Published: April 29, 2019
Exclusive: Over two-thirds of complaints involve men despite women comprising half the legal workforce
Older, male lawyers working outside of major urban areas are the most likely to face a formal complaint, despite women comprising half of the legal workforce, a landmark study has found.
In the first comprehensive study of risk factors for complaints against legal practitioners, researchers examined 20,090 lawyers aged between 26 and 65 years registered to practice law in Victoria in the decade to June 2015. They also obtained all disciplinary complaints lodged with the Legal Services Board and Commissioner (LSBC) in the same period, finding 15,887 complaints made against 4,180 lawyers.
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