I don't like it either. I went solo fresh out of law school. I think I started at $250/hr. Billing people felt strange tbh.

A lot of cost could be reduced by streamlining procedure, but big firms who dominate the market and legislature, want to bill.

I mean... when the judge has seen the same motion and reviewed the same law 75000 times, why he fuck does everyone have to repeat the same shit in every brief? Don't get me started on discovery practice, which probably multiplies costs 10x what it could be if common motions were streamlined too.