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Not sure I understand your question. Are you asking if these jobs exist in other countries? Or if, after you graduate, you would be able to get these types of jobs when living somewhere other than your home country? These jobs do exist in other countries. And if you are a law grad in the U.S. but originally from another country, you can still pursue these careers.

Yes sir, You got my point. I am from Bangladesh. I am a LLB student. I want to come UK after completing my LLB. And want to do LLM from UK. So my question is is these alternative job sector are also available in UK for international students?? Is they give me visa sponsor?

@@emmarushaalam5487 I am not qualified to answer that question. Although I lived in the UK for a semester in college, I really do not know anything about their immigration policies. The career paths do exist but whether you can get the right visa to work there, I have no idea. I'm sure some online research and possibly visiting their government websites could get you those answers. Good luck!

Thanks! I'm glad it was helpful.

He might know because he was told or he might know because it's his gut instinct based on his experience. It's his job to defend the person and make sure they get a fair trial and good defense. So I thought it would be interesting to learn if it's tough to do his job if/when he knows someone is guilty.

what ended up happening?

From what I’ve heard, that’s mostly true. The new hot fields of tech are mostly software, semiconductor, and emerging and developing biotech. Because these fields are constantly changing and coming out with new great things, there’s more of a need to protect these new technologies. Mechanical engineering, while I do NOT consider a dying field (unlike many others), is definitely slowing down a bit in development of new products. Many of which rely heavily or have major crossover with EE or biotech. Because of this, an EE or bioeng degree will take you further in your career while just starting out in this era. For those reasons, I actually chose general engineering as my degree to keep my technical knowledge broad. I’ve heard many law firms are beginning to like those degrees, because we have the multidisciplinary fundamentals to apply to almost anything. I’m headed into my third year at uni with this program in hopes of attending law school after for IP. Let’s hope it’s the right choice! Hope this helped you consider more why ME might not be the best ugrad degree at this time for IP.

it's three years later, but yes, it's true. even worse, if you're heading into biotech, they want you to have a whole PhD!

Hi Rod. You're more likely to see IP lawyers with electrical engineering degrees, then mechanical engineering. In all of my years as a legal recruiter, I didn't see any law firm looking for civil engineer IP lawyers. I could picture some in-house counsel at construction companies, for example, being civil engineers. Or maybe in city government. Worth exploring. Not sure if you're studying civil engineering and thinking about IP law....or your goal is IP law and you're debating taking civil engineering to help you get there. Whichever path grabs your interests more (civil engineering or IP law), I'd say meet with people who do that so you can determine what seems like the best fit for you.

@@Jdcot actually I am already a Civil Engineer in our Country, and I want to have a step up in my career, perhaps I want to pursue law, I just have a little knowledge on what field of practice I'm suited to.. can I have your opinion for that?, thank you in advanced

@@rodnelrickcervantes1417 What country are you in? Before committing to the time and money of earning a new degree, I would first thoroughly explore how you can best grow your career without getting another degree (assuming you enjoy civil engineering). If people tell you that the only way to grow your career to wherever you want it is to get a law degree, then you may want to consider getting a law degree. But I wouldn't just get a law degree because it seems like it might give you a step up. I would research that and make that decision based on data provided to you by people who work in civil engineering. I would think Construction Law may be a good place for those 2 worlds to come together. I could see being a lawyer for a Construction company or Engineering firm. Or becoming a construction lawyer who does litigation. Maybe you could become an expert witness for construction trials without ever getting a law degree. I would do a lot of research before making any decisions on this. Meet with lawyers who do the work that seems interesting to make sure it would be interesting and you would enjoy it and it would feel worth the time and money it would take to get that degree and take your career in that new direction.

@@Jdcot I'm from Philippines. I'm looking for something new, It's not because don't like civil Engineering, I love being an engineer and I excel at it (self assessment) ,but I want to work on a different level, to compete not only on the field of engineering, that is why I'm gathering info, to know if there is a place where i can use my engineering knowledge on the law profession

@@rodnelrickcervantes1417 Great that you love it and excel at it! Not everyone can say that about their work. That is a special situation to have. Have you already hit the highest level you can hit? Have you explored higher levels you can go to without pursuing a whole new direction like law? Have you talked to lawyers to see if you would enjoy practicing law? It's very different from being an engineer. You may not love it! Think about what you love about being an engineer. Specifically what parts of the work. When you explore law practice, see if there is any overlap. You may be throwing away everything you love and taking on something that you do not. If the school where you earned your engineering degree has a career center, you can ask them to connect you to any of their graduates who also have law degrees so that you can have conversations with them. You can look on LinkedIn to see who in your community is an engineer with a law degree and ask them to talk to you. Try that.

Sadly there are many lawyers in that financial situation. Those aren't the ones likely to worry about potential financial setbacks from leaving law. The good part about the bad situation for the lawyers you're describing is that they would have one less emotional roadblock to pursuing work that truly fits them.

I said "when you are defending someone who did something like rape..." I did not say when you are defending against charges of rape. There are times in that job when you are defending people who you know did the act. I was asking how he deals with that situation. I wanted to learn, and help my audience considering this career learn, how you handle the situation when you KNOW the person did something awful and you're in the courtroom and see the grieving family but you still have to do your job and give the best representation possible. Thanks for your question.

Sorry to hear that he hates being a lawyer, but he'll see that there are plenty of great alternative careers for lawyers to consider if he visits this channel or the site. Thanks for letting him know. If he decides to leave the law, I hope I can be of help!

How about McDonald's? Seriously, an attorney friend of mine was so burned out that the last time I saw him was behind the McDonald's counter. Granted, his wife worked in the corporate office & he was on the management track. He was so much happier and said he'd never be an attorney again.

Leaving law for alternative careers doesn't necessarily mean a massive pay cut. It all depends on your current pay and what career path you choose, of course. A career change often requires taking a step back to take a step forward. But every case is unique. I'd advise you not to worry about pay cuts until you've first figured out what second careers would fit you. I made a video on this topic of whether leaving law means not earning enough money: czcams.com/video/cDHI3Wlxvus/video.html.

If you are interested in tech. that could be a good choice. And you won’t be taking a pay drop.

I'd recommend talking to some different types of IP lawyers to see what it's really like before you decide whether you want to go to law school and become an IP lawyer. Being an IP lawyer can vary depending on whether you are soft IP (like trademarks and copyrights) or hard IP (like patents). Mike in the video does a little of everything. The best background for hard IP (patent law) would be engineering. If, for example, you're an electrical engineer AND a lawyer, the odds of your being in demand are good. But you'd want to research whether you would be happier working as a patent lawyer or an electrical engineer. You can never go wrong with business as an undergrad degree since you can take that in many useful directions, whether you decide to go to law or not. A business degree isn't necessarily going to help you more for a soft IP law job than other types of degree but again, it's good to have a business degree in general.

Glad it was helpful! You'll find lots of second careers for lawyers explored here on my channel.

Thanks Mudit. Marc here. I appreciate it! Before applying to law school, I highly suggest diving deeper into the career paths - and make part of that deep dive be actual conversations with people who do the work that interests you. Ask them everything you would want to know....so that you can determine whether you would really want to do that work. And if the best (or only) way to get to do that work is by earning a law degree, then you have your answer.

:) Good question. No idea. I didn't go in. There was a refreshing mist in the air throughout the hike to get there...but don't know the water temperature.

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