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Interviews on the History of the Prosecutor's Office of Helsinki 2013
This qualitative dataset comprises recordings of interviews covering the organisational history of the Prosecutor's Office of Helsinki over the decades, and changes in the prosecutors' work, nature of cases, prosecutor training, and management practices. Other main topics were practices of the office, major changes in the organisation, cooperation with other stakeholders,...
Community Attitudes Survey, 2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Community Attitudes Survey was first carried out in 1992 following a review of crime survey needs in Northern Ireland. In accordance with the recommendations of the review, the Central Survey Unit (CSU) of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) was commissioned to conduct a...
Community Attitudes Survey, 2002
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Community Attitudes Survey was first carried out in 1992 following a review of crime survey needs in Northern Ireland. In accordance with the recommendations of the review, the Central Survey Unit (CSU) of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) was commissioned to conduct a...
Use of Legal Services in England and Wales, 1977
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to investigate the use of lawyers' services by the general public in England and Wales, at the request of the Royal Commission on Legal Services.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
A) Household Questionnaire (each person aged 18+)
Use of solicitor's/lawyer's services...
Law, terrorism and the right to know
Law, Terrorism and the Right to Know (LTRK) was a three year research programme funded by the ESRC and AHRC under the RCUK Global Uncertainties Fellowships in Ideas and Beliefs scheme.
The programme explored democratic traditions of media freedom and the contemporary demands of national and international security. It looked especially at the ways governments and courts...
Survey of the Solicitors' Profession, 1989
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To obtain a profile of the structure, organisation and staffing of solicitors' firms; to describe the types of legal and non-legal work carried out by solicitors; to investigate the social background of solicitors including career history and educational qualifications; to explore solicitors' attitudes on...
Woman Lawyer: Areas of Strain in the Professional Career, 1979-1981
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.(i) To illuminate the difficulties and strains involved and the accommodations made when women embark on careers in a male-dominated profession.
(ii) To identify the factors which enable women to perform the professional role successfully in a male-dominated profession.
(iii) To identify the...
Community Attitudes Survey, 1992-1993
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Community Attitudes Survey was first carried out in 1992 following a review of crime survey needs in Northern Ireland. In accordance with the recommendations of the review, the Central Survey Unit (CSU) of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) was commissioned to conduct a...
Community Attitudes Survey, 1994-1995
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Community Attitudes Survey was first carried out in 1992 following a review of crime survey needs in Northern Ireland. In accordance with the recommendations of the review, the Central Survey Unit (CSU) of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) was commissioned to conduct a...
Community Attitudes Survey, 1995-1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Community Attitudes Survey was first carried out in 1992 following a review of crime survey needs in Northern Ireland. In accordance with the recommendations of the review, the Central Survey Unit (CSU) of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) was commissioned to conduct a...
Community Attitudes Survey, 1996-1997
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Community Attitudes Survey was first carried out in 1992 following a review of crime survey needs in Northern Ireland. In accordance with the recommendations of the review, the Central Survey Unit (CSU) of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) was commissioned to conduct a...
Community Attitudes Survey, 2000
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Community Attitudes Survey was first carried out in 1992 following a review of crime survey needs in Northern Ireland. In accordance with the recommendations of the review, the Central Survey Unit (CSU) of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) was commissioned to conduct a...
Diversifying Drone Stories, 2021-2023
From its establishment as a now-iconic tool in global military arsenals, the drone increasingly features in domestic airspace. Yet, while it is frequently asserted that the domestic ‘drone age’ is with us, there remains a notable paucity of empirically-driven research exploring the impacts of the domestic drone on the lives increasingly subject to its gaze. Diversifying...
Criminal Cases Review Commission: Legal Aid and Legal Representatives, 2019-2021
The dataset includes a set of transcripts of interviews with legal practitioners (Legal Executives, Solicitors, Barristers) who were involved in assisting applicants to the Criminal Law Cases Commission. Because of the Covid 19 pandemic some of the interviews were conducted remotely. The interviewees were asked to discuss the impact on their work and on their clients, of...
Interviews with Law-Tech Firm Founders and Financiers, 2020
What human and financial capital inputs are needed to sustain and scale-up a legal innovation (‘LawTech’) ecosystem in Britain? How do networks within the sector foster and sustain the diffusion of innovation? We present a database of 20 interviews with 15 lawtech firm founders and 5 venture capitalists who invest in lawtech firms to address these questions and help inform...
Study of friendship, violence and legal consciousness in the context of joint enterprise: qualitative data 2017-2018
Interviews were undertaken with participants drawn from four groups: police detectives; criminal lawyers; young people in the community (aged 25 and under); and prisoners, convicted when young (aged 25 years old and under) of serious violence using the principles of joint enterprise. The questions focused on: individual’s life histories (for practitioners this focused on...
