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American Lawyers by Richard L. Abel (1991, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195072634
ISBN-139780195072631
eBay Product ID (ePID)1229994
Product Key Features
Number of Pages424 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAmerican Lawyers
SubjectLegal Profession
Publication Year1991
FeaturesReprint
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLaw
AuthorRichard L. Abel
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight22.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN88-022522
Reviews"The first comprehensive treatment of the American legal profession since Blaustein and Porter's book of 1954. American Lawyers is also an extremely useful compendium of historical and contemporary research about lawyers, illustrated through the assembly and interpretive synthesis of a vastamount of statistical data on the profession since the late 19th century. No other scholar even approaches Abel in easy command of these sources....Its synthesis of quantitative work will be of enduring value."--Robert W. Gordon, Stanford Law School, "In this outstanding book, Abel provides a wide-ranging and provocative treatment of the American legal profession. He masterfully synthesizes a large volume of literature...and brings a wealth of data to bear on a variety of important topics....Although many fine studies of the Americanlegal profession have appeared in the past 20 years, none are so systematic and comprehensive. Highly recommended."--Choice, "A provocative and often disturbing portrait of Americanlawyers....Comprehensive and compelling."--ABA Journal, "Abel has an ax to grind--fortunately an ax in serious need ofgrinding....The book should be read for its important insights."--TheNation, "Abel's tour de force is both a penetrating examination of radical, critical, and functional traditions in the sociology of the professions and a coherent interpretation of a vast amont of empirical data about lawyers."--William L.F. Felstiner, Director, American Bar Foundation, "The first comprehensive treatment of the American legal profession sinceBlaustein and Porter's book of 1954. American Lawyers is also an extremelyuseful compendium of historical and contemporary research about lawyers,illustrated through the assembly and interpretive synthesis of a vast amount ofstatistical data on the profession since the late 19th century. No other scholareven approaches Abel in easy command of these sources....Its synthesis ofquantitative work will be of enduring value."--Robert W. Gordon, Stanford LawSchool, "Should have a major impact on the field. It offers a provocative--and critical--interpretation of the profession at large that has the potential to become an important text, a useful reference point, and a book to engender debate in the profession."--Terence Halliday, Deputy Director,American Bar Foundation, "A provocative and often disturbing portrait of American lawyers....Comprehensive and compelling."--ABA Journal, "Professor Abel's book shows that in the last hundred years, the largestlegal profession in the world has mirrored the workings of power, the dynamicsof social inequality, the ideological contradictions and dreams of reform ofAmerican society. He leaves not one aspect unexamined and not one stoneunturned. This is an unprecedented, definitive, and exemplary work."--MagaliSarfatti Larson, Temple University, "A vital resource for any scholar in the field of the legal profession.More importantly, it ought to be read by every lawyer and those who care aboutthe future of the legal profession."--Robert Stevens, Chancellor, University ofCalifornia, Santa Cruz, "Richard Abel's most recent project has turned contemporary history like a craftsman to provide us with a punctilious chronicle of a transformative period in English legal politics. The rishness of English Lawyers lets us see individuals and institutions respond to one another, develop and lose credibility, succeed and fail in the marketplace od ideas, and parlay those positions into future successes and losses. We can watch lawyers hoist the profession and themselveswith their own rhetorical petard, and we also witness the interaction of argumentation, ideology, and interests in modern politics."-- Law and Politics Book Review, "In this outstanding book, Abel provides a wide-ranging and provocativetreatment of the American legal profession. He masterfully synthesizes a largevolume of literature...and brings a wealth of data to bear on a variety ofimportant topics....Although many fine studies of the American legal professionhave appeared in the past 20 years, none are so systematic and comprehensive.Highly recommended."--Choice, "Richard Abel's American Lawyers offers a masterful and provocative synthesis of an immense range of information, until now virtually unobtainable, about the legal profession in the United States. It is an absolutely indispensable starting point for understanding the role of lawyers inAmerican society."--Marc S. Galanter, University of Wisconsin Law School, "Powerful and eloquent...[Abel's] work will serve as the standard reference for many generations....Should be read by every member of the legal profession, especially the leaders of the organized bar."--Texas Law Review, "Professor Abel's book shows that in the last hundred years, the largest legal profession in the world has mirrored the workings of power, the dynamics of social inequality, the ideological contradictions and dreams of reform of American society. He leaves not one aspect unexamined and not onestone unturned. This is an unprecedented, definitive, and exemplary work."