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I wouldn't be surprised to see a lawyer or solicitor pull out some quote from Kafka's The Trial, and try to spin that. Just another reason why people do not trust lawyers, on top of the fact that they are the ultimate middle men.

Of course, what you finish with is true, they are very necessary for our current way of life. Of course, they also ensure that they are more and more necessary, as all good middle men do.



There would be no lawyers without clients. Where do divorce lawyers get their business? From people who were unable to solve a relationship problem on their own. Where do criminal defense lawyers get their business? From people who chose not to abide by the rules set by the society in which they live. Where do business lawyers get their business? From clients who are unable to resolve a dispute about an agreement they signed.

Sure, it's convenient to blame the intermediary, but at the end of the day if people were better at solving their own problems, the attorney's role would be only that of a counselor. (a role that good attorneys embrace.)




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