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Zalatix

(8,994 posts)
10. Attorneys are working class people, too.
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 08:48 PM
Jun 2012

And their loss of income will impact the economy just as bad as a bunch of unemployed construction workers.

As we replace these lawyers with computers, nobody ever seems to ask... what jobs will be around for these unemployed people?

"Please touch the screen to begin. Are you innocent or guilty? Do you prefer execution or jail?" HopeHoops Jun 2012 #1
Jordan Weissmann is wrong. This is a sales pitch for the latest, super-duper software AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #2
Hey, look at all the jobs that are being created! This is driving unemployment down and wages up! Zalatix Jun 2012 #3
Like the article said, the doc review process is already the low end of the practice of law stevenleser Jun 2012 #4
lolz Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #5
Well, speaking for me personally, I like DIY law packages. Geoff R. Casavant Jun 2012 #6
100,000,000 computers at the bottom of the ocean? longship Jun 2012 #7
We use this for sorting and sifting Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2012 #8
Lawyers are just another group living in denial about technology and this economy. former9thward Jun 2012 #9
Attorneys are working class people, too. Zalatix Jun 2012 #10
Hop in your time machine... Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2012 #11
Ah so that's why unemployment is down, nationwide and/or worldwide? Zalatix Jun 2012 #12
We were talking about technology in the legal profession, not your coveted plastic utensil industry Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2012 #16
Like I said, if you were so incredibly right, unemployment would be down. Zalatix Jun 2012 #17
Do you actually read and comprehend before you spit out a pithy reply? Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2012 #18
Do you actually read and comprehend my question before you spout off? Zalatix Jun 2012 #19
Indeed I did Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2012 #22
Actually, no you didn't. Zalatix Jun 2012 #24
When did we lay off attorneys? Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2012 #26
As it all grinds to a halt eventually, there will be none. lonestarnot Jun 2012 #21
Judges and juries might not be far behind aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #13
There are always holes in computer programs these days cap Jun 2012 #14
K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2012 #15
The first time legal research was outsourced to India meant this was an inevitability imho riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #20
Well, gee as someone who is planning on law school, this is slightly troubling. white_wolf Jun 2012 #23
Why not go with the training in Old School methodolgy you plan on pursuing... GReedDiamond Jun 2012 #25
I'm actually pretty good with computers already, so learning about these wouldn't be too hard. white_wolf Jun 2012 #27
Whatever you do, white_wolf... GReedDiamond Jun 2012 #30
Lawyers will never go away. backscatter712 Jun 2012 #28
You'll still need the right person in the courtroom at the right time, though. knitter4democracy Jun 2012 #29
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