I have a law degree. I am interested in DS.
Graudating law school this year and realized I hate checking contracts all day. Interested in being a data scientist on paper but dont know how it really is working as one. Should I (i) jump right in a second CS degree/ master; (ii) do an internship first; or (iii) learn more coding/python/sql/R first? How will I get (ii) without (i)? Or to what extent should I do (iii) before (i) and (ii)?
Too bad you (or parents) had to spend $175K on a law degree that won't really be utilized. By the way, you might be able to get into an MS program for analytics, provided that you have the prerequisite math/stats coursework completed.
Combining your law degree with the future DS knowledge will set you apart from average joe Data “Scientists”
What would be a feasible way to do that?
OP- You did the inverse of what I originally planned. I graduated with CS/Business degrees and dreamt of law school. After talking to recruiters from Accenture, CNA, and PwC, they all universally told me the CS degree would get their attention, but didn't care much for the law degree. I scrapped law school then and went for the MS instead. Best decision I ever made. There's no clear path going from law to DS. However, you would be an excellent fit for some kind of tech compliance role.
What made you interested in ds? You heard it pays a lot or because you are really into this field? Given that you know nothing about this area, should we assume money is the only motivating factor? If yes then you have a long and hard road ahead. If doing a boot camp and making millions were that easy, we all would be out of our jobs. If you are still persistent, I would suggest a masters maybe and several years of coding practice. Writing code isn’t easy. No matter who tells you that. Production grade code is hard. You gotta sweat a lot to get there. Good luck.
I guess one of things that made me interested is the fact that coding is hard and it is an intellectually stimulating and challenging job. I could actually make a bit more being a lawyer but that’s not the primary concern. Being a lawyer is 90% brainless work. But you are absolutely right that I know little to nothing about this area of work, so I am looking at what will be the best course of actions to change that.
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