Supreme Court just replaced paralegals — and the real target is the junior legal team doing the boring middle work. The New York Times reported the Court upheld a ruling that made Trump pay $5 million, which means the machine still needs filings, claims, and prep — just not as many humans. That’s the part firms won’t say out loud: judges stay, but the support layer gets squeezed first. The open question is whether your team is still doing work a model can already draft faster than a first-year associate. Pick a side in the comments: are courts protecting jobs, or just automating the middle?
