LEADER 03019nam 2200721 a 450 001 9910459523403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-79762-X 010 $a9786612797620 010 $a0-85724-358-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000047005 035 $a(EBL)587942 035 $a(OCoLC)670411618 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000428615 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12148789 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000428615 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10424028 035 $a(PQKB)11708961 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC587942 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4952592 035 $a(PPN)170243192 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL587942 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10421852 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4952592 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL279762 035 $a(OCoLC)1027149569 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000047005 100 $a20101101d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSpecial issue$b[electronic resource] $elaw firms, legal culture and legal practice /$fedited by Austin Sarat 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBingley, U.K. $cEmerald$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (248 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in law, politics, and society,$x1059-4337 ;$vv. 52 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-85724-357-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFront cover; Studies in law, politics, and society; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Editorial board; Chapter 1. Measuring law firm culture; Chapter 2. Rejecting the culture of independence: Corporate lawyers as committed to their clients; Chapter 3. Law firm strategies for human capital: Past, present, future; Chapter 4. Taxes and death: The rise and demise of an American law firm; Chapter 5. From policy to practice: Assessing the effect of large law firm pro bono structure on pro bono commitment 327 $aChapter 6. ''If you become his second wife, you are a fool'': Shifting paradigms of the roles, perceptions, and working conditions of legal secretaries in large law firms Chapter 7. Racial and ethnic minority representation in large U.S. law firms 330 $aLarge law firms have become a dominant feature of the legal landscape in the United States and elsewhere. This volume of Studies in Law, Politics, and Society examines the situation of large law firms. 410 0$aStudies in law, politics, and society ;$vv. 52. 606 $aPractice of law 606 $aLaw firms 606 $aSociological jurisprudence 606 $aLawyers 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPractice of law. 615 0$aLaw firms. 615 0$aSociological jurisprudence. 615 0$aLawyers. 676 $a306.2 701 $aSarat$b Austin$0254475 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459523403321 996 $aSpecial issue$92487353 997 $aUNINA