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[collegebum1989]

Everyone makes it seem like if you don't do EE or go to a T14 school, you will have no job prospects after graduating from law school.

I understand that there is a prestige factor associated with biglaw positions because of the salary, and that the market for electronics patents are great right now...but after reading all these posts in forums it seems like if you don't fulfill either of the two criteria above, you will remain unemployed.

Isn't patent law supposed to be a niche field? So why is T14 and EE background still such a determining factor for employment?

[bleedingpen]

Everyone makes it seem like if you don't do EE or go to a T14 school, you will have no job prospects after graduating from law school.

I understand that there is a prestige factor associated with biglaw positions because of the salary, and that the market for electronics patents are great right now...but after reading all these posts in forums it seems like if you don't fulfill either of the two criteria above, you will remain unemployed.

Isn't patent law supposed to be a niche field? So why is T14 and EE background still such a determining factor for employment?

Well, I don't think it is an "AND" requirement.  A T14 or EE background is the golden ticket.  Below that, the pickings get a bit more slim.

People are generally negative towards employment as a whole right now-- and the legal market is absolutely destroyed.  But there is definitely some truth in the general sentiments expressed in the "T14 or EE crowd."

[collegebum1989]

I'm not a EE, I'm a BME, but I have a masters in BME from an ivy.

If I do not get into a T14, should I abandon the patent law career path?