# kaal:claim:3227967-003

**Claim.** The ability to understand and communicate with coders, as distinct from professional coding competence, is a necessary skill for the lawyer of the future, so law students benefit from grasping the basic concepts and power of coding.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- legal practice in a code based economy

**Source quote.**

> However, we do believe that the ability to understand and communicate with coders is a necessary skill for the lawyer of the future. As such, we think that law students will benefit from understanding the basic concepts and power of coding.

**From.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, *Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters* (2018), I. Introduction, page 7

**Cite as.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3227967

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**Topics.** education-and-practice, open-source-and-code, law-and-legal-systems

**Keywords.** coding-for-lawyers, legal-education, curriculum-design, skills

**Related claims.**

- supersedes: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2939127-037

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