Tamara Butter

Tamara Butter is an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam's Faculty of Law, Department of General Jurisprudence. Her research centers on the professional ethics of Dutch corporate lawyers, challenging stereotypes like 'butlers of the Zuidas' through empirical investigation of their daily practice.

Her primary research interests include:

• Corporate Law ethics in the Dutch context
• Role perceptions of lawyers in constitutional democracy
• Empirical legal sociology methodologies
• Asylum law practice dynamics

Butter's work examines how corporate lawyers navigate ethical dilemmas, particularly regarding controversial clients like Russian-linked entities, emphasizing the tension between confidentiality obligations and public accountability. She argues that empirical insights are essential to move beyond media stereotypes and inform normative debates about lawyers' societal roles.

Her prior research on asylum law nuanced the portrayal of 'procedural' asylum lawyers by demonstrating justified motivations for pursuing seemingly 'hopeless cases,' contributing to academic and policy discussions on legal ethics.