Why Lawyers Will Never Use Google Docs

Last November, I published "On Building Git for Lawyers" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42137391) about building Version Story, the first concurrent version control system for lawyers. Overwhelmingly, the response to my essay was positive! Many people across industries empathized with the problems we’re solving. One response stood out, however. Can’t lawyers just use Google Docs?

In this essay, I address this question and argue that the legal workflow requires a fundamentally different technology solution than what Google Docs provides.

Huh, I hadn't thought of the multiple party review process. My so works for a law firm and when I hear about the issues with passing documents around, I often think of `git` or SharePoint/OneDrive with versioning. However, it seems like a lot more of a complicated process.

Nice write-up.

Interesting how this process has barely evolved over many decades.

nice essay! had no idea about how wasteful the existing process can be