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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Lawyers in 21st-Century Societies: Vol. 1: National Reports by Edited by Professor Richard L Abel Edited by Professor Ole Hammerslev Edited by Professor Hilary Sommerlad Edited by Ulrike Schultz
The world’s legal professions have undergone dramatic changes since publication of the landmark iLawyers in Society/i in 1988. This is the first of two volumes in which scholars from a range of disciplines countries and cultures document and analyse those changes. National reports from 46 countries address the impact of globalisation and neoliberalism on: - Legal professions- Changes in lawyer demography- Legal education- Production structures- Distribution of lawyers across roles and- Access to justice. The reports demonstrate the dramatic transformations of professional rationales labour markets working practices and the multiple contingencies of the roles of lawyers in societies experiencing increasing juridification within a new geopolitical order.