Abstract as per original application
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This research project aims to investigate the work conditions and experiences of early-career lawyers in China, a topic of critical importance given the unprecedented growth of the Chinese legal profession in recent years. Despite the significant increase in the number of early-career lawyers, many face serious issues in their everyday work, including labour contract disputes, inadequate case sources, long work hours, and exploitation from law firm partners. Female lawyers are particularly vulnerable to gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace. I will be the first to carry out a large-scale empirical study on this topic in China and seek to provide insights into the challenges, coping strategies, and well-being of early-career lawyers in different types of law firms and practice areas.
Over a period of three years, the researchers will conduct 100 in-depth interviews with early-career lawyers in Beijing and four provinces (Guangdong, Jilin, Yunnan, and Zhejiang), as well as engage in participant observation in law firms and online ethnography. The study will explore the impact of China’s legal and social changes on early-career lawyers’ work, seeking to understand how these changes affect their career paths and professional development. This research project addresses a critical gap in the socio-legal scholarship on the legal profession. It has the potential to influence policy and practice in the legal field. The findings will contribute to the development of a more supportive and sustainable legal profession in China.
本研究課題旨在調查中國青年律師的工作條件和經驗，這是一個至關重要的主題，因為近年來中國法律職業的增長是空前的。儘管青年律師的數量顯著增加，但許多律師在日常工作中面臨嚴重問題，包括勞動合同糾紛、案源不足、工作時間長以及律師事務所合夥人的剝削。女性律師在職場中尤其容易受到性別歧視和性騷擾。本課題將通過在中國進行大規模實證研究來尋求提供關於不同類型律師事務所和執業領域的青年律師所面臨的挑戰、應對策略和身心健康的見解。在三年的時間裡，研究人員將在北京和几個省份對青年律師進行約100次深入訪談，同時進行在律師事務所的參與觀察和在線民族誌。本課題將探討中國法律和社會變革對青年律師工作的影響，試圖了解這些變化如何影響他們的職業道路和專業發展。本研究課題填補了關於法律職業的法社會學研究的重要空白。它有可能影響法律領域的政策和實踐。研究結果將有助於中國法律職業的更具支持性和可持續性的發展。
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