Degraded and Insecure The “New” Workforce

Rick had this to say about his first experience working on a document review project as a temporary lawyer: “I thought it was a little stultifying, you know, frankly. I thought it was kind of a waste of time and eff ort and money …. I thought it was a little odd that we were just expected to fill ou...

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Published inCheaper by the Hour p. 1
Main Author Brooks, Robert A
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Temple University Press 04.03.2011
Subjects
Administrative law
Applied sociology
Attorneys
Behavioral sciences
Business
Capitalism
Cognitive processes
Cognitive psychology
Commercial regulation
Comprehension
Corporate regulation
Deskilling
Economic disciplines
Economic regulation
Economic theory
Economics
Employment
Financial economics
Financial market structures
Industrial sectors
Industrial sociology
Industry
Information processing
Labor
Labor economics
Labor process theory
Labour economics
Law
Legal practice
Legal professionals
Legal services
Monopoly
Occupations
Physical anthropology & ethnography
Psychology
Service industries
Sociology
Sociology: work & labour
Standardization
Temporary labor
Workforce
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Summary:Rick had this to say about his first experience working on a document review project as a temporary lawyer: “I thought it was a little stultifying, you know, frankly. I thought it was kind of a waste of time and eff ort and money …. I thought it was a little odd that we were just expected to fill out sheets and code them and separate them into one stack or another, as opposed to actually functioning as temporary litigators, looking for documents that would assist in the prosecution or defense of the case.” Many of the attorneys I interviewed
ISBN:9781439902851
1439902852