Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Which law school? Does it matter?

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Which law school? Does it matter?

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: : : : : : Any comments about the age when it is too late to go to law school? : : : Is it so that law firms hire only young patent attorneys and somebody like 37-year engineer who just got law degree is too old for most law firms?¨ : : No! In fact, I got interested in the IP/patent field because a friend of mine saw this exact complaint you have in his job at an engineer with a major aerospace/defense company. : : He saw that as one got older in the engineering field, especially engineers in the late 40's/early 50's, the management decided to start culling these folks in favor of late 20's/early 30's engineers with MS Engineering degrees. Why? In business parlance, they can get more "bang for the buck". The can practically hire a younger engineer at the same amount of $$$ as the older engineer except now the longevity of the new worker outlasts the old worker. In short, the old guard was treated like outdated obsolete equipment to be canned to the surplus market. : : Seems that knowledgeable, skilled, seasoned lawyers are looked up to by clients, similar to that of how ancient civilizations looked up to sages for advice and counseling. : : Well, these are probably bad analogies but according to that patent atty friend of mine, that seems to be the ongoing attitude of both professions. : : In short, I myself consider myself "washed up" after five years out of college, in my early 40's and got canned from my engineering job at another aerospace company. While I have lots of experience from hobbies, military training, and field experience, I don't thing too many companines would want to hire a 40 something year old engineer. But patent law seems right up my alley! I love to write, wrote technical manuals, and like the idea of linking up my skills alongside inventors who would like to have patents for their inventions but don't know how to do such a task. Cal : Dear Cal, : While a lot of abuse is illegal, there is reality to your concers. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 3008 Johnson Ave., New York, NY 10463 : 7185430266, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop® : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : Reality Check®

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