If you are interested in going into law today, it may be helpful to know which fields and subfields are likely to be the most lucrative. Three hot law careers today are:
- Intellectual property law
- Engineers with law degree
- Patent law paralegals
Intellectual property lawyers are in great demand today due to the sudden advances in many different forms of technology. Patent law as a specialty is closely related to that and thus is also very popular in today’s firms. Even paralegals with experience in this field are highly sought after. Finally, a lawyer who also had a degree in engineering—be it mechanical, chemical, or biotech—has a great advantage over others. Such experience enables him or her to fully understand any product that they seek to license or patent, thus command around $125,000 to $135,000 for a starting salary at an established company.