Lawyer satisfaction in the process of structuring legal careers

Law and Society Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-50

  Dinovitzer, Ronit ^a   Garth, Bryant G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Southwestern Law School and the Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute   (United States)

^c AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION   (United States)

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EID: 33847303959     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2007.00290.x     Document Type: Review

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