It should come as no surprise that the vast majority of lawyers and law students are horrendous at math. This is not an understatement. After all, "I suck at math, that's why I came to law school," is preached like gospel by so many of my fellow classmates. Anytime any basic math (like accounting) is involved in studying a case, professors always calm the nerves of students by saying something like, "don't worry, this isn't going to involve anymore than some basic addition and subtraction."
"Professor!" - exclaimed the most hated student in the class - "will we have to do 3 digit subtraction problems on the final exam?" I'm not kidding, this is how they think, and most students seem proud of their math illiteracy. It's as if reading ability is negatively correlated to math ability. News Flash: It isn't.
Lawyers think that law is the language of the universe, that law is what holds the world together. Without law, we are blessed with anarchy and free markets. So, naturally that option obviously isn't on the radar of these folks. Original thinking be dammed.
Little do they know that math is the real language of the universe. Math provides insights into the universe that law attempts to hide from the masses.
"If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration."
