Lawyers in Freiburg

The occupational activity, professional image, economic situation and
contact with colleagues among lawyers in Freiburg.

Topics: Course of education and occupational career; reasons and time
of decision to become a lawyer; reasons for setting up office in
Freiburg; office personnel and family members assisting; work load of
the office and average time worked each week; specialization in a legal
area; description of the clients and the cases to be worked on;
proportion of cases for the poor; judgement on opportunities to
maintain contact with clients; conduct with competition pressure;
assessment of technical qualification and income conditions of lawyers
in Freiburg; characterization of the demands of the occupation as
lawyer; aptitude of women to be lawyers; judgement on the social
prestige and the usefulness of various occupations; self-image of the
lawyer; judgement on university legal education; self-assessment of
recognition experienced among colleagues; assessment of personal
relation to other lawyers and the courts; contacts with colleagues;
determination of the social network between colleagues with whom one a)
most frequently discusses technical problems, against whom one b) has
conducted the most cases and with whom one c) has the best private
contact; requirements of a partner; use of further education courses
and reading technical journals; membership in the German lawyers
organization and in other organizations; offices accepted; most
important tasks of the lawyers organization; work satisfaction (scale);
social circles; additional income; possession of a car; judgement on
income development.

Demography: age; marital status; number of children; religious
denomination; school education; income; regional origins; present and
past offices held; memberships; social origins.

Interviewer rating: identification of interviewer; date of interview;
length of interview; seriousness of respondent; interruptions of
interview and effects of these interruptions on the course of the
interview.