Research shows that lawyers lack intelligence

I think most people would agree that lawyers are in general very intelligent people. But that doesn't mean they are always equipped with the right or the best intelligence – and recent research suggests that they are ignoring changes that could equip them to deliver better results. That is because their access to data is inevitably limited – there are a finite number of precedents or examples that can realistically be accessed. It is also because some key aspects of legal work are based on personal taste and judgment – for example, what clauses to include in a contract or what words to use in its drafting. An element of personal judgment is always valuable in any professional discipline, but the more that this judgment has a sound base of analytical data, the more likely it is that the right outcome will be achieved.