If you step back, it is reasonable to ask why we have a legal system where driving without a seatbelt is actually a pretty good analogy for hiring without a lawyer.

And I think that we ought to acknowledge that the system remains this way, at least in part, because it leads to many lucrative billable hours for lawyers.

When I first started at Microsoft (many years ago) I was the only one of my peers[1] to read the entire Employee Handbook. I believe this enhanced my relationship with the company during my time there.

[1]Based on many hallway conversations. I'm sure someone else somewhere actually read it.