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245 14 a| The making of lawyers' careersh| [electronic resource] :b| inequality and opportunity in the American legal profession /c| Robert L. Nelson, Ronit Dinovitzer, Bryant G. Garth, Joyce S. Sterling, David B. Wilkins, Meghan Dawe, and Ethan Michelson.;

260 a| Chicago ;a| London :b| The University of Chicago Press,c| [2023];

300 a| 415 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

490 1 a| Chicago series in law and society;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-393) and index.;

505 0 a| Part I. Introduction. Introduction : the making of lawyers' careers; From the golden age to the age of disruption : setting the context for lawyers' careers in the new millennium -- Part 2. The structure of lawyers' careers. Change and continuity in the legal field : from walled-off hemispheres to more or less mixed hierarchical sequences; Race, class, and gender in the structuring of lawyers' early careers; Two hemispheres revisited : fields of law, practice settings, and client types -- Part 3. The narratives of lawyers' careers. Moving up and moving on : careers in law firms; Rethinking the solo practitioner; Moving inside : practicing law in business organizations; Commitment, careerism, and stratification : careers in government, nonprofits, and public interest organizations -- Part 4. Inequalities of race and gender. White spaces : the enduring racialization of American law firms / with Vitor M. Dias -- Student debt and cumulative (dis)advantage in lawyers' careers; Hegemonic masculinity, parenthood, and gender inequality / with Andrea Mogosanu -- Part 5. Public roles and private lives. Dualities of politics, public service, and pro bono in lawyers' careers / with Ioana Sendroiu -- Lawyer's satisfaction and the making of lawyers' careers / with Ioana Sendroiu -- Conclusion. Conclusion : structure and agency in the making of lawyers' careers.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "How do hierarchies of race, class, gender, and law school status condition the career trajectories of lawyers? And how do individual lawyers strategically navigate the constraints and opportunities of their environments? Where do they find professional satisfaction? This book offers an unprecedented account of opportunity structures and social stratification within the early 21st century American legal profession, combining unique longitudinal survey data with interviews, storytelling, and insights from social theory. Starting in 2000, the authors collected over 10,000 survey responses from more than 5,000 lawyers, following these lawyers through the first twenty years of their careers. They also conducted in-depth interviews with more than 200 lawyers. They contextualize their findings through attention to the features of a market-driven legal profession, in particular the growth in recent decades of the private sector relative to the public sector and corresponding disparities in earnings and status between these different segments. The analysis in this book reveals a legal profession that is highly stratified. Although individual lawyers exercise agency and often find satisfaction in their work, there are deep divisions within the profession by client type and practice setting, and women and attorneys of color face discrimination and persistent barriers to advancement. The careers of lawyers both reflect and reproduce inequalities in law and society writ large"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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The making of lawyers' careers inequality and opportunity in the American legal profession / Robert L. Nelson, Ronit Dinovitzer, Bryant G. Garth, Joyce S. Sterling, David B. Wilkins, Meghan Dawe, and Ethan Michelson.

Author/creator	Nelson, Robert L., 1952-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2023]
Description	415 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Lawyers--United States. Lawyers--United States. --Social conditions. Law--Vocational guidance. --United States. Practice of law--United States. Equality before the law--United States. Discrimination in employment--Law and legislation. --United States.

Other author/creator	Dinovitzer, Ronit, 1971-
Other author/creator	Garth, Bryant G.
Other author/creator	Sterling, Joyce Sheila, 1945-
Other author/creator	Wilkins, David B.
Other author/creator	Dawe, Meghan.
Other author/creator	Michelson, Ethan.
Series	Chicago series in law and society Chicago series in law and society. ^A512608
Contents	Part I. Introduction. Introduction : the making of lawyers' careers; From the golden age to the age of disruption : setting the context for lawyers' careers in the new millennium -- Part 2. The structure of lawyers' careers. Change and continuity in the legal field : from walled-off hemispheres to more or less mixed hierarchical sequences; Race, class, and gender in the structuring of lawyers' early careers; Two hemispheres revisited : fields of law, practice settings, and client types -- Part 3. The narratives of lawyers' careers. Moving up and moving on : careers in law firms; Rethinking the solo practitioner; Moving inside : practicing law in business organizations; Commitment, careerism, and stratification : careers in government, nonprofits, and public interest organizations -- Part 4. Inequalities of race and gender. White spaces : the enduring racialization of American law firms / with Vitor M. Dias -- Student debt and cumulative (dis)advantage in lawyers' careers; Hegemonic masculinity, parenthood, and gender inequality / with Andrea Mogosanu -- Part 5. Public roles and private lives. Dualities of politics, public service, and pro bono in lawyers' careers / with Ioana Sendroiu -- Lawyer's satisfaction and the making of lawyers' careers / with Ioana Sendroiu -- Conclusion. Conclusion : structure and agency in the making of lawyers' careers.
Abstract	"How do hierarchies of race, class, gender, and law school status condition the career trajectories of lawyers? And how do individual lawyers strategically navigate the constraints and opportunities of their environments? Where do they find professional satisfaction? This book offers an unprecedented account of opportunity structures and social stratification within the early 21st century American legal profession, combining unique longitudinal survey data with interviews, storytelling, and insights from social theory. Starting in 2000, the authors collected over 10,000 survey responses from more than 5,000 lawyers, following these lawyers through the first twenty years of their careers. They also conducted in-depth interviews with more than 200 lawyers. They contextualize their findings through attention to the features of a market-driven legal profession, in particular the growth in recent decades of the private sector relative to the public sector and corresponding disparities in earnings and status between these different segments. The analysis in this book reveals a legal profession that is highly stratified. Although individual lawyers exercise agency and often find satisfaction in their work, there are deep divisions within the profession by client type and practice setting, and women and attorneys of color face discrimination and persistent barriers to advancement. The careers of lawyers both reflect and reproduce inequalities in law and society writ large"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-393) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2023016561
ISBN	9780226828909 (cloth)
ISBN	9780226828923 (paperback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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