Transforming Legal Professions in Scandinavia

In Scandinavia, the legal profession has been regarded as the midwives of the modern state; the legal profession was totally dominant in the most important position in society. However, with the development of the welfare state and with neo-liberal management methods in various branches of the public and private sector the legal profession has been replaced from the most prominent positions. With globalization new markets have opened for Scandinavian lawyers, the question is however, if the profession at large gains from the new opportunities or if the profession is stratified. This paper examines how different parts of the profession react to new challenges for the legal profession.