Recovering litigator here. I was a web dev before law school (self-taught; my degrees are all non-STEM). I'm now in data/ML engineering. It took me ~5 years to

Recovering litigator here. I was a web dev before law school (self-taught; my degrees are all non-STEM). I'm now in data/ML engineering. It took me ~5 years to complete the transition. Focus on Python, especially if you're interested in NLP. If you want to get back up to speed quickly, consider a bootcamp (~2 months F/T, ~6 months P/T). There are programs focused on data science. Bonus if you can convince your firm to pay for it. Leverage your background to position yourself as a consultant. There's lots of demand for basic data analytics tooling in the enterprise space, for example. Once you have a few projects under your belt, it shouldn't be hard to lateral. Don't waste your time with "legal tech" unless you'd rather spend more time arguing with tech-averse lawyers than coding. There's a lot more opportunity and a lot less frustration in the general market.