Caseflow management and the politics of professionalism : lawyers and independent paralegals

Caseflow Management is a public sector program designed to promote effective management of cases through the resolution process in the public court system. Given its public nature caseflow management policy is ultimately an exercise in political will. To date that political will has been dominated by the legal profession which has influenced the Ministry of the Attorney General to limit the term~ of reference for caseflow management and its application to a narrow range of alternatives which are primarily in the interest of the legal profession. This thesis will explain the nature and extent of the politics within the legal profession that impact on caseflow management and demonstrate the potential for better serving the public interest by eXl~anding its terms of reference to incorporate independent paralegals and public / private sector partnerships in the Ontario Provincial Court System for highway traffic offences and other matters of a summary conviction nature.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. Political Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Faculty of Social Sciences

Department dc:contributor.department

Department of Political Science

Grantor

Brock University

Year dc:date.issued

1999

Author dc:creator

• Kelly, John G.

• Court administration--Political aspects--Ontario.
• Lawyers--Ontario.
• Legal assistants--Ontario.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10464/1796

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:brocku.scholaris.ca:10464/1796