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Astra for Law

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  1. halamadrid · · focus · HN ↗
    The need for actual lawyers will persist I think from my own experience. I attempted drafting a contract with some points myself using AI, but after several edits I wasn't sure if it was correct. Sending it to an actual lawyer ended up in so many corrections I couldn't imagine the first time. One big thing was the overly excessive protective clauses which didn't make sense for reality or conflicted with another.

    Its just like code I suppose, if you can read and understand and validate, you can use it to scale and otherwise it could end up being a vibe effort.

    1. CTDOCodebases · · focus · HN ↗
      Human professionals put their reputation and finances at risk when performing their work. This risk functions as a guarantee.
      1. moralestapia · · focus · HN ↗
        Do they?

        Not being snarky here but I've encountered some really crappy lawyers and they seem to be doing great ($$$).

        It really sucks one cannot publish something like "this guy charged me $5k, wrote my name wrong and forgot important paperwork the day we showed up to court" as that could make you liable for damages. There should be a safe harbor for that.

        1. TZubiri · · focus · HN ↗
          > It really sucks one cannot publish something like "this guy charged me $5k, wrote my name wrong and forgot important paperwork the day we showed up to court" as that could make you liable for damages.

          That's pretty much what bar associations are for, filing a complaint against an attorney at the bar seems like a pretty standard procedure.

          >There should be a safe harbor for that.

          A safe harbor would be the opposite, it would be immunity for the lawyer.

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