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I am thinking about doing JD after MBA (with CS & ML degrees already). The environment got really bad for developers, all kinds of fraudsters zeroed in as tech

by bitL 7y ago

I am thinking about doing JD after MBA (with CS & ML degrees already). The environment got really bad for developers, all kinds of fraudsters zeroed in as tech is making more money than finance these days and startups weaponize legal illiteracy against their own early employees. I woke up from the "all will be good" illusion and realized one has to be well-versed in legal matters these days in addition to be a top tech person. I guess it's going to be valuable for a JD to have some algorithmic skills as their own field is now changing and resembles early badly run algorithms in a need of bugfixes.

howard941 7y ago
Do you enjoy history? Your first year classes will be like taking history lessons from caselaw. If it's remotely close to "yes I like it" and if you can do it without going into debt then go for it.
- bitL 7y ago
  Yeah, I am aware of that :-/ OTOH it could be refreshing to focus on something completely different than hunting the latest Deep Learning papers and figuring out if they work on the problems I am trying to solve... I still hope there will be some accredited online JD program by the time I get to do that to save time and money.
  - howard941 7y ago
    There's nothing more remote from those papers than reading about the Rule in Shelley's Case and various archaic English Court opinions dealing with pirates, matey. You won't like years 1-2.5 if you don't like English history. OTOH if you're in the English speaking world you'll learn stuff you'll never use in a law practice that you'll never forget and cherish the rest of your life. Enjoy! But FFS do not I repeat do not go into debt for it. Marrying rich is an option for some.
    - pnw_hazor 7y ago
      Ditto on not going into debt for law school! I went to LS after several years of programming at various startups that failed. I wouldn't go now since LS tuition has almost doubled since then.

by bitL 7y ago

howard941 7y ago

Do you enjoy history? Your first year classes will be like taking history lessons from caselaw. If it's remotely close to "yes I like it" and if you can do it without going into debt then go for it.

bitL 7y ago
Yeah, I am aware of that :-/ OTOH it could be refreshing to focus on something completely different than hunting the latest Deep Learning papers and figuring out if they work on the problems I am trying to solve... I still hope there will be some accredited online JD program by the time I get to do that to save time and money.
- howard941 7y ago
  There's nothing more remote from those papers than reading about the Rule in Shelley's Case and various archaic English Court opinions dealing with pirates, matey. You won't like years 1-2.5 if you don't like English history. OTOH if you're in the English speaking world you'll learn stuff you'll never use in a law practice that you'll never forget and cherish the rest of your life. Enjoy! But FFS do not I repeat do not go into debt for it. Marrying rich is an option for some.
  - pnw_hazor 7y ago
    Ditto on not going into debt for law school! I went to LS after several years of programming at various startups that failed. I wouldn't go now since LS tuition has almost doubled since then.