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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I'm computer science graduate (bachelor's degree) and was an English minor, so a lot of people suggested patent law. It honestly wasn't worth the time investment. It seemed like the options were high paying/long hours, or Government. Since I already am in Government and don't want to work long hours, I would have had to pay out of pocket. My scientific job wouldn't pay for law school. So, I would have to work full-time for many years and invest a lot if money to make the same money I would make anyway. So, yeah, it's not an attractive option.[/quote]

This is exactly why CS and engineering are in such high demand relative to other legal jobs.  There are so many other lucrative jobs that don't require additional education/Big Law hours, so the number of people who think it is worth it to make that jump is relatively small.  I think for bench work heavy fields (biochemistry, molecular biology, chemistry) there is always a certain segment of people who get really burned out doing benchwork and want to transition into law for that reason, however the notion of spending 8-10 years in higher education turns people off.[/quote]

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