# Skills

`kaal:entity:skills`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 2 claims that carry the concept tag `skills`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself.

## Every claim under this term

2 claims across 2 works, 2018 to 2024.

**2018**

- [3227967-003](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3227967-003) [condition/argued] -- 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.
  > 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.
  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

**2024**

- [4900880-018](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4900880-018) [empirical/evidenced] -- The de-skilling thesis, that new technologies invariably produce a smaller and less skilled workforce, is contradicted by research showing that firms often realize higher profitability when new technologies are entrusted to more skilled employees.
  > Studies indicate that leveraging new technologies often yields higher profitability when entrusted to more skilled employees, highlighting the complex relationship between technological advancement and workforce capabilities.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Quantum Economy and the Future of Work (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4900880

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