Hsu, Ching-Fang
[VerfasserIn]
;
Chiang, Kan-Hsueh
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Chang, Yun-chien
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
Erschienen in:NYU Law and Economics Research Paper ; No. 19-24
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1 Online-Ressource (35 p)
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.3334506
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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments June 3, 2020 erstellt
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This article develops a theory on the legal profession's participation in providing services to indigent clients. Our theory is based on two factors: whether lawyers have successful practices, and whether the legal aid delivered to indigent clients is free or below market price. Pro bono signals moral high ground in the profession. Conversely, a regime in which legal assistance is provided at a discounted market price, an under-explored area in the literature, attracts less competitive attorneys, and doing legal aid cases is perceived as signifying incompetence in professional capacity. Using a unique, comprehensive data set on all legal aid lawyers in Taiwan (nearly 4,000), two nationwide attorney surveys, and 143 in-depth interviews with practicing lawyers across the country, we offer the first comprehensive empirical analysis of legal aid lawyers and explain that the design of a legal aid regime attracts lawyers of different hemispheres into the endeavor