How Does Technology Affect The Work Of Man?

Throughout history we as humans have tried to improve our environments by developing and pushing the technology we have created, to become faster, more efficient and ultimately do the work of man. This advancing technology has always, killed the jobs for many people. Since the industrial revolution, within a factory setting this became the norm and as the creep of technology continued, less and less man hours were required, yet productivity escalated
However, there is a new way in which technology is overtaking the way in which careers are developed, without the need for man. Technology has now become so good, that according to some researchers it has begun to destroy more jobs than it creates. The shift in technology now shows a distinction from the previous blue collared jobs that it once took over from, to the white collared, …show more content…
What is left in that case for humans left to do?
With the implementation of tech into law firms, the time spent by lawyers on doing certain things, resulting in the reduction of support staff within a company. The need for dozens of people –for example, the secretarial role- undertaking administrative roles, because computers have made that so much easier.
For the defence of the lawyers, they are seen as a trusted face to face, human to human exchange and council, that is partly to do with the advice that they give, but also to do with their personality, their delivery and the way in which they can make their clients feel more comfortable.
Lawyers may use the expression that you wouldn’t trust a robot to operate on you, so why would you trust a robot with any legal