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Combining Engineering with law or other discipline

  • 18-10-2007 3:33pm
    #1
    A Primal Nut
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    Just wondering people's opinion on doing a postgraduate in something completely different after I complete my degree electronic and electrical engineering this year. I've been told before that engineering and law is a strong combination - but what jobs could I expect - in a legal business with engineering skills, or an engineer with legal skills? What other things would be good to combine? Maybe journalism? Anyone here done anything similiar. Thanks for the help.


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  • #2
    dame
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    Combining engineering with accountancy would be good. It would help for huge projects.


  • #3
    chris85
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    A lot of engineers end up being in management roles (about 50% of engineers or more) so a degree in a business or accounting dicipline is good. most engineers now do a good deal of business subjects in college.

    I have not heard of engineering with law, mot people look for some sort of business cert to go along with their engineering degree.

    I think a good idea if you want to further your knowledge is to look at companies who have a graduate program that also gives you a qualification.


  • #4
    ibh
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    If you were to do something related to Intellectual Property (patents). This is part of my job although i never actually studied for the legal side of things. It's pretty interesting and is very technical therefore it would be well suited to an Engineer with some law experience rather than the other way round.
    It would not always be necessary to have completed the post-grad to get into this line of work. If you found an accomodating company you could do the post-grad part-time and have them train you as well.


  • #5
    Irjudge1
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    Combining legal qualification with engineering is not that uncommon. Arbitrators quite often have a legal qualification. God knows that with the new government contracts being introduced there shall be no shortage of work in that line.

    Engineers who specialise in Expert witness work would occasionally have a legal qualification.


  • #6
    Dundhoone
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    The engineer & law combination is used when you set up doing expert witness work. Problem is , you have to be an expert first!

    Most engineers doing this have 15 -20 years in whatever disipline. They dont need the LLB but it helps.

    The only other angle I can think of is contract law/arbitration work. Again arbitration is something experienced engineers move into.

    No need to rush into another qualification - wait and see where you want to be in ten years time after you've tried Electronics


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