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Perceived Inaccessibility of Lawyers (PIL) Scale

A simple to administer 10-item scale designed to measure the extent to which people think of lawyers as inaccessible.

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Victoria Law Foundation
Victoria Law Foundation

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This scale can be used to measure perceived inaccessibility for specific cohorts, quantify differences between groups and assess the impact of interventions designed to improve perceptions.

For use in a range of research, evaluation and practical settings.

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