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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does she have a PhD in CS? [b]That's totally unnecessary.[/b] Does she work in academia? If so, she needs to jump to private industry to make more.

Law degree is a waste of time and money. Attorneys that make 500K hate their lives. My friends in patent law were making less than me starting out in pharma sales. [/quote]

I don't understand this comment. She went to one of the best universities in the world and got a PhD in an area she's interested in.

She didn't go into academia because she said she didn't want to publish all the time. I think she should go into academia, but now she's got this patent law idea planted in her head.

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Respectfully, she ought to go to therapy or a career coach and figure out what she actually wants to do. 3 years of law school and the cost associated with it when she can't afford to buy a house now doesn't seem like a wise investment. Law is a business. You're either making money for other people or bringing in enough business to support yourself (partner) and others (associates).

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Therapy?!  For some career indecision?  lol

Yes, please let me talk to a therapist about whether I should go to law school.[/quote]

She has a PhD, which took a lot of time and effort to get, and she doesn't like what she's doing after all of that. I don't think three more years of law school is going to help.[/quote]

Well, I know plenty of IP litigators and FDA regulatory attorneys with hard science PhDs. They're very happy and successful with their legal careers. As someone who also came into law as a second career, I'm quite happy I did and I'm damn glad that no one suggested I get therapy because I wanted to change careers. There's nothing wrong with changing career paths.

Maybe take your therapy suggestions and shove them somewhere the sun doesn't shine. [/quote]

Oh yeah - you seem really happy and completely well adjusted. /s[/quote]

It's offensive to say that someone who wants to change careers just needs therapy. [/quote]

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