The Legal Profession as an Object of Study

• Autor: Zolezzi Ibarcena, Lorenzo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 1970
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/12754
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechopucp/article/view/12754
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: lawyers; legal profession; sociology of professions; sociology of legal profession; social control; abogado; profesión jurídica; sociología de las profesiones; sociología de la profesión jurídica; control social

This paper analyzes the lawyer's profession through a sociological approach and different researches that have been carried out on the subject. In this way, the author addresses issues related to the description, organization and division of the profession, morale, the professional income of lawyers, the economic power of clients, the position within the profession, among other aspects. However, the article concludes by pointing out that lawyers have a role of social control, through which they can redirect, or not, the expectations of clients and the social interest in accordance with the law.