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I'm sure plenty of firms would be interested in a candidate who has a good grasp of technical concepts so why not look to convert to become a lawyer by applying for training contracts with law firms? Many firms like candidates who have done a first degree and will fund you to do the conversion course. It's obviously a very competitive space but then due to the excess of law grads, so is the paralegal space.

Your course provider is best placed to advise on some good introductory texts to the subject you are studying. Some general introductory books along the lines of 'How to study law' may be of interest however.

Speaking as a lawyer, many of the legal concepts you will come across are relatively straightforward, it is the subsequent process of applying them to the facts where problems arise, but if you have a logical mind (which is likely to be the case coming from a computer engineering background) then you should be ok.