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[quote=Anonymous]Just a data point.  10 years into my engineering career (masters no PhD) went to law school at night, T50-60 program so solidly second tier though with a ranked patent law program fwiw, generous with scholarship money, not in DC but in a major legal market.  Graduated law school in my mid 30s with solid (law review) performance just a few years ago.  Had no problems getting big law offers in major markets in patent law, if that’s what you want.  Though I think some firms were a little put off by age, I did not find that was the case in patent practices which seem to operate as a firm within a firm but also are home to a lot of second-career lawyers because of th STEM credentials required, it’s just a different set than the normal part of most practices.   I would say engineers down to around the 30% rank in my class were able to secure big law pay patent work if they wanted it, some did, some stayed with smaller patent prosecution firms where they were already working.  You could dip your toes in by taking the patent bar now and see if you find the material engaging, a stem degree is all that’s required for the patent bar, no law school needed.[/quote]

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