Rethinking the role of personal connections in the Russian labor market: getting a job as a law graduate in Russia

This article explores the entry-level legal job market based on a survey of graduating full-time Russian law students fielded in 2016. The findings contradict the prevailing assumptions about the post-Soviet labor market that connections trump experience. They show that law-graduate-respondents plac...

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Published in:Post-Soviet affairs 2021-05, Vol.37 (3), p.242-260
Main Author: Hendley, Kathryn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Confidence
connections
Friendship
Labor market
Law
Law students
legal profession
Postcommunist societies
Respondents
Russia
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Summary:This article explores the entry-level legal job market based on a survey of graduating full-time Russian law students fielded in 2016. The findings contradict the prevailing assumptions about the post-Soviet labor market that connections trump experience. They show that law-graduate-respondents placed little value on the contacts of friends and family. Regression analysis confirms that personal self-confidence and experience are much stronger predictors of success on the job market.
ISSN:1060-586X
1938-2855
DOI:10.1080/1060586X.2021.1874768