The courtroom work of defense lawyers has received surprisingly little sociological attention.
What does a defense lawyer actually do in court? How do defense lawyers represent their …

This book provides an introduction to social research methods for university and college
students. The purpose is to describe and discuss methods that are used in different social …

This paper analyses how people's subjectively construed identities are disciplined by, and
appropriated from, their talk about organizational routines. Identity work, we argue, is not just …

This article outlines a distinctive, albeit not entirely unprecedented, research agenda for the
sociolegal study of contracts. In the past, law and society scholars have tended to examine …

Federalism in American corporate law is widely thought to have bred a system of regulatory
competition in which states formulate law to attract incorporation. While commentators …

How do lawyers think about and make the important decisions that constitute the day-to-day
practice of law? This book explores that question through an extensive empirical study of …

Inside counsel to major corporations have accrued more power and status within the legal
profession, but continue to struggle for influence and legitimacy within the corporation. In …

Law and sociology are often presented as two distinct disciplines and bodies of knowledge.
For example, Cotterrell–a socio-legal theorist–seeks to understand 'the nature and effects of …

The American legal profession is facing challenges that are sending tremors through its
institutional foundations. On the one hand, US lawyers appear to be wielding ever …

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