Law in the Internet Society

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2) Law proceeds on a definite timeline that is often externally imposed.

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Open-source software may develop efficiently, but it may develop inefficiently or be spontaneously dropped. Indeed, flexibility is a key advantage. In law, missed deadlines terminate substantive rights and rankle presiding judges. Either is devastating.
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The exigencies of law promote lawyers' reliance on local, established professional networks. Missed deadlines terminate substantive rights and rankle presiding judges. Either is devastating. Building trust among collaborators takes time: a process complicated by the fact that many people rightfully have trouble trusting someone they haven’t physically met. In the thicket of representation, a lawyer cannot waste time exploring relationships that may not bear fruit.
 

3) Lawyers cannot share their fees.


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