Isn't being a lawyer basically about "pedantic cleverness"? Regarding the details of the law, of course, instead of technical details. But I've always found law

Isn't being a lawyer basically about "pedantic cleverness"? Regarding the details of the law, of course, instead of technical details. But I've always found law extrememly pedantic. Writing laws and contracts, in a way, seems like trying to make secure software. One has to define everything, and evaluate all possible "attack angles".