Monday, October 24, 2011

Computers Practicing Law?

This article says "yes."  But, at the risk of only looking after my professional self-interest, I couldn't disagree more.  I've practiced law long enough to know that a lawyer's stock in trade is not only his or her time, but also his or her judgment.  Time is one of the ingredients for that, and so is legal training.   But so is life experience--both that of the lawyer, and that of the lives of the people he represents.  Until we can invent a device that embraces and manages that much complexity, adjust at a moment's notice to changes in that complexity, and argues for or against additional change with passion as well as reason--well, law school graduates have nothing to fear.  My advice to them:  work hard, focus on clients and not money, and you'll be surprised at how well things work out.

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