Publisher's Synopsis
Extracted from the editors' three highly successful volumes Lawyers in Society, these essays guide readers through the differing worlds of civil and common law, law in Europe and Asia, and first and third world legal systems. One contribution addresses the changing role of women in the professionwomen comprise half of all new lawyers in most countriesand the changes they are bringing. A new introduction and concluding essay reflect on the place of this volume in current and future research.