【作者】埃贝尔,R.L.
【内容提要】
In this article,the author trace the larger contours of the rise and decline of the English legal profession in the last century and a half. He do not use the word "decline" pejoratively, to signify a lowering of ethical standards. Rather, he view professionalism as a specific historical formation in which the members of an occupation exercise a substantial degree of control over the market for their services, usually through an occupational association.He have chosen this concept of professionalism over others that stress technical expertise, or standards of competence and ethical behaviour, or altruism, because it seems to me to illuminate a great deal of the history and contemporary experience of English lawyers. There can be little doubt that nineteenth century solicitors consciously and energetically sought market control, and it is painfully clear that both branches of the profession today are deeply upset about threats to their continued exercise of such control.……