PEER TO PEER: THE QUARTERLY MAGA ZINE OF ILTA 42
BEST PRACTICES FEATURES
To everyone's surprise, Kirk's lawyer showed up with a heavy
load of dusty tomes. At one point, Kirk chastises his lawyer who
retorts, "This is where the law is," (i.e., the books) "not in that
homogenized, pasteurized synthesizer" (i.e., the computer). It was
a dramatic moment, but I remember thinking that makes no sense.
The books and the computer have the same stuff in them; one is just
easier to carry and way cooler. Even then, I suspected that anything
that makes your job easier is preferred.
When I started working, this became clearer as every job I had
included aspects that were necessary, but not particularly engaging.
Years later, I became a lawyer only to find that much of my time was
spent on tasks that had little to do with the law. After practicing for a
decade — and likely remembering that Star Trek episode — I moved
into knowledge management to focus on finding better ways to
practice law.
As a child, I saw an episode of the original
Star Trek television series that might have
steered my future. As I recall it, Captain
Kirk was on trial for an egregious offense
that could crush his career.