Accent bias and fair access in Britain 2017-2020
The accent bias project examines attitudes to major accents in England, changing attitudes across age groups, attitudes to new urban dialects, and explores how accent interferes with assessments of professional ability. Using a combination of insights from sociolinguistics, social psychology, and labour market economics, we explore accent bias in relation to a number of...
AI-Enabled Business Models in Legal Services / Law and Technology Education - Survey of Solicitors in England and Wales, 2019-2020
This dataset was created through an anonymous survey of solicitors in England and Wales, conducted between 12 November 2019 and 13 January 2020. Respondents answered a series of questions regarding their use of AI technology, as well as their training for and attitudes to the use of technology in their work. After discarding partial responses, the dataset comprises a total...
Interviews with corporate finance lawyers on client relationships and their practices 2013-2016
Semi-structured interviews with lawyers practising in corporate and finance teams in 30 of the UK's top 100 law firms covering issues including: (a) lawyer-client relationships and the balance of power between lawyers and clients; (b) the nature of their jobs; (c) professional ethics; (d) professional regulation; (e) the influence of the 'public interest' on the work of...
Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2021-2022
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) is a social survey which asks people about their experiences and perceptions of crime in Scotland. The survey is an important resource for both the government and public of Scotland. Respondents are selected at random from the Postal Address File and...
Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Workplace Employment Relations Study, 2011 (also known as WERS6) is the sixth in a series of national surveys of employment relations at the workplace level. Earlier surveys were conducted in 1980, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2004 (the series was originally known as the Workplace Industrial Relations...
Professional Education, Global Professional Service Firms and the Cultures of Professional Work in Europe, 2009
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Global accountancy, architecture and legal professional service firms (PSFs) play a vital role in the global economy and facilitate cross border business. Their operations are, however, complicated by the fact that the home-country, predominantly US and UK, professional cultures, practices and...
An investigation into the career experiences and dynamics of paraprofessionals, qualitative data 2017-2019
This data set contains qualitative data collected on the career and work experiences of paralegals in five UK law firms. It comprises a dataset of 79 interviews with paralegals, lawyers, members of professional bodies and educators across the UK, specifically England and Northern Ireland. The interviews were conducted either in person or on the phone, average around one...
AI-Enabled Business Models in Legal Services - Interviews with Legal Services Professionals, 2019-2020
50 semi-structured interviews conducted with legal services professionals in England over the period 2019-20. Interviewees were drawn from law firms, corporate legal departments, and alternative legal services providers. The interviews explored the opportunities for, and constraints experienced on, the adoption of artificial intelligence in interviewees' legal services work...
Law and Technology Education - Interviews with Legal Services Professionals, 2019-2020
14 semi-structured interviews conducted with legal services professionals in England over the period 2019-20. Interviewees were drawn from law firms, legal technology companies, law libraries, and legal data providers. The interviews explored in what ways does a lack of appropriate educational provision currently present a barrier to (a) law firms in adopting new...
Lawyers, conflict and transition
The research for the Lawyers, Conflict and Transition project involved the completion of a project bibliography and an academic and policy literature review. It also included the conduct of approximately 120 confidential semi-structured qualitative interviews in Cambodia, Chile, Israel, Palestine, Tunisia and South Africa.
The rationale which informed the final choice of...
Solicitors, 1968
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Data accumulated from Consumers' Association surveys are designed to be used by the consumer. The surveys are, therefore, very specific in nature and the subjects covered diverse. The Data Archive holds 19 such surveys.
Readers are asked to note that, with the exception of the surveys on the Telephone...
The legal representation of children of parents in child care proceedings: problems and strategies
The research examined the task of legal representation and client management, in a study focused on the representation of parents in child care proceedings. Care proceedings, brought where there are serious child protection concerns, have been subject to extensive review, and reforms to procedures and the funding regime impacting on legal representatives. This qualitative...
Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004; Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004, Wave 2
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Workplace Employment Relations Survey, 2004 (also known as the Workplace Employment Relations Survey, WERS 2004, or WERS5) was a national survey of people at work. The survey was jointly sponsored by the then Department of Trade and Industry, ACAS, the ESRC and the PSI. (In June 2007, DTI became...
Workplace Employment Relations Survey: 1998-2011: Secure Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS) is a national survey of the state of employment relations and working life inside British workplaces. The 1998, 2004 and 2011 surveys (WERS98, WERS 2004, WERS 2011) are the fourth, fifth and sixth in the series, respectively, earlier surveys having...