Why is the legal system so expensive?
Specifically in the USA, but feel free to share your status quo. We live in the internet age, doesn't that cut overhead with filing and make things cheaper?
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Specifically in the USA, but feel free to share your status quo. We live in the internet age, doesn't that cut overhead with filing and make things cheaper?
There are some good answers here, but I would also note that because the legal system is adversarial, continued investment can go a long way towards a desired outcome. If you can afford a parade of experts, huge amounts of gathered evidence, and contingency plans researched and prepared by dozens of lawyers and paralegals, you'll do better in court.
It's an arms race, so the "best" lawyers have spent the most on arms. That also means that even the worst lawyers have to invest a lot to keep up.
Absolutely right, but the added subtext is so that rich people win against poor people.
It's designed that way. It was on purpose.