Machines are Coming to Law (and it’s a Good Thing)
Machines are coming to displace lawyers, and bar regulation will not stop them. The results will be good for consumers but mixed for lawyers. Superstars may be helped, but journeymen lawyers face a...
View ArticleThe Social Decline of Lawyers?
I previously posted about the rise of computation and its implications for legal practice, as machines replace some of the functions of lawyers. I recently wrote an essay that focused more on the...
View ArticleThe Rise of Machine Intelligence and the Need for Judicial Protection of...
Occupational freedom is one of the most pressing issues of our time. The ever greater power of machine intelligence will disrupt more and more industries. For instance, self-driving vehicles will...
View ArticleChicago’s Foolish Decision to Hike the Minimum Wage
I live in Chicago, which is a badly governed city in the worst governed state in the nation. And it has just made another serious mistake, raising its minimum wage to $13.00 by 2019 and to $10 by next...
View ArticleNew Policies Needed to Help Workers Displaced by Machines
Perhaps the biggest technology story of the year is also the most general—the recognition that machine intelligence is poised to displace more people in the labor market more rapidly than ever before....
View ArticleLaw Schools Must Respond to Technological Change
My last post suggested that the decline in law students was due in large part to a technological shock that has decreased demand for lawyers, at least at the price point law schools are producing them....
View ArticleTo Promote Innovation Let Non-Lawyers Earn Income From Legal Services
The rule of law is a great boon to liberty, enabling us to plan our lives. Making law more transparent and less expensive to use also increases liberty because then more people can take advantage of...
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