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This is why it's good to be a lawyer. It's one of the last remaining guilds of knowledge workers with any power. It's literally illegal to have someone from w

This is why it's good to be a lawyer. It's one of the last remaining guilds of knowledge workers with any power. It's literally illegal to have someone from wherever do certain tasks if they are not properly licensed.

dred_prte_rbrts 5y ago
I would point you at board certified doctors.
- narrator 5y ago
  Their work isn't remote though.
ferdowsi 5y ago
Plenty of typical lawyer work is ripe for automation.
pinkybanana 5y ago
Lawyers do a lot of work where their licence is not really needed.
sxp 5y ago
It's not /that/ good. Due to the high supply of lawyers, the compensation is heavily bimodal: https://danluu.com/bimodal-compensation/ https://danluu.com/bimodal-compensation/
ishjoh 5y ago
There are Indian universities that specialize in US law and train their students in US law. Law firms that have those lawyers work overnight on items that in the past were given to new grads. Experienced lawyers then review those documents, fix any issues, and put their signature on the document. You could argue that there still has to be a US lawyer in the loop, but that's still true of software projects as well, that there is one Sr. software person overseeing the outsourced team.
edmundsauto 5y ago
That's one good reason to be a lawyer. However, if you speak with actual attorneys, they all have a hundred reasons to not become a lawyer. I have yet to find one that recommends it as a career path.
- narrator 5y ago
  I know a patent lawyer and a divorce lawyer who really like their work. The patent lawyer is an ex-engineer and likes the technology. The divorce lawyer is a funny jerky guy and loves all the drama. It's not for everyone though. If you want a laugh about why not to be a lawyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-UEqJ85KE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-UEqJ85KE
pochamago 5y ago
I'm not sure I'd classify licensed professions as rare, frankly most US states have an overabundance of occupational licensing in my view.

dred_prte_rbrts 5y ago

I would point you at board certified doctors.

narrator 5y ago
Their work isn't remote though.

ferdowsi 5y ago

Plenty of typical lawyer work is ripe for automation.

pinkybanana 5y ago

Lawyers do a lot of work where their licence is not really needed.

sxp 5y ago

It's not /that/ good. Due to the high supply of lawyers, the compensation is heavily bimodal: https://danluu.com/bimodal-compensation/ https://danluu.com/bimodal-compensation/

ishjoh 5y ago

There are Indian universities that specialize in US law and train their students in US law. Law firms that have those lawyers work overnight on items that in the past were given to new grads. Experienced lawyers then review those documents, fix any issues, and put their signature on the document. You could argue that there still has to be a US lawyer in the loop, but that's still true of software projects as well, that there is one Sr. software person overseeing the outsourced team.

edmundsauto 5y ago

That's one good reason to be a lawyer. However, if you speak with actual attorneys, they all have a hundred reasons to not become a lawyer. I have yet to find one that recommends it as a career path.

narrator 5y ago
I know a patent lawyer and a divorce lawyer who really like their work. The patent lawyer is an ex-engineer and likes the technology. The divorce lawyer is a funny jerky guy and loves all the drama. It's not for everyone though. If you want a laugh about why not to be a lawyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-UEqJ85KE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-UEqJ85KE

pochamago 5y ago

I'm not sure I'd classify licensed professions as rare, frankly most US states have an overabundance of occupational licensing in my view.