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The widening occupational space of jurists: differentiation and stratification of Danish jurists (1974–2019)

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This paper joins the discussion on differentiation and stratification of legal professionals through the lens of Danish law graduates and the evolution of their careers from the 1970s. Using register data, we analyse the job positions and wages of six cohorts 20 years after their graduation. This enables us to sketch an overview of, on the one hand, the professional spaces the law grads occupy at a specific point in time, and on the other, gain insight into the overall trajectories of the different cohorts, as well as the more specific trajectories of different professional groupings. These groupings are then examined in terms of their wages and corporate income to get an understanding of the degree of stratification of each group within each cohort, and thereby the social hierarchy structuring the cohort.

Source: International Journal of the Legal Profession

DOI: 10.1080/09695958.2024.2394652

Authors: Nicholas Haagensen, Mikael Rask Madsen, Lasse Folke Henriksen, Salvatore Caserta

Institutions: University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School

Language: English

Topic: Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Research Foundation, Danmarks Grundforskningsfond