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Hello, this might be a bit personal but I am a fellow lawyer having practiced law for 3 years. How did you take the plunge after six years of doing law? Were th
by terminalcommand 6y ago
Hello, this might be a bit personal but I am a fellow lawyer having practiced law for 3 years. How did you take the plunge after six years of doing law? Were there any external circumstances? How did you get over worrying about finding a job, losing status etc.?
I dream of getting into legal tech and combine my passion for computers with my hard earned law knowledge at some point. But it's just a dream at this stage as I can see no way out.
- bostonsre 6y agoIf you can get a law degree, you can definitely learn comp sci. Lots of people with no experience think it's magic, but it really isn't that hard to learn. This book and the teachings that use it were a great way to get started when I took the course. It built a solid foundation for everything else to come when I took the course at neu.
- terminalcommand 6y agoActually I always had an interest for computers and I already have a lot of CS knowledge (minus maths). That's why I hang around on HN :). I was always obsessed with computers since childhhood, I somehow got into law school and faked my way from there. My problem is taking the plunge to do something else other than law. I try to live day by day and focus on other things besides computers.