Technologists have tried to understand the legal profession. They have heard that lawyers routinely ask:

•“Where is the phone number I need?”

•"Do we have anything on collateral estoppel?”

•“What were my billables last month?”

•“When is the deadline?”

Software products have expedited discrete tasks in a law office; however, this task-orientation has distorted the practice of law. Although seeking ways to address the delivery of legal services, law firms are distracted by technologies directed at administrative functions.

 The timing varies, but the distortion follows a certain path.