Gender Trials: Emotional Lives in Contemporary Law Firms
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This engaging ethnography examines the gendered nature of today's large corporate law firms. Although increasing numbers of women have become lawyers in the past decade, Jennifer Pierce discovers that the double standards and sexist attitudes of legal bureaucracies are a continuing problem for women lawyers and paralegals.
Working as a paralegal, Pierce did ethnographic research in two law offices, and her depiction of the legal world is quite...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520201086
ISBN13:9780520201088
Release Date:February 1996
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:276 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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This is a valuable resource for any woman in C.J.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
GENDER TRIALS offers secretaries, paralegals, and lawyers a new "take" on relationships in the courtroom, the office, and the break room. Pierce's use of specific examples and her having been a paralegal herself provide good context for theoretical discussions--hers and ours. This is a must-read for all new female lawyers!
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