scholarly journals Transnational actors, transnational institutions, transnational spaces: The role of law firms in the internationalization of competition regulation

2009 ◽  
pp. 139-160 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Law Firms ◽  
Transnational Actors

Frames

2021 ◽  
pp. 45-72
Author(s):  
Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Law Firms ◽  
New Work ◽  
Law Firm ◽  
New Firms ◽  
Law Schools ◽  
Indian Law ◽  
Ideal Worker

This chapter explores the role of institutional novelty in moderating the experience of gender. It shows how the emergence of the Indian elite law firm has been uniquely shaped by the newness of the work and the organizational structure — as well as a new, neoliberal workforce not found in other professional firms of similar status. As new firms doing new work, these elite law firms are indeed advantaged by being able to escape strong preconceived notions of work and identity. In addition, the newness of the law schools that socialize these firms' workers contribute to the firms' multi-layered advantage, an advantage not enjoyed by other firms that are similarly structured by globalization but that draw their workforce from more long-established educational institutions. Ultimately, the chapter demonstrates how globalization and class come together to renegotiate traditional assumptions of gender and the framework of an ideal worker. It argues that the gender outcomes in these firms result not from a movement for gender equality, but instead from the emergence of the Indian law firm as a new site of high-prestige global labor.

Towards a Critical Political Economy of Global Health

2018 ◽  
pp. 468-490
Author(s):  
Ted Schrecker
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Structural Adjustment ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Transnational Actors ◽  
Global North ◽  
North And South ◽  
Trade And Investment

This chapter begins with a conception of political economy that foregrounds unequal distributions of power and resources and the role of transnational actors and processes. Two specific case examples are described in some detail: (1) the structural adjustment conditionalities demanded by the international financial institutions roughly post-1980 and their impacts on health systems and social determinants of health and (2) the connections between trade and investment liberalization and health outcomes, with a focus on harmonization of intellectual property protection regimes, on food systems, and generically of the incorporation of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms in many bilateral and regional agreements. The chapter concludes by identifying two directions for future inquiry: the erosion of familiar distinctions between global North and South and the normative implications of the proliferation of cross border influences on health.

Pay inequality and job satisfaction of law firms: the role of strategic positioning

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-213
Author(s):  
Ki Kyung Song ◽  
Eunyoung Whang
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Law Firms ◽  
Strategic Positioning ◽  
Pay Gap ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Differentiation Strategy ◽  
Generic Strategy ◽  
Pay Inequality ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Using Porter’s (1980) generic strategy to define strategic positioning of law firms, this paper aims to explain why some law firms have more/less pay inequality than others do and examine the impact of pay inequality on law firms’ partners and the job satisfaction of their associates. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses data from The American Lawyer. The strategic positioning, compensation and job satisfaction scores of 614 firm-year observations of US law firms are hand-collected over the period from 2007 to 2016. Findings Non-equity partners at law firms with differentiation strategy (Porter, 1980) are more likely to build rainmaking ability than those at law firms relying on billable hours. As a result, law firms with differentiation strategy have a narrower pay gap between their equity and non-equity partners than those firms relying on billable hours. After controlling for the effects of strategy on pay inequality using two-stage and three-stage least squares models, this paper finds that a wider pay gap deprives associates of job satisfaction. Originality/value Considering strategic positioning, this paper validates why some law firms have more/less pay inequality and proves how pay inequality affects job satisfaction.

An Evolving Landscape: From Information Gatekeeper to Knowledge Professional

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 124-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Bradbury ◽  
Jon Beaumont ◽  
Tim Barlow
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Career Progression ◽  
Law Firms ◽  
Law Firm ◽  
Management Group ◽  
Information Gatekeeper ◽  
Information Skills ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
The Subject

AbstractThis paper is based on a presentation of the same title given by Jane Bradbury, Head of Knowledge and Information at the law firm Slaughter and May, at the inaugural seminar of the BIALL Knowledge Management Group on 9th May 2016. The article has been compiled by the other two authors, Jon Beaumont and Tim Barlow, and so not all of the opinions expressed are attributable to Jane. The authors are also indebted to Anne Ashdown, of recruitment firm tfpl, who presented at the same seminar on the subject of recruitment for legal knowledge management (KM) roles and whose observations are also incorporated in the article. The paper considers the increasing impact of KM on the work of library and information professionals in law firms. It discusses the related role of professional support lawyers (PSLs), the knowledge “hot topics” which are driving evolution of the profession, the transferability of information skills, and opportunities for development and career progression beyond the traditional boundaries of library and information management.

scholarly journals Adaptation in Global Climate Governance: Linkages between Intergovernmental Dialogue Forums and the UNFCCC Regarding Adaptation

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Douwe de Voogt ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Clear Distinction ◽  
Climate Governance ◽  
Transnational Actors ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries

This paper investigates how intergovernmental dialogue forums addressing climate change outside of the UNFCCC are linked with the UNFCCC regarding their statements on adaptation. The discussed forums are the Major Economies Forum, G8, and G20. Three analytical points of comparison concerning the UNFCCC are established, namely: the UNFCCC gives adaptation the same priority as mitigation; there is increasing attention for the role of transnational actors in adaptation; and there is a clear distinction between the roles of developing and developed countries. A qualitative content analysis of forums’ documents was conducted to investigate the nature of the linkages between statements related to adaptation. The key conclusion is that there is much overlap regarding adaptation statements between the dialogue forums and the UNFCCC, but there could be complementarity as regards certain adaptation subjects about which the forums made statements prior to the UNFCCC.

On The Role of Elite Law Firms in IPOs

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Moran ◽  
J. Ari Pandes
Keyword(s):  
Law Firms
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