The Making of Lawyers' Careers: Inequality and Opportunity in the American Legal Profession

by Robert L. Nelson

Book Overview

An unprecedented account of social stratification within the US legal profession.

How do race, class, gender, and law school status condition the career trajectories of lawyers? And how do professionals then navigate these parameters?

The Making of Lawyers' Careers provides an unprecedented account of the last two decades of the legal profession in the US, offering a data-backed look at the structure of the profession...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226828921
• ISBN13: 9780226828923
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"