Re: Advice Needed for future IP/law school applicant

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Look at the patent firms as follows:
www.patentratings.com
www.martindale,com (type in "patent" under area of practice).
Look at the websites of some firms in your area that hire
technical advisors/agents. Applying as a registered agent is
a plus, so take the patent bar NOW!!!

Most law schools look at 2 things: undegraduate GPA and
LSAT. Most use an admission formula that take these two
numbers into account. Graduate GPA is usually not factored
into the admissions formula. However, a few schools consider
other things besides GPA & LSAT, which may include grad
school performance.

Just remember that your law school's reputation (see link
below) and your law school grades will determine the your
future as a lawyer. Law is a very credential driven
profession, unlike medicine and engineering. In medicine and
engineering, you can just barely graduate and get a
relatively good paying job. However, in the extremely
competitive legal profession, just getting a JD degree doe
not cut it. You need to graduate from a top tier school and
be in the top 10% of your class. Why? Because the law is
flooded with an oversupply of lawyers allowing law firms to
be overly picky about who they hire.

Note:
See "http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/lawin
dex_brief.php" for ranking information.

Re: Advice Needed for future IP/law school applicant, 2/19/04, by patentguy.

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