Correct - and that is why I think that automation will not get us all the way there. (At least not in the 20-50 year range; I have no idea what the world will look like in 1000 years.)
And I think your point suggests that lawyers will continue to be valuable for many years to come, as well. There are so many rules that can be applied in a given case - including seemingly contradictory ones - that there is room for reasonable disagreement about which rule should be applied. A skillful lawyer can make a compelling (but not obvious) argument that rule A should be applied and not rule B.
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Correct - and that is why I think that automation will not get us all the way there. (At least not in the 20-50 year range; I have no idea what the world will look like in 1000 years.)
And I think your point suggests that lawyers will continue to be valuable for many years to come, as well. There are so many rules that can be applied in a given case - including seemingly contradictory ones - that there is room for reasonable disagreement about which rule should be applied. A skillful lawyer can make a compelling (but not obvious) argument that rule A should be applied and not rule B.