Regret Attending Law School?

ariesathena
Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:05:09 +0000

“But if I really like my internship at the USPTO next summer and end up not liking my engineering internship, what would you suggest?”

Take the patent bar when you graduate.

If you end up at law school, it will be a nice addition to your resume, and it’s best to do all the studying before the stress of law school or lawyering.

If you don’t end up at law school, you might be able to find a job in-house at an engineering firm, writing their patents, or (if you get a masters and/or a PhD), as “counsel” in a law firm. You don’t need to be an attorney to draft and prosecute patents or to work in the USPTO as a patent examiner.

Also, by 2015, the legal industry may have changed a lot. Law school may go down in price. We’ll have a better idea of how law firms are hiring new associates, what job opportunities are available, and how much people are making.