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Does it matter? Being a lawyer does not make you magically more able to read the laws, the laws are written exactly because the intention is that people can re

by speeder 13y ago

Does it matter? Being a lawyer does not make you magically more able to read the laws, the laws are written exactly because the intention is that people can read them and see what they do. What makes a lawyer different is that a lawyer usually knows where to search for laws faster, and has a set of laws on his head that might be immediately useful, also lawyers tend to know some important past court cases that might affect future cases. But still, being a lawyer does not make you a magical law knower, some countries even allow you to be a lawyer without law school.

akiselev 13y ago
Lawyers spend the time and effort to actually learn about the law from an accredited institution and to pass the BAR exam, which is a certification that gives them legal responsibilities, and liabilities that nonlawyers do not have. That's what makes them different, not some better legal-Google-fu.