You ever ask what your lawyer charges?

@VerumVulnero1 7 years of college/law school debt and a career in a building with windows that don’t open so I don’t jump out? No thx the electrician route sounds much better. Physically demanding, but better.

@JustLarry_Me @VerumVulnero1 Did both. Electrician -> Electrical Engineer -> Attorney. Moving into law was the best career decision I made. The work is more interesting, I make around 5x as much per hour, and I can work from home, the mountains, the beach. I also make it to every kids recital and game.

@primafacetious @JustLarry_Me @VerumVulnero1 Patent law eh? I used to be a patent lawyer and then AI came and cut drafting budgets in half.

@GreyPapers @JustLarry_Me @VerumVulnero1 I do a bit of pros, but mostly on matters where clients are willing to pay for quality applications (key tech, litigation-ready SEPs, etc.). Chasing after the AI slop work is a losing game IMO. My practice focuses more on licensing and IP transactional-side work now.

@primafacetious @JustLarry_Me @VerumVulnero1 Yea, but the big clients (qualcomm and software SF companies) were the first to turn to AI for patent drafting. So any firm relying on those clients with fixed budgets is screwed right now.