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For any legal startup to work, Lawyers either A) have to really want what he's building or, B) have to have it to be competitive against other firms. I think b

by redm 9y ago

For any legal startup to work, Lawyers either A) have to really want what he's building or, B) have to have it to be competitive against other firms. I think both of these are pretty high bars, especially since Lawyers bill by the hour. Finding a good efficient lawyer is much more about the Lawyers personality, knowledge, and ability and much less about the technology. A good lawyer can solve things very quickly at little cost. A bad lawyer can take the same matter, spend a ton of money researching it, working it, discussing it, etc, and still come out with a poor result. I'm interested to see what he's building, but I won't be surprised if it doesn't upend the legal world.

arethuza 9y ago
"A good lawyer can solve things very quickly at little cost. A bad lawyer can take the same matter, spend a ton of money researching it, working it, discussing it, etc, and still come out with a poor result." Not to be too cynical but given those two options of good and bad lawyers - who is going to be able to charge more fees to an unsuspecting client? Edit: I can't believe that I said "Not to be too cynical" about lawyers....
- redm 9y ago
  "who is going to be able to charge more fees to an unsuspecting client?" That's my point, finding a great lawyer isn't easy, and I don't think it's related the underlying technology. The tech can make a great lawyer even better.
  - arethuza 9y ago
    I'd love to have some kind of portal where you can actually track activity on your legal work and see billing as it happens. Of course, I can see why lawyers generally resist that kind of transparency...
    - pitt1980 9y ago
      reading between the lines, it looks like that's what's being attempted I'm guessing getting it adopted, you need to acquire large corporate clients who want to demand this sort of accountability from law firms they hire, more than acquiring the law firms as clients
      - crypto5 9y ago
        Do lawyers usually send very detailed itemized bills?
        PatentTroll 9y ago
        Yes
    - deleted 9y ago
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by redm 9y ago

arethuza 9y ago

"A good lawyer can solve things very quickly at little cost. A bad lawyer can take the same matter, spend a ton of money researching it, working it, discussing it, etc, and still come out with a poor result." Not to be too cynical but given those two options of good and bad lawyers - who is going to be able to charge more fees to an unsuspecting client? Edit: I can't believe that I said "Not to be too cynical" about lawyers....

redm 9y ago
"who is going to be able to charge more fees to an unsuspecting client?" That's my point, finding a great lawyer isn't easy, and I don't think it's related the underlying technology. The tech can make a great lawyer even better.
- arethuza 9y ago
  I'd love to have some kind of portal where you can actually track activity on your legal work and see billing as it happens. Of course, I can see why lawyers generally resist that kind of transparency...
  - pitt1980 9y ago
    reading between the lines, it looks like that's what's being attempted I'm guessing getting it adopted, you need to acquire large corporate clients who want to demand this sort of accountability from law firms they hire, more than acquiring the law firms as clients
    - crypto5 9y ago
      Do lawyers usually send very detailed itemized bills?
      - PatentTroll 9y ago
        Yes
  - deleted 9y ago
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