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Summary information

Study title

Survey of the Solicitors' Profession, 1989

Creator

Chambers, G., Law Society, Research and Policy Planning Unit

Study number / PID

2974 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-2974-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

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 a variety of professional issues.
Main Topics:

Structure and staffing of firms; work carried out by solicitors; client profile; qualifications and work history; recruitment and training; use of computer technology; position of women; attitudes to the Law Society; attitudes to professional issues.

Topics

Elites and leadershipLegislation and legal systems

Keywords

ACCIDENTSADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICEADMINISTRATORSADVERTISINGADVICEAGEATTITUDESBARRISTERSBUSINESS FORMATIONBUSINESS MANAGEMENTBUSINESSESCANVASSING
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Methodology

Data collection period

01/10/1989 - 01/11/1989

Country

England and Wales

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals
Institutions/organisations
National
Solicitors

Universe

Solicitors working in a private practice firm in England and Wales.

Sampling procedure

One-stage stratified or systematic random sample
(probability proportionate to the size of the firm).; The sampling frame was the Law Society's Records' Database which is a comprehensive computerised list of all solicitors in England and Wales.

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview
Self-completion
Diaries
The individual solicitor questionnaire was administered face-to-face. The firm information booklet was administered by self-completion.

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1993

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

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