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[kir to konet]

I am a recent law grad. I am an inexperinced patent agent. Want to get into patent litigation. Went to 4 tier school. How do I get into patent litigation? My undergrad degree is in science from a top school.

Thanks.

[Bill Richards]

Try to find a law firm that's willing to give you some experience.  IMHO, it's not a good idea to try it alone.  Plus, your liability carrier might not like it.

[JimIvey]

Just to put some perspective on Bill's answer (that is correct, by the way), consider that a typical patent litigation costs $2-3million.  Consider also that, to charge a client even just $1million, you'd have to bill one client 2,000 hours at $500/hour -- a full year's work at a very high rate.  So, not surprisingly, many attorneys are often involved in a litigation.  It's not uncommon for a team of 10 or more attorneys to be working on a single patent litigation.  If you want to work on the bigger and more noteworthy cases, you should find a firm that handles them and try to get in.  

I have no idea how to go about doing that.  It's been a long time since I tried to find a job in a firm.  I'm betting there's been a glut of IP attorneys for a few years.  However, I'm seeing the IT job market heat up (friends in that market), so I wouldn't be surprised to see the IP job market heat up as well.  

Regards.