E-commerce, Slovenian attorneys and social responsibility – in search of a link
E-commerce is today almost a neccesity in any organisation, including the attorneyship, as a part of the judiciary system. In comparison to other parts of the judiciary system, the advocacy represents an independent public service, which makes it more sensitive to changes in its environment. The term social responsibility is generaly used in connection to private entities, whereas the role of the state and public organisations is often forgotten. Attorneys around the world have realized the impact of increased competiveness also in the legal areas and are therefore trying to adopt to the new demands of the »market« also via e-commerce. However, due to their specific line of business, where the social responsibility note is of the atmost importance, the area of e-commerce by attorneys is heaviliy regulated. In the paper we present the results of a study, which focuses on electronic filling and electronic communication as ussed by attorneys and attorneys offices and the results of the analysis of the web pages of slovenian attorneys, and we put both results in the perspective of the increasing need for a greater social responsibilty of all organisations including those in the public sector.
