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[integralx2]

Hey guys I need some advice on what you think I should do. I graduated with a degree in EE (3.73 GPA) and a minor in chemistry. Does it matter if I attend a T3/T4 law school but do well ? How would this effect my job prospects (I would have passed the patent bar exam by graduation)? I cant get a concrete answer on this, because I have read on TLS that rank is all that matters, but read also on other sites for patent work it does not.

Thanks a bunch!

[MYK]

You will have more networking contacts in larger firms if you go to a higher-ranked law school, so yes, law school rank still will matter.

[bleedingpen]

Still matters, though you should be OK with the EE background. 

[loughnane]

You might find this charts helpful, even though they show law degrees as a whole, not necessarily IP-related degrees.

http://qph.cf.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2ebc407dbff54381a53f1fd44853f418

[Evil In House Counsel]

Hey guys I need some advice on what you think I should do. I graduated with a degree in EE (3.73 GPA) and a minor in chemistry. Does it matter if I attend a T3/T4 law school but do well ? How would this effect my job prospects (I would have passed the patent bar exam by graduation)? I cant get a concrete answer on this, because I have read on TLS that rank is all that matters, but read also on other sites for patent work it does not.

Thanks a bunch!

It matters less for a patent attorney, but it still matters. If you have a 3.73GPA in an EE degree though, why on earth can't you get into at least a T2?