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Adrian Furnham1, Alastair McClelland, Viren Swami
1a University College London.
Abstract:
The present study examined selection criteria for lawyers among British adults, which begins to overturn a dearth of studies examining this issue among legal professions. A total of 122 participants were asked to rate eight lawyers dichotomized along lawyer origin (Britain versus South Asia), gender (women versus men), and age (younger versus older). A mixed-design analysis of variance showed that there was a main effect of lawyer origin, with British lawyers preferred over the South Asian counterparts. There were also a number of significant interactions between lawyer variables, as well as participant gender and age. The effect sizes of these interactions were generally smaller (ηp(2) = .07-.24) than the main effect lawyer origin (ηp(2) = .54). Limitations and practical implications are discussed in conclusion.
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