Sorry. I was hesitant to post the comment to begin with given that I'm 100% sure I'd be downvoted, which it was literally within 1 minute of posting it. You can check my comment history for details on the project.
I actually created an account since I think I'm the younger version of you and I think your experience could help me. I'm in my final year of an undergraduate law degree, but I've worked in various programming jobs during my studies.
Did you go into a law firm right away after you finished studying? Or did you do some more contract work on the side first? How did you frame your experience in programming as useful to the firm that you worked at? How does it help you now?
I guess I'm asking because I'm somewhat at a crossroads with what to do with my life. I'm certainly feeling the current from law school trying to push me into firm work, but I'm not sure if I'm ready for that yet. I always wanted to do a startup around an idea I've been working on for a few years now and maybe travel around and pick up a few languages.
The type of work you do sounds really appealing to me, but I don't know if I can launch into it right away out of my studies.
I went to a firm right after studying because in Canada you're required to (it's called "articling").
I run a few online services and it's certainly possible to do that while working other jobs. Maybe you could build your service on the side and see if it's got legs?
I wouldn't recommend starting a law practice right out of school (if that's possible in your jurisdiction). It's good to get at least some experience/credibility.
I think it'll be tough to try to answer this post thoroughly so please feel free to email me at addison@cameronhuff.com if you'd like to chat further (email or Skype).
