Applying the Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach for Lawyer Selection from Law Firms’ Perspective in China

Chin-Tsai Lin, Ching-Chiang Yeh and Fan Ye
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Chin-Tsai Lin: Department of Business Administration, Ming Chuan University, Taipei City 111, Taiwan
Ching-Chiang Yeh: Department of Business Administration, National Taipei University of Business, Taipei City 10051, Taiwan
Fan Ye: Department of Business Administration, Ming Chuan University, Taipei City 111, Taiwan

Mathematics, 2020, vol. 8, issue 8, 1-15

Abstract: This study proposes a novel evaluation model for lawyer selection incorporating the lawyer’s backbone leadership attitude employing the hybrid multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach. In the proposed approach, the lawyer’s backbone leadership attitude is employed as an evaluation factor in the evaluation model for lawyer selection from law firms’ perspective. In this paper, a hybrid approach based on the Delphi technique and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is proposed to manage qualitative and quantitative criteria for selecting the best alternative lawyer for law firms in China. Finally, a law firm in China is carried out to verify the feasibility of the proposed approach. Based on the result, the backbone leadership does provide valuable information in the evaluation model for lawyer selection. The results also revealed that the proposed approach would help law firms and human resource managers to understand and develop strategies to hire a lawyer.

Keywords: lawyer selection; Delphi method; analytical hierarchy process; backbone leadership; law firm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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