The influence of person traits on lawyer selection among British adults.
The present study examined selection criteria for lawyers among British adults, which begins to overturn a dearth of studies examining this issue among legal professions. A total of 122 participants were asked to rate eight lawyers dichotomized along lawyer origin (Britain versus South Asia), gender (women versus men), and age (younger versus older). A mixed-design analysis of variance showed that there was a main effect of lawyer origin, with British lawyers preferred over the South Asian counterparts. There were also a number of significant interactions between lawyer variables, as well as participant gender and age. The effect sizes of these interactions were generally smaller (ηp(2) = .07-.24) than the main effect lawyer origin (ηp(2) = .54). Limitations and practical implications are discussed in conclusion.
a University College London.
Adrian
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Furnham
Alastair
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McClelland
Viren
V
Swami
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033241:Lawyers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D006113:United Kingdom
endogamy; lawyers; legal services; selection criteria