# kaal:claim:3227967-015

**Claim.** Contrary to commentators who predict the end of lawyers, the authors reject that claim but hold that lawyers of the future can only function as effective transaction engineers if they understand the power of code.

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

**Holds when.**

- lawyers seeking to function as transaction engineers in a digital economy

**Source quote.**

> We certainly don't make this claim, but we do think that if the lawyers of the future are to function as effective transaction engineers, they are going to need to understand the power of code.

**From.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, *Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters* (2018), V. Lawyer of the Future, page 19

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

**Keywords.** legal-profession, coding-for-lawyers, transaction-engineers, automation

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