<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Current paper focuses the occupational stress in legal industry. Two similar empirical studies were carried out in 2006 and 20012. A web-based survey of occupational stress was conducted by employing an international questionnaire Occupational Stress Inventory (OSI-2). Some important trends in the Estonian lawyers’ occupational stress were found. The basic sources of occupational pressure in lawyers and legal professionals were identified. Most relevant sources of occupational pressure among lawyers and legal professional were home and work imbalance, managerial roles, and insufficient recognition, managerial roles, and hassles. We found that the relationship between job satisfaction and sources of occupational pressure was negative and significantly valid among five pressures of lawyers and legal professionals. Majority of lawyers and legal professional were adapted problem solving oriented coping strategy. Therefore, the social support from peer, friend, family member etc. was also widely used coping strategy by lawyers and legal professionals. Our findings well demonstrate that awareness of occupational stress in law industry has been raised</p></abstract>

Current paper focuses the occupational stress in legal industry. Two similar empirical studies were carried out in 2006 and 20012. A web-based survey of occupational stress was conducted by employing an international questionnaire Occupational Stress Inventory (OSI-2). Some important trends in the Estonian lawyers’ occupational stress were found. The basic sources of occupational pressure in lawyers and legal professionals were identified. Most relevant sources of occupational pressure among lawyers and legal professional were home and work imbalance, managerial roles, and insufficient recognition, managerial roles, and hassles. We found that the relationship between job satisfaction and sources of occupational pressure was negative and significantly valid among five pressures of lawyers and legal professionals. Majority of lawyers and legal professional were adapted problem solving oriented coping strategy. Therefore, the social support from peer, friend, family member etc. was also widely used coping strategy by lawyers and legal professionals. Our findings well demonstrate that awareness of occupational stress in law industry has been raised

Sources of Occupational Pressure Among Lawyers and Legal Professionals

International and Comparative Law Review

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Current paper focuses the occupational stress in legal industry. Two similar empirical studies were carried out in 2006 and 20012. A web-based survey of...

Sources of Occupational Pressure Among Lawyers and Legal Professionals

Publié en ligne: 24 janv. 2018

Pages: 87 - 107

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0029

Mots clés
Lawyer’s occupational stress, job satisfaction, sources of pressure, work locus of control, coping with stress

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Sources of Occupational Pressure Among Lawyers and Legal Professionals

Publié en ligne: 24 janv. 2018

Pages: 87 - 107

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0029

Mots clésLawyer’s occupational stress, job satisfaction, sources of pressure, work locus of control, coping with stress

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Lawyer’s occupational stress, job satisfaction, sources of pressure, work locus of control, coping with stress