Socio-legal and feminist theorists argue that law varies inversely with relational distance (Black 1976; Rapaport 1991). Relational distance is not static, however, and so law may increase or decrease in tandem with changes in relationships. Similarly, various theoretical perspectives predict that...

Socio-legal and feminist theorists argue that law varies inversely with relational distance (Black 1976; Rapaport 1991). Relational distance is not static, however, and so law may increase or decrease in tandem with changes in relationships. Similarly, various theoretical perspectives predict that...

This article seeks to identify the mechanisms underlying the gender wage gap among new lawyers. Relying on nationally representative data to examine the salaries of lawyers working fulltime in private practice, we find a gender gap of about 5 percent. Identifying four mechanisms - work profiles,...

This chapter will appear in the forthcoming book edited by Robert Granfield and Lynn Mather entitled Private Lawyers and the Public Interest: The Evolving Role of Pro Bono in the Legal Profession (Oxford University Press 2009). Drawing on the sociological theory of Pierre Bourdieu and data from...

There is widespread consensus that the legal profession stands at an important inflection point. Traditional models of professional organization, practice, and education are under increasing pressure to adapt to important changes in the environments in which lawyers work. At the same time, these...