Currently a 2L doing public interest work this summer. Turned down big law offers because I really thought I wanted to go the public interest route but am questioning it now … what are the chances of getting into ip lit as a 3L.
(I worked at a small ip firm during my 1L year and have already passed the patent bar.)
School/grades/LR?
OP here - T20, top 25%, no law review
Normally your biglaw chances would be shot (3L OCI is a joke), but I’m not familiar with patent law. I have seen some 3L OCI patent law sorts of positions interviewing.
if you haven’t already and the deadline hasn’t passed, register for the loyola patent fair
Deadline was yesterday IIRC.
It was 3/5. But you can get a list of the firms that are going and mass mail them before the summer. Obviously they are hiring.
And this is exactly why you should not enter law school without a pretty good idea of what you want to do with you degree…tough luck man…its gonna be tough–especially after you already rejected the firms that were most interested in you…