[quanticle]

That makes about as much sense as, "Paying a developer to write your code is no excuse for not also writing it yourself."

The lawyer is a profession. His or her job is to read and review contracts, just like my job is to write code. Does your boss rewrite every line of code you write? When you take your car to a mechanic, do you insist on re-doing all of the repairs yourself? So why are you insisting on rereading contracts that your lawyer has already reviewed?

[Daniel_Newby]

The lawyer's job is to prevent legal mistakes, not business mistakes. Only you can look after your business interests.

[quanticle]

Well, right, but that's no justification for repeating the lawyer's work. That's an argument for making your business requirements clear to the lawyer.

It's the same argument for both law and programming. Badly communicated requirements yield bad results.

[Daniel_Newby]

You may find it difficult to convey your needs in enough detail for a small contract review.