Would you stand by your advice for legal work too?
I think it might not be too terrible! In my (thankfully limited) experience, the actual advice of legal professionals can be extremely helpful, but the ‘outsourcing’ overall seems far from perfect. Think basic project management skills, or a lack thereof. It’s not possible to know if the legal services one is receiving (or not) are good or useful, or what their value is relative to the same services from someone else, without also – at least partially – thinking thru the relevant legal issues oneself.
And it feels like this is worse than necessary but cloaked in ‘dangerous mysteries beyond the mortal ken’ like in medicine. And yet one still can’t ‘morally’, or even sometimes practically, outsource perfectly even to specific individual doctors. Always, it seems to good to reflect, e.g. ‘Do I trust this person? Should I find someone else to help me instead?’.
My favorite ‘outsourcing vendors’ are those that are eager and happy to explain their craft, even to paying customers. It’s an under-appreciated area of charity!
Would you stand by your advice for legal work too?
I think it might not be too terrible! In my (thankfully limited) experience, the actual advice of legal professionals can be extremely helpful, but the ‘outsourcing’ overall seems far from perfect. Think basic project management skills, or a lack thereof. It’s not possible to know if the legal services one is receiving (or not) are good or useful, or what their value is relative to the same services from someone else, without also – at least partially – thinking thru the relevant legal issues oneself.
And it feels like this is worse than necessary but cloaked in ‘dangerous mysteries beyond the mortal ken’ like in medicine. And yet one still can’t ‘morally’, or even sometimes practically, outsource perfectly even to specific individual doctors. Always, it seems to good to reflect, e.g. ‘Do I trust this person? Should I find someone else to help me instead?’.
My favorite ‘outsourcing vendors’ are those that are eager and happy to explain their craft, even to paying customers. It’s an under-appreciated area of charity!