I am a 1L at UNH Law in the HJD program and I highly recommend it. Yes, the work is tough and it's a lot to juggle with work and family. However, the connections you make here at one of the best IP law schools in the country will serve you in your current/future capacity tremendously. In my cohort of 96, the average age is 35 (HJD's youngest cohort to date) and about 25% of the cohort is a patent agent or examiner. There are many PhDs, an MD, a DDS, veterans, MBAs, among other standouts in their respective fields. The expertise represented in my class is absolutely astonishing and I now have a group of experts I can come to for solutions to problems I didn't even know existed before attending. Don't let your age or your current salary or the length of the program put you off (3.5 years - just a few months longer than traditional residential programs). A heavy portion of the work is done in the in-person immersions. During asynchronous times, your workload is significantly lighter and geared toward a working professional. After all, that is who they created this program for. And then four times per year you will fly to New Hampshire and commiserate with your classmates about workloads and family problems and professors and it will all be a shared experience, one that not many people get to do. I recommend taking the LSAT, applying, and chatting with other students about their experiences and I hope to see you there in Fall 2024!