I often hear of lawyers turned developers. Anyone gone from developer to lawyer?

I took a seminar in college on Intellectual Property Law where the instructor was a former developer who went to law school to be an IP Lawyer instead, specializing particularly in software. A friend of mine got a dev job at a FAANG out of college and hated it enough that subsequently they have been working as a non-dev in human rights policy type stuff, not quite lawyer but very similar trajectory.<p>Just a couple of examples.

I don&#x27;t know anyone who has. I&#x27;ve sort of considered it. The cost in money and time for law school seems like it&#x27;s not worth it.<p>And while I like to know and understand the law, I&#x27;m finding that more and more of the system is a sham. I&#x27;ve witnessed a trooper commit misconduct, like lying to a magistrate, and so many mistakes that his actions should be considered negligence. I have also witnessed 2 magistrates lack even a basic understanding of legal principles, like dismissing with prejudice or that a summary offense is a grading of a criminal offense. I even contacted a civil rights lawyer over some violations. He said there were rights violations, but without substantial financial impact the courts don&#x27;t want to hear about it.<p>So I like the understanding the &quot;code&quot; of the legal system, but it seems like it isn&#x27;t followed and that it&#x27;s all double speak - rules for thee but not for me.

<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsgr.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;people&#x2F;barath-r-chari.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsgr.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;people&#x2F;barath-r-chari.html</a><p>Barath is a fraternity brother of mine, from Cal. He got a BA in CS, which is an impacted major you apply to after 2 years (super competitive). He went on to be a developer for Deloitte.<p>After a few years, he went to law school and started working at Wilson. He&#x27;s now a partner and I believe he worked on Aurora&#x27;s acquisition of Uber self-driving car IP.

I knew a developer who actively studied law. It seemed to be a hobby but one that seemed dedicated enough that they could make the transition if they decided.

Me. Did a masters in IP law while working as a developer then qualified and moved over. Then sortof moved back. Long story.