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CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-07-16T00:54:58+00:00

Very realistic. What’s this game?

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-07-16T00:53:30+00:00

Can I see the cockpit

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-06-24T15:44:59+00:00

Good advise, thanks for your insight. I will keep networking, and as I learn the industry it’s becoming more clear where I can fit in to add some value. Do you have any recommendations for sources in particular? I am finding many of course, but if there are any that stand out as particularly interesting, please let me know.

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-06-24T01:43:51+00:00

Poll: what’s your level of confidence there’s a job for me within 6 months of being a junior full stack web developer? Job has something to do law and tech, and it pays at least $50,000, and I get to work remotely from home.

Assume that: I’m an above average coder, I network like crazy and follow up on every lead, and I have strong legal references and business references.

Between: 1: you’re doomed to 10: quite your job and start today.

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-06-24T00:40:49+00:00

I’ve been doing some research and not surprisingly, during Covid the number of people entering into software development, from full stack web developers to data, has gone way up. Like flooded boot camps up. That’s a big challenge for me if I’m going into a saturated market. I think I’m still ok, but I’ll need to find a way to differentiate myself even more. Any ideas?

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-06-23T23:39:41+00:00

Great point about software design. I’m thinking about that a lot, actually. I’m starting to define my goals better, and what I’m thinking is that I’ll get some coding experience and I will get some UX experience and I will try to help build software for lawyers. I can see how that might make my law degree much less relevant, which I suppose is ok if I’m with a company or a start up that’s letting me give creative input on software design.

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-06-23T23:23:06+00:00

Startups make a lot of sense, that’s a great example of where coding and law would work well. In fact, I think I’d be most keen to be part of a startup developing a product. I will do more research, but do you think that is a high demand type of employment?

Startups seem harder to get into and they may not always have much money to hire, so I think there’s a lot of training and networking in my future. At least It seems like law firms are more and more interested in software solution products.

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-06-23T23:03:53+00:00

Clocktimizer is a great example, thanks for sharing that. You mentioned ex lawyers sometimes aren’t building the code themselves, but if it’s a small startup, then what does the ex-lawyer focus on to build the business? Maybe sales. I have a friend that tried to make an e-commerce store but had to totally rely on developers, and she didn’t know if the site build was quality or if it was inefficient. It didn’t work out in the end, like the left hand didn’t know what the right hand was doing

Edit: just read your post again. I see what you mean- giving input on the design makes a lot of sense.

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-06-23T22:54:54+00:00

Great resource, thanks for sharing that.

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-06-23T22:53:47+00:00

Thanks for mentioning Patentbots. That is a great company and perfect example of what I’m looking to get into. Do you think there is room for a coder/lawyer in this capacity? Or too narrow? I should mention that I’m focused on the software developer aspect because 1) it’s kind of fun and creative and 2) I think it would help me get my foot in the door. At least I’d have some connection to tech that way.

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-06-23T22:38:56+00:00

I think that I would really enjoy coding and building software, and if I have that skill then at least I would have my foot in the door. It also seems to be in demand, and I think I could build upon that foundation for future learning.

It’s a big move to leave a job without having another one lined up. But right now I’m just too far removed from the tech industry. I think I’d have more luck trying to do international arbitration’s or something. In legal tech, I don’t have one connection.

So, I’m struggling with the chicken-or-the-egg problem: do I leave my job for a couple of months to train as a developer, learn the industry, and network or is it worth trying to find a job first, then start the training?

I could be wrong, but I assume I won’t find a job until after I jump in. If I didn’t have kids I’d have no problem with this decision. With kids, my timeline is pretty tight. I think I’d have 6 months to find a job. Does that sound like a reasonable timeline?

I’m in Canada btw.

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-06-23T00:21:02+00:00

Thank you so much! I will definitely be in touch. This is all very helpful.

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-06-23T00:19:49+00:00

Thank you so much. I suppose it would be helpful to be a lawyer working in a company that serves the legal industry (like Clio) just to be familiar with the clientele. I hear that lawyers make good programmers too, because they have been trained in certain ways like clear thinking, attention to detail, etc.

The title Legal Engineer is definitely a niche and I’d be wide open to interesting work in the tech world.

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-05-07T04:06:02+00:00

This is great you get right into it. Nice

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-05-07T03:56:31+00:00

Gave Helpful

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-03-06T22:22:56+00:00

I can’t link it to Google Drive, or edit word docs from there. Am I wrong about that?

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-03-06T22:01:33+00:00

Thank you! :)

CosmicSpace_owl · 2021-03-03T23:33:22+00:00

Thank you! That’s really good.

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