Trouble at the bar : an economics perspective on the legal profession and the case for fundamental reform
Title:
Trouble at the bar : an economics perspective on the legal profession and the case for fundamental reform
Author:
Winston, Clifford, 1952- author.
ISBN:
9780815739111
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
vii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Returns to Law School Before and After the Great Recession -- A Brief Assessment of the Market for a Legal Education -- Law Firms -- Self-Selection of Government Lawyers and the Earnings Penalty -- Resource Constraints for Lawyers in Government: The Case of the U.S. Office of the Solicitor General -- Justice Ideology and Supreme Court Decisions -- A Synthesis -- Policy Reforms to Improve the Legal Profession and Benefit the Nation.
Abstract:
"The three authors, each an economist, provide a critical, empirical assessment of the legal profession, in particular its self-regulation, how it limits the public's access to justice, and its role in the persistent inefficiency of government policy. They also provide recommendations for deregulating the legal profession to improve its efficiency and equity, and consequently benefit society in general and its most vulnerable members in particular"-- Provided by publisher.