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Please stop assuming stuff. It will help you in the field. To clear the air, I am not a student. Having attempted the course for getting an edge in the recruitment drive at my law school, I left it. after clearing the first stag, upon securing an offer. However, taking up the CS course did result in a good conversation starter in the interview.
btw, doing CS will not help you at all when it comes to a law firm job. Not even in in house counsel jobs unless its a small company where they want to use the same guy as a lawyer as well as CS which happens at times
Focus on cs if you want to become a cs
Neither will help you increase your pay in their respective fields
Having said that if your ambition is to start a CS firm, or work in one, go for it!
However, these advantages are not at par with the effort required in completing the course, in my opinion and experience.
Losing out on experience to get the CS degree (should you choose that route) might lead to a lesser package in fact.
If you just want to upskill for reputation, that's a better approach.