TY - JOUR AU - Levin, Avner AU - Alkoby, Asher PY - 2021/04/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - More lawyers, more litigation? Exploring trends in litigation and the legal profession in Ontario, Canada JF - Oñati Socio-Legal Series JA - Oñati Socio-Legal Series VL - 11 IS - 2 SE - Reasons and consequences: Different players DO - UR - https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1167 SP - 535-556 AB - This brief paper explores the correlation and potential relationship between the composition of the legal profession and trends in litigation, in Ontario, Canada. Specifically, we ask whether there is a positive correlation between the numbers of lawyers and paralegals licensed to practice in the province, and the amount of civil litigation initiated across the province. The paper then discusses possible reasons for the trends in the profession and in litigation, and considers traditional objections, such as the argument that an increase in the number of lawyers will lead to 'litigation explosion'. The paper concludes with suggestions for future research in this area.<br /><br /> Este breve art&iacute;culo se adentra en la correlaci&oacute;n y posible nexo entre la composici&oacute;n de la profesi&oacute;n jur&iacute;dica y las tendencias en demandas en Ontario, Canad&aacute;. Concretamente, nos preguntamos si existe correlaci&oacute;n positiva entre el n&uacute;mero de abogados y profesionales parajudiciales con licencia en ejercicio, y el n&uacute;mero de litigios civiles iniciados. Despu&eacute;s, el art&iacute;culo comenta posibles razones de las tendencias en la profesi&oacute;n y en las demandas, y toma en consideraci&oacute;n objeciones que tradicionalmente se han hecho, como que el aumento en el n&uacute;mero de abogados conducir&aacute; a una &ldquo;explosi&oacute;n de demandas&rdquo;. Concluimos con sugerencias para investigaciones futuras.<br /><br /> <strong>Available from: </strong><a href="https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1118" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1118</a> ER -