Lawyers in 21st-century societies. Comparisons and theories / Vol. 2, (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Richard L Abel, Hilary Sommerlad, Ole Hammerslev and Ulrike Schultz.
• Editors: Schultz, Ulrike; Hammerslev, Ole; Sommerlad, Hilary; Abel, Richard L
• Contents: Preface -- List of Contributors -- 1. Studying Lawyers Comparatively in the 21st Century: Issues in Method and Methodology Hilary Sommerlad and Ole Hammerslev Part I -- Comparisons -- 2. Africa Sara Dezalay -- 3. Islam Mirjam Kèunkler -- 4. Post-Socialist Legal Professions: Jurisdictional Volatility, Changing Regulatory Logics and the Return of Guilds Rafael Mrowczynski -- 5. Evolution of Latin American Lawyers over Three Decades: 1990-2020 Manuel A Gâomez Part II -- Multinational Firms -- 6. Globalisation, Lawyers, and Emerging Economies: The Rise, Transformation, and Significance of the New Corporate Legal Ecosystem in India, Brazil, and China David B Wilkins, David M Trubek and Bryon Fong -- 7. Large Law Firms Manuel A Gâomez and Marc Galanter -- 8. Lawyers and the European Union: The Rise of a Regulatory Bar in Brussels, 1989-2019 Lola Avril -- Part III -- Lawyers and State Production -- 9. Comparative Sociology of Lawyers, 1988-2018: Legal Professions and the State Richard L Abel -- 10. Law as Reproduction and Revolution: An Interconnected History of the Internationalisation of National Legal Hierarchies Yves Dezalay and Bryant G Garth -- 11. State-Centred Comparison of Legal Professions in an Era of Globalisation Frank W Munger -- 12. Corruption Michael Levi Part I -- Production of Law and Lawyers -- 13. Rule of Law Stephanie Lemke -- 14. Still Special After All These Years? Fundamental Questions in Legal Services Regulation Andrew Boon and Noel Semple -- 15. When and Why Do Lawyer Organisations Seek to Influence Law? Lynn Mather and Leslie C Levin -- 16. Legal Education Avrom Sherr -- 17. Paralegals and the Casualisation of Legal Labour Markets Hilary Sommerlad, Tom Clarke, Stefanie Gustafson, Jeanne Hersant, Nina Holvast, Rebecca Sandefur and Luca Verzelloni Part V -- Sociology of Professions -- 18. Between Rules and Power: Finding a Place for Lawyers in the Sociology of Professions Sida Liu -- 19. Lawyers and Accountants Sundeep Aulakh -- 20. Lawyers and Doctors Mark Exworthy and Simon Moralee -- 21. Cause Lawyering in Conflicted, Authoritarian and Transitional Societies: Politics, Professionalism and Gender Anna Bryson, Kieran McEvoy and Alex Batesmith -- 22. Legal Technology: The Great Disruption? Julian Webb Part VI -- Diversity -- 23. Understanding Gender Inequality in the Legal Profession Marta Choroszewicz and Fiona Kay -- 24. Men, Masculinities and the Legal Profession: Asking the 'Man Question' Richard Collier -- 25. Race, Ethnicity and the Legal Profession Hilary Sommerlad, Sameer Ashar, Meera Deo, Marijke ter Voert, Angela Melville and Lisa Hanson Part VII -- Conclusion -- 26. Quo Vadis Richard L Abel, Ole Hammerslev, Ulrike Schultz and Hilary Sommerlad
• Publisher Details: London [England] : Hart Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (704 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 340.023; Lawyers; Law -- Social aspects; Comparative law; Droit comparé; Law & society, Legal profession: general, Comparative law; Comparative law; Law -- Social aspects; Lawyers; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781509931248; 1509931244; 9781509931224; 1509931228
• Related ISBNs: 9781509931217
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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