By population? GDP? Any similar studies? Formula?
2006-07-12 16:37:31 · 6 answers · asked by ck_majesty 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Zero. Shakespeare said, "Let's kill all the lawyers!" Of course, the quote was taken out of context! I say, kill all the politicians and let's run our country like a business!
http://www.michbar.org/journal/article.cfm?articleID=401&volumeID=30&viewType=archive
2006-07-12 16:44:19 · answer #1 · answered by Danger, Will Robinson! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The market dictates whether there are too many or too few lawyers. If there are too many, then some will starve and they will leave the profession. If there are too few, then hourly rates would go through the roof and law schools would be flooded with applicants.
If you try to use a formula you have to take into account that not all societies have the same need for lawyers. In the U.S. we have a common law system where many of our laws are set forth in case law, requiring a trained lawyer to interpret the cases and provide an opinion. Also, most U.S. jurisdictions use some form of the federal rules of civil procedure and rules of evidence where procedural safeguards are abundant in protecting the integrity of the evidence and fairness in procedures. All of those safeguards translate into very time consuming and expensive litigation, thereby giving birth to the legal services industry.
2006-07-12 23:48:34 · answer #2 · answered by eddygordo19 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the society. There's an old saying "one lawyer in a town will starve but two can make a pretty good living"...
2006-07-12 23:41:00 · answer #3 · answered by Rare Indigo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
10 to 1 ratio
2006-07-12 23:55:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supply / demand...putting aside Shakespeare's opinion.
2006-07-12 23:39:27 · answer #5 · answered by homerunhitter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NONE.
2006-07-12 23:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