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> That's the lawyer's job, to guide you through ! If they're not doing that, then find a different lawyer. Yes! And if you happen to know that, and have a good
by drbwaa 4y ago
> That's the lawyer's job, to guide you through ! If they're not doing that, then find a different lawyer.
Yes! And if you happen to know that, and have a good lawyer, then you're all set. But a hell of a lot of lawyers won't volunteer to do this, or aren't competent enough to have this conversation productively with a layperson, and most people don't know to ask for it.
I have my doubts as to the practicality, but a tool that could summarize and then prompt laypeople go to their lawyer to start that discussion seems like it could definitely have value. I suspect most people interested in this tool may already be knowledgeable enough to ask for a walkthrough anyway, but you could imagine implementations where the summary is presented directly, and could guide more people toward the help they need.
- traceroute66 4y ago> competent enough to have this conversation productively with a layperson HUH ? That is literally their job ! Legal document review is bread and butter for lawyers. Having productive conversations with laypeople is what lawyers do all day every day. I really don't get your point. If a lawyer is unable to have a productive conversation with a layperson about a legal document, then they need to be stripped of their qualifications.
- fnordpiglet 4y agoThat’s not their job - their job is to make persuasive legal arguments, craft legal language to be ironclad, etc. Similarly a top researchers in CS isn’t employed for their ability to explain CS, despite the fact we employ them to do just that.
- yunwal 4y agoThere are plenty of lawyers who are not competent at their jobs, but can be convincing to uninformed laypeople.