin, Louisa Choe, Kayla Stewart
ABSTRACT The unaffordability of legal assistance is a widespread problem in New Zealand, as it is in many other common law countries. One way legal assistance is made more accessible is by lawyers offering discounting and payment plans. There is very limited research about how these practices operate and whether they are effective at delivering services to people in need. This article reports the results
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Exploring female lawyers’ competence in Ghanaian law firms: clients’ perspective International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Samuel Howard Quartey, Beryl Akuffo-Kwapong, Damian Etone
ABSTRACT This paper aims to explore how clients perceive the competence of female lawyers in Ghanaian law firms. As an exploratory qualitative study, thematic analytic approach was used to analyse the interview data gathered from 15 clients of law firms. The findings reveal that clients consider the gender of lawyers when making hiring decisions and determining competence. The findings also suggest
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Unlocking the potential of AI for English law International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2020-12-25 John Armour, Richard Parnham, Mari Sako
ABSTRACT This paper discusses how digital technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) reshape the work of lawyers and the organisations that they work for. We overview how AI is being used in legal services, and identify three distinct impacts: AI substitutes automatable legal tasks; AI enhances productivity of lawyers giving advice on the basis of AI-generated outputs; and legal expertise
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The impact of lawyer fees on lawyer partisanship: the reciprocity norm may matter International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2020-12-18 Hiroharu Saito
ABSTRACT Do lawyer fees influence lawyer behavior? The impact of lawyer fees on lawyer behavior has been discussed theoretically and anecdotally, mostly from an aspect of economic incentives. Yet little research has empirically examined this issue. This article aims to add one empirical study. I conducted a vignette experiment with 206 Japanese divorce lawyers. Scenarios of divorce disputes involving
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The lawyers as guardians of the case file: on human-material encounters in immigration law in Russia International Journal of the Legal Profession Pub Date : 2020-12-08 Agnieszka Kubal
ABSTRACT This paper looks at the human rights and immigration lawyers in Russia inspired by the approach that embraces both human and non-human objects in shaping the everyday experiences of the law. Drawing on five months ethnographic fieldwork in Russian legal aid NGOs that represent asylum seekers and interviews with the immigration lawyers who worked there, this paper casts more light on the file-based