Lawyers in 21st-century societies. Vol. 2, Comparisons and theories / [edited by] Richard L Abel, Hilary Sommerlad, Ole Hammerslev and Ulrike Schultz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schultz, Ulrike, editor.

Hammerslev, Ole, editor.

Sommerlad, Hilary, editor.

Abel, Richard L, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lawyers.

Law--Social aspects.

Law.

Comparative law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (675 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Hart Publishing, 2022

Summary:

"This book presents an invaluable collection of essays by eminent scholars from a wide variety of disciplines on the main issues currently confronting legal professions across the world. It does this through a comparative analysis of the data provided by the reports on 46 countries in its companion volume: Lawyers in 21st-Century Societies: Vol. 1: National Reports (Hart 2020). Together these volumes build on the seminal collection Lawyers in Society (Abel and Lewis 1988a; 1988b; 1989). The period since 1988 has seen an acceleration and intensification of the global socio-economic, cultural and political developments that in the 1980s were challenging traditional professional forms. Together with the striking transformation of the world order as a result of the fall of the Soviet bloc, neo-liberalism, globalisation, the financialisation of capitalism, technological innovations, and the changing demography of lawyers, these developments underscored the need for a new, comparative exploration of the legal professional field. This volume deepens the insights in volume 1, with chapters on legal professions in Africa, Latin America, the Islamic world, emerging economies, and former communist regimes. It also addresses theoretical questions, including the sociology of lawyers and other professions (medicine, accountancy), state production, the rule of law, regional bodies, large law firms, access to justice, technology, casualisation, cause lawyering, diversity (gender, race, and masculinity), corruption, ethics regulation, and legal education. Together with volume 1, it will inform and challenge conceptions of the contemporary profession, and stimulate and support further research."-- Provided by publisher.

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

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781509931231

1509931236

9781509931224

1509931228

9781509931248

1509931244

OCLC:

1295226609