Yet we have commenters —
most — commenting on it who don't understand this (or don't want ot, or their skepticism is getting in the way of even being able to intelligently entertain the idea) yet who are
profession opinions routinely on this site as if they have more knowledge on the subject than the world's leading climate scientists, or are simply better scientists than them.
The legal
profession's
most authoritative directories canvass clients and the wider market each year for their
opinions on our own lawyers, as well those in our peer group, and once again we have performed with distinction.
Re: lawyers practising in association with non-lawyers: - Absolutely necessary because: (1) technology will be the basis of almost all laws, therefore we will have to practice with other experts in that technology; (2) records management law will be a major area of practice because, records are the
most frequently used form of evidence and e-records depend for everything on their e-records management systems (ERMSs), and they must be compliant with the National Standards of Canada for e-records management, which standards require legal
opinions, and every significant change to an ERMS requires a legal
opinion re ability to produce records able to satisfy laws as to e-discovery, admissibility of evidence, privacy & access to information, electronic commerce, tax laws, and compliance with National Standards of Canada for e-records management; (3) all new technologies require a legal framework, which means more work for lawyers; and, (4) otherwise, other
professions and service providers who now provide «legal information,» will begin to provide «legal advice» and other services that only lawyers should be providing.
The actuarial
profession is considered to be one of the
most prestigious and desirable in the world, and regularly features in surveys and
opinion polls as one of the best jobs in the United States.