<p>question 1: how do i know if law school is right for me?
question 2: who counts as a minority in law school admissions?
question 3: does it help to have an m.s. for IP law / law school admissions?
question 4: is it possible for lawyers to do "good things" instead of working for nyc corporate firms for the $$$? what kind of lawyers would those be?
question 5: as a science guy (physics major), i'm interested in applying my knowledge of science to other aspects of society, such as law. would IP law be the best fit for me? i'm also interested in public policy, too. are there opportunities for people like me in that arena? if so, what would they be?</p>
<p>thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Q1- Learn about the different career options. You can work in big, medium, small law firms, government, nonprofit, clerkship, patent,etc. Check out a book at the library. there are ton of different jobs fit for different lifestyles. You want big bucks? Work at a big law firm for 60-80 hrs a week and have no life. If you want less stress and less pay then look into clerkships, public sector, and govt. Im applying this fall and different lawyers say different things, some hate it some like it. </p>
<p>Q2- Minorities are anyone who are nonwhite pretty much. But the only minorities given special treatment in law schools are blacks, hispanics, and native americans mainly. </p>
<p>Q3- If you have an physics degree a B.S. is fine. Although a physics degree isn't in as high demand. Electrical engineering and biotech are though. </p>
<p>Q4- As mentioned, check out nonprofit groups. Starting pay is around 40-50K though. </p>
<p>Q5- You might think you're sure of a particular field of law but you might change your mind in law school. My plan is to become a patent lawyer but I'm opened to other ideas. In patent law you're either drafting patents or litigation.</p>
<p>Maybe venture capital...? I know venture capital firms like to have people who had a technical background, you can always go inhouse for a major venture capital firm.</p>
<p>By the way, for patent and trademark, I believe you have to take a separate bar exam to be able to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office.</p>
<p>You need to pass the patent bar to prosecute patents on behalf of others; lawyers who have done so are patent lawyers, and non-lawyers are patent agents. (Prosecuting a patent means you're applying to have it issued.)</p>
<p>Trademarks are issued by the same agency, but any lawyer can work on trademark issues. Likewise, working on patent litigation doesn't require passing the patent bar.</p>
<p>Someone up there said electrical engineering and biotech are degrees in high demand? Electrical engineering is, but biotech certainly is not, If you get a degree in biotech good luck finding a job, and if you do, good luck finding a job that pays well. Did u mean biomedical engineering by any chance? Because there are definatly alot of jobs in that area.</p>
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If you get a degree in biotech good luck finding a job, and if you do, good luck finding a job that pays well. Did u mean biomedical engineering by any chance? Because there are definatly alot of jobs in that area.
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<p>I've read in an IP forum about biotech being a hot field. But I heard you need a PhD in it though.</p>
<p>You really need a PhD in any science field if you want to do research. Some people do it with an M.S. but its much easier to get a job with a PhD.</p>