<p>I am a mechanical engineer with a master's degree and want to apply for law school in order to be a Patent Lawyer. My professors have PhD degrees in engineering and I never worked or have connections with lawyers to write me recommendation letters. Should I ask my professor at grad school to write me rec letters? Are the letters good enough? They may never had written any rec letter for a law school, so what should they write? Can I give them some hint or it is inappropriate?
I was not a member of any college or grad school organizations except american society of mchanical engineers.
I am a professional with about 4 years of experience and currently working as a design engineer with some management responsibilities (but not too much). Is asking my boss to write a rec letter a good idea? or getting one from my Profs and one from my boss?</p>
<p>They do not expect you to get lawyer recommendations. They are looking for recs from profs and likely yours, if they have been profs for some time, have written a number of recs for law schools. Moreover, if you have employment after college applying your degree, a letter from employer is something you should try to get.</p>
<p>For many law schools you will need at least two recs and having three is not discouraged. Would suggest two from profs and one from employer and have them submitted through LSDAS service that you need to register with. Not sure how high your college GPA/LSAT are but be aware that some law schools (as long as you are in their ranges) prefer those who have a couple or more years of work experience after college (e.g., Northwestern). Also be aware that though having a master's degree can be a plus, your grades in grad school will not be considered for admission.</p>
<p>My undergrad GPA is 2.77 and grad is 3.72. If the grad GPA is not going to help me then how are my chances in getting admission to some top 20 schools with a very good LSAT? I am targeting UCLA because it's close to where I live and the ranking is OK too.
The reason I'm concerned about ranking is that there are so many entry level lawyers out there and are all looking for small number of openings. Recruiters say they often receive about 200 resumes for a single position and they only get to review resumes from top rank schools graduates. If this is the case, even going to a mid rank school is a waste of money and time. Am I wrong? Is it a different case for patent lawyers?</p>