誰是法界廖添丁？法扶律師的量化與質性實證研究

Who Are Robin Hood Lawyers? Quantitative and Qualitative Studies on Legal Aid Lawyers in Taiwan

法律扶助基金會從2004年成立至今，已經有將近4,000名律師登記為法扶外部律師。但在歷年兩萬多名取得律師執照者中，選擇參與法扶活動的律師有哪些特徵，國內文獻尚未有任何基於量化實證資料的系統性論述。運用法律扶助基金會提供的行政數據、法務部網站上的律師數據，並以深度訪談相互佐證，本文提出以下發現：首先，法扶外部律師的性別組成與業界認知基本吻合：男多女少，男性律師接刑事案件較多，女性律師接家事案件較多。其次，法扶外部律師的世代差異並不明顯，這點與業界普遍認知不同。資深、資淺律師的法扶執業經驗大致相似，並沒有受到律師錄取率政策改變的影響。第三，法扶外部律師的地域性很強。從實際接案看來，大略有六個主要執業區，很少有律師跨出自己執業區辦法扶案件；由登錄法扶地方分會來看，法扶分會在全台灣可以分為台北、台中、高雄三個集群，而各集群有不同的連結方式。這點也與業界普遍認知不同。

Since 2004, more than 4,000 lawyers have registered as a legal aid attorney at the Legal Aid Foundation, among over 20,000 lawyers ever licensed in Taiwan. And yet, there is barely any systematic research based on quantitative data of those who participated in legal aid activities in Taiwan. Using the Legal Aid Foundation administrative data, licensed lawyer data available at the Minister of Justice website, and in-depth interviews, we come up with the following observations. First, the gender composition is similar to the profession's general perception: there are more male lawyers than female lawyers registered, and the former take more criminal cases whereas the latter take more family law cases. Second, the generational difference is not clear among registered legal aid lawyers, which diverges from the general perception. Third, in contrast to the general perception in the profession, strong tendency of local practice can be identified among registered legal aid lawyers. Six major practice areas can be identified from individual case record, and few lawyers move across practice areas to take legal aid cases. Using data from registration records of local legal aid offices in social network analysis, we identify three clusters of local practice: Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung. Each cluster has distinctive connections.