--Magali Sarfatti Larson, Temple University, "Richard Abel's most recent project has turned contemporary history like a craftsman to provide us with a punctilious chronicle of a transformative period in English legal politics. The rishness ofEnglish Lawyerslets us see individuals and institutions respond to one another, develop and lose credibility, succeed and fail in the marketplace od ideas, and parlay those positions into future successes and losses. We can watch lawyers hoist the profession and themselveswith their own rhetorical petard, and we also witness the interaction of argumentation, ideology, and interests in modern politics."--Law and Politics Book Review, "Should have a major impact on the field. It offers a provocative--andcritical--interpretation of the profession at large that has the potential tobecome an important text, a useful reference point, and a book to engenderdebate in the profession."--Terence Halliday, Deputy Director, American BarFoundation, "Richard Abel's most recent project has turned contemporary history like a craftsman to provide us with a punctilious chronicle of a transformative period in English legal politics. The rishness of English Lawyers lets us see individuals and institutions respond to one another, develop and lose credibility, succeed and fail in the marketplace od ideas, and parlay those positions into future successes and losses. We can watch lawyers hoist the profession and themselveswith their own rhetorical petard, and we also witness the interaction of argumentation, ideology, and interests in modern politics."--Law and Politics Book Review, "Powerful and eloquent...[Abel's] work will serve as the standardreference for many generations....Should be read by every member of the legalprofession, especially the leaders of the organized bar."--Texas LawReview, "Richard Abel's American Lawyers offers a masterful and provocativesynthesis of an immense range of information, until now virtually unobtainable,about the legal profession in the United States. It is an absolutelyindispensable starting point for understanding the role of lawyers in Americansociety."--Marc S. Galanter, University of Wisconsin Law School, "A vital resource for any scholar in the field of the legal profession. More importantly, it ought to be read by every lawyer and those who care about the future of the legal profession."--Robert Stevens, Chancellor, University of California, Santa Cruz, "Abel has an ax to grind--fortunately an ax in serious need of grinding....The book should be read for its important insights."--The Nation
Dewey Edition19
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal340.02373
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisBased on an extensive survey of historical, sociological, and legal sources, American Lawyers traces the development of the legal profession during the past century. The most comprehensive work on the subject in over thirty years, this seminal study offers a disturbing portrait of the character, evolution, and future of law and lawyers in the United States. Since their emergence in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, Abel argues, bar associations have consciously shaped and controlled the development of the profession. American Lawyers have deliberately erected entry barriers designed to restrict the number and raise the social status of lawyers, and have intentionally dampened competition. Abel demonstrates how lawyers sought to increase access to justice while simultaneously stimulating demand for legal services, and how they implemented self-regulation to forestall external control. Charting the dramatic transformation of the profession over the last two decades, Abel documents the growing number and importance of lawyers employed outside private practice in business and government., This comprehensive picture of the contemporary American legal profession traces its development over the last hundred years. Abel examines a variety of topics including the nature and effect of entry barriers, the rise and fall of restrictive practices, efforts to create demand for lawyers' services, self-regulation, the income and status of lawyers, the growth of public and private employment, the displacement of solo and small firms, and the allocation of lawyers to roles., This detailed portrait of American lawyers traces their efforts to professionalize during the last 100 years by erecting barriers to control the quality and quantity of entrants. Abel describes the rise and fall of restrictive practices that dampened competition among lawyers and with outsiders. He shows how lawyers simultaneously sought to increase access to justice while stimulating demand for services, and their efforts to regulate themselves while forestalling external control. Data on income and status illuminate the success of these efforts. Charting the dramatic transformation of the profession over the last two decades, Abel documents the growing number and importance of lawyers employed outside private practice (in business and government, as judges and teachers) and the displacement of corporate clients they serve. Noting the complexity of matching ever more diverse entrants with more stratified roles, he depicts the mechanism that law schools and employers have created to allocate graduates to jobs and socialize them within their new environments. Abel concludes with critical reflections on possible and desirable futures for the legal profession.
