Isn’t a Lot of Legalese Simply to Make Money for the Legal Clan?

No question that jargon in most fields often helps specialists get at nuances of meaning that escapes common understanding. Experts can talk to each other.  But language can hide the truth as much as reveal it.  Small minds are impressed by legalese.  Eyes glaze over.   Mental surrender is normal.  Questions are often not asked, so as not to appear stupid.

      Everyday legal documents such as wills, covenants, contracts, and easements should be understandable by all parties involved, however.  Would you be content to sign documents that were written in Latin, thus requiring hefty fees to translate and interpret?  Isn’t it obvious, however, that if you can pay a lawyer to say what legalese actually means, then documents can be written much closer to this explanation?

       Truth be told, professionals everywhere have a way of hiding know how and truth from the gullible.  What “they don’t know, won’t hurt them” except in the wallet.  The legal system is exceptionally adept at masking, after centuries of keeping their “services” at a distance from the general public.

      Yes, making lots of money seems to happen primarily in a culture of elitism.  Lawyers become politicians, then write laws that they can best interpret, in exchange for legal fees, of course.  Due process can extend the lives of killers almost indefinitely—and fledgling attorneys are hired to manage courtroom procedures.  Lawsuits milk untold millions from businesses that then pass on “losses” to  unsuspecting consumers.

      In short, if lawyers can explain what legalese means, then legal documents can be translated accordingly, so that people can know rules they are expected to follow and be aware of the rights they’ve accumulated at great personal cost.