The criminal prosecutor works in many different professional environments: in community
meetings, in consultations with the police, in misdemeanor and felony courtrooms, in …

This book examines the state of access to criminal justice by considering the health of the
lawyer-client relationship under legal aid. In the largest study of its kind for some two …

A growing body of research suggests that contemporary law firms face challenges with the
retention of legal talent—especially women and racialized lawyers. Yet, we know little about …

This paper critically explores the working culture of legal aid lawyers and develops a novel
'Shared Orientation'model to better understand contemporary legal aid work and its workers …

This paper draws on interviews with 57 corporate finance lawyers working from global law
firms based in the City of London. Drawing on this data, we highlight common themes of …

No occupation in America supplies a greater proportion of leaders than the legal profession,
yet it has done little to prepare them for this role. Lawyers sit at the helm of a vast array of …

Recent evidence of the prevalence of stress and mental health issues among Australian
lawyers has led to calls for legal culture to be changed to promote a better work–life balance …

This paper presents findings from an ethnographic study investigating the everyday reality of
legally aided criminal defence. This is the largest survey of its kind for fifteen years since two …

We show that alumni events, as settings where workplace identities and relationships
reappear and are restaged, are not simply instruments to build and sustain commercially …

This paper examines the complex and subtle world of lawyer–client relationships. Taking
corporate lawyers as our case study, we provide an examination of the strategies and tactics …