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I'm planning to become a patent attorney.Tom Joad wrote:Why do you want to go to law school?
No problem. You're welcome to your opinion. I'm not planning to spend much money on law school (if any). So it's not a hardship. Medicine will always be there should I decide to return.Errzii wrote:I don't mean any disrespect, but IMHO it is insane to want to waste the time/money to pursue J.D. when you have a M.D. in hand.
I asked a very specific question in my OP, and I'm simply looking for an actual answer to that question.KingsBench wrote:With all due respect, what you "plan to become" and the reason why you're doing something are not the same thing. What are the reasons why you're leaving the medical field/what's motivating you to leave the security of medicine to take a gamble at law school?
Unfortunately, you will soon learn that nobody at TLS cares about your questions. They are only here to tell you to retake your LSAT and to scare you away from law school in general. Many of the posters are not current applicants, but butthurt 2L/3Ls who had a bad law school experience and are doing everybody the (non-)favor of scaring them away from attending because the economy is terrible and because some dude with a blog claiming to be a Biglaw attorney told them not to attend and rabble rabble rabble.surfer wrote:I asked a very specific question in my OP, and I'm simply looking for an actual answer to that question.KingsBench wrote:With all due respect, what you "plan to become" and the reason why you're doing something are not the same thing. What are the reasons why you're leaving the medical field/what's motivating you to leave the security of medicine to take a gamble at law school?
Do MD's even qualify you for the patent bar?surfer wrote:I'm planning to become a patent attorney.Tom Joad wrote:Why do you want to go to law school?
Yes, you even qualify with a Bachelor's in Botany among other things (Biology, Physics, Engineering, etc.)Desert Fox wrote: Do MD's even qualify you for the patent bar?
[/quote]btw384 wrote: Unfortunately, you will soon learn that nobody at TLS cares about your questions. They are only here to tell you to retake your LSAT and to scare you away from law school in general. Many of the posters are not current applicants, but butthurt 2L/3Ls who had a bad law school experience and are doing everybody the (non-)favor of scaring them away from attending because the economy is terrible and because some dude with a blog claiming to be a Biglaw attorney told them not to attend and rabble rabble rabble.
As per your question, I don't know anyone on the boards who is applying with an MD, but I wish you luck in your search.
There is. Google "JD underground".surfer wrote: Thank you for your response. Are there any other law school boards? In med school, we had studentdoctor.net, and I think for the most part, it was a great source in information. I haven't found the equivalent for law applicants.
btw384 wrote:Unfortunately, you will soon learn that nobody at TLS cares about your questions. They are only here to tell you to retake your LSAT and to scare you away from law school in general. Many of the posters are not current applicants, but butthurt 2L/3Ls who had a bad law school experience and are doing everybody the (non-)favor of scaring them away from attending because the economy is terrible and because some dude with a blog claiming to be a Biglaw attorney told them not to attend and rabble rabble rabble.
I'm done posting on this thread. You guys are so strange. If you think an MD doesn't qualify you for the patent bar, then you're nuts. It doesn't matter for me anyway because my undergrad was in Physics. It's also ludicrous to think that an MD wouldn't be beneficial for an attorney who works in health care or IP. Stop answering questions that nobody asked.2ndtime wrote:Anecdotally, there seem to be about one or two physicians in the typical law school class. Physician-lawyers are not at all uncommon, and the m.d. degree doesn't seem to provide much of a boost, if any, in legal employment. I do not have any objective data to support the above statements, however. I suggest that you look at the American College of Legal Medicine and the American Board of Legal Medicine. You will see that there are many MD-JD joint degree holders in those societies.
As far as qualifying for the patent bar exam, a science or engineering undergraduate major will usually give you enough credits to sit for the exam, but pre-med courses alone will not. I don't know if medical school classes will apply towards the biology or chemistry credit requirements, should you not have enough undergraduate credits.
You sure are a dick for someone who flamed out of the easier career to get a job in.surfer wrote:I'm done posting on this thread. You guys are so strange. If you think an MD doesn't qualify you for the patent bar, then you're nuts. It doesn't matter for me anyway because my undergrad was in Physics. It's also ludicrous to think that an MD wouldn't be beneficial for an attorney who works in health care or IP. Stop answering questions that nobody asked.2ndtime wrote:Anecdotally, there seem to be about one or two physicians in the typical law school class. Physician-lawyers are not at all uncommon, and the m.d. degree doesn't seem to provide much of a boost, if any, in legal employment. I do not have any objective data to support the above statements, however. I suggest that you look at the American College of Legal Medicine and the American Board of Legal Medicine. You will see that there are many MD-JD joint degree holders in those societies.
As far as qualifying for the patent bar exam, a science or engineering undergraduate major will usually give you enough credits to sit for the exam, but pre-med courses alone will not. I don't know if medical school classes will apply towards the biology or chemistry credit requirements, should you not have enough undergraduate credits.
I also think you're wrong with your estimate of "one to two" doctors in a typical law school class. Maybe in the top ten, but outside of that, I don't think that's accurate.
You guys really make me laugh.Desert Fox wrote: You sure are a dick for someone who flamed out of the easier career to get a job in.
Why? I'd rather practice in a firm that does healthcare law (finance, admin, insurance, etc.) for the time you are in med school. I'd probably be much better than you at it when I'm done. That's law for ya.surfer wrote:It's also ludicrous to think that an MD wouldn't be beneficial for an attorney who works in health care
TLS, a bunch of Type-A personalities. Them is fighting words.Grizz wrote:I'd probably be much better than you
Desert Fox wrote:Do MD's even qualify you for the patent bar?surfer wrote:I'm planning to become a patent attorney.Tom Joad wrote:Why do you want to go to law school?