[i_phish_cats]

Is it your goal to be a junior IT plebian throughout your 40's competing with eastern bloc/south asian workers? Because that's what a bootcamp and half-baked knowledge in a bunch of random trendy technologies will get you, especially outside of silicon valley. A degree at your age won't get you far either -- tech companies what 22 year old grads, not 44 year olds (unless you already have a CS degree and are talking about a PhD).

Why completely throw away your experience as a lawyer? I am starting a company in the legal-tech domain and it'd be very valuable to have someone with experience in both sides of the world.

[TheGrumpyBrit]

Instead of throwing away those years as a lawyer, I'd look to complement them - specifically, I'd look at management/director level infosec/compliance/governance roles. You'll get less hands-on exposure as a manager, but your legal experience will give you a leg up that it seems silly to throw away. You can always move on to more technical roles later, with the advantage of a tech-related job title in your resume.

Law is like IT - even if you get a job in a completely unrelated field, as soon as your past gets out, you'll find yourself inundated with requests to "just take a look at this." Might as well use that experience to your advantage first.