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There are people who do their full time PhD being non-residential, however that is illegal and may land you in trouble if someone complains. I know someone who's fighting a legal battle in High Court over this same issue of being a full timer and yet having a job.
Instead take a leave of one semester. Complete the compulsory coursework and then speak with you advisor and leave for the job. Whatever you do, keep your advisor in the loop. Some, don't care and will let you treat a full time PhD like a part time, while some will tell you to report to them a few days a week or month.
In the end it's possible to complete a PhD in 3 years easily. Especially since law does not require labs and experiments. It's mostly doctrinal, unless you've included surveys and stuff.