What kind of law would a technical background be helpful (besides patent law)?

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<p>what can one do with an undergrad in computer science and a law degree? What kind of law would a technical background be helpful (besides patent law)?</p>

<p>thank you :)</p>

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<p>With degrees in CS and law, you could, depending on your preferences, work in:</p>

<p>transactional matters such as softwear licenseses;
legal practice/computer applications (this is not being a lawyer)
copyright and information issues involving softwear</p>

<p>for example.</p>

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<p>thanks dadofsam, do you know of any good books to read to get an idea of what it is like to be a lawyer?
also what kind of lawyer deals with transactional matters such as softwear licenseses?</p>

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<p>Sorry, don’t know of any good books on what it’s like to be a lawyer.
There are attorneys who specialize in drafting and negotiating contracts such as software licenses. Nowadays they tend to be called “transactional attorneys”.</p>

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<p>Litigation in certain industries might put a slight premium on skills on in those areas.</p>

<p>Petroleum, Structural, etc…</p>