University of Ghana School of Law

Electronic Library

  • Home
  • Information
  • Login
  • Help
  • Librarian
  • User login

Search by :

ALL Author Subject ISBN/ISSN Advanced Search

Last search:

{{tmpObj[k].text}}
Image of The internet and lawyers in Ghana: some initial qualitative perspectives
Bookmark Share

Electronic Resource

The internet and lawyers in Ghana: some initial qualitative perspectives

Atuguba, Raymond A. - Personal Name; Hinson, Robert - Personal Name; Ofori, Dan - Personal Name; Fobih, Julius - Personal Name;

Purpose:
To contribute to the internet use literature with particular respect to lawyers. This current study seeks to investigate qualitatively, the impact of the internet on the work of lawyers in Ghana.

Design/methodology/approach:
Following several other empirical studies in the general information systems arena, a qualitative design was adopted for this study. A second motivation for adoption of this design was the fact that this research was exploratory in nature and it was the opinion of the researchers that this case study will provide rich insights into the formulations of research propositions for a larger study on internet use and legal practice in Ghana. Interviews were conducted with lawyers who had been called to the bar for before 2003 (we needed to be sure that these lawyers had been practicing for at least two years). Lawyers employed in law chambers, private sector institutions, international organizations, law consultancies, public sector institutions and the
Faculty of Law of the University of Ghana were contacted as potential respondents for this qualitative study. The first five lawyers in each category who accepted to do the interviews were used as respondents for the study. In all 25 lawyers were interviewed and their views on internet use in respect of the legal profession in Ghana formed the basis of the empirical discussions in this
paper.

Findings:
Seventy-eight per cent of the lawyers interviewed agree that the internet improves their productivity. Eighty-eight per cent of respondents indicated that the internet is useful as a communication tool, whilst 76 per cent of the respondents considered the internet to be very important for getting information. In respect of generating business contacts, it seems the internet (online technologies) is just as important as brick – and – mortar strategies for attracting and retaining clients.

Research limitations/implications :
Study has proved invaluable in hypothesis formulation for a larger study on internet use amongst Ghanaian lawyers in 2006. Ultimately, it could give indications for the conduct of e-business adoption studies amongst lawyers in Ghana.

Originality/value:
One of the few studies that focuses on internet adoption by lawyers in a developing country context.


Availability

No copy data

Detailed Information
Call Number
-
Publisher
: Emerald Group Publishing Limited., 2007
Physical Description
12 pages
Language
English
ISBN/ISSN
-
Edition
-
Subject(s)
Ghana
Internet
Lawyers
Other version/related

No other version available

File Attachment
  • The internet and lawyers in Ghana: some initial qualitative perspectives
Comments

You must be logged in to post a comment

University of Ghana School of Law
  • Law Databases
  • UGSpace (UG Repository)
  • UGCat
  • Off - Canmpus Access
  • Article Request Service
  • Past Exam Papers

About Us

We support the research and curricular needs of the University of Ghana School of Law faculty and students. The Library is committed to providing faculty and students with the finest legal resources and service possible, as well as the highest level of support for scholarship and access to information. We also are committed to serving the legal information needs of the University community, the bench and bar, the citizens of Ghana, and scholars throughout the world.

Search

Start your by typing one or more keywords for title, author or subject

Live Chat with Law Librarian Law Research Guide

© 2025 — University of Ghana

Powered by Academic Computing Unit (ACU) of UGCS
Select the topic you are interested in
  • Computer Science, Information & General Works
  • Philosophy & Psychology
  • Religion
  • Social Sciences
  • Language
  • Pure Science
  • Applied Sciences
  • Art & Recreation
  • Literature
  • History & Geography
Icons made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com
Advanced Search
Where do you want to share?