Lawyers do code though in their own way, and there are parts of that code that are fairly static and have been so for a very long time. What's a property line? What's an encroachment? What's an easement or a reciprocal servitude, etc.? What's the purpose of a probate? It's just that the process of programming isn't as direct as throwing it on a machine, because the human psyche doesn't come with a techinical manual explaining the features. And there are bad coders and sometimes programs have bugs.