Loyola PLIP 2014 Thread - Strategies? Forum

lhanvt13 · Post by **lhanvt13** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:59 pm

Anonymous User wrote:I'm an IP associate in Paul Hastings NY office. I'm not sure why our Chicago office is listed. We don't really do any ip work there. I'm not sure I would bid there. And I'm a pretty big Paul Hastings booster.

Thanks for the info! If you don't mind questions, What does the NY office mainly look for? Degree/school/rank/etc?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 12:56 am

Anonymous User wrote: Hospitality suites are critical. Remember: these firms may not be able to interview everyone they would like to interview on account of time and space. That said, it is entirely possible to not get selected or to not even bid a firm and still end up with a CB via the hospitality suite game. You will be able to drop off resumes, show genuine interest, and speak with partners, associates, and head legal recruiters.

As someone who got a couple of extra interviews through hospitality suites last year, including the one that ultimately led to my SA, I want to highlight this even further. Most of you are going to be there for two full days anyway, you owe it to yourselves to spend 10 minutes at every hospitality suite you even might be interested in. Walk in, drop off resume, ask a good question or two, and be on your way. Or just stick around and mooch their food/swag if you're having a good conversation with someone and need a break before your next interview.

Yes, they really do look at the resumes you drop off. Don't talk yourself out of doing these things, it's a huge wasted opportunity.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 7:13 pm

Wanted some feedback on my bid list. 1L K-JD at Texas, Biomedical Engineering undergrad, aiming to practice in California. Grades were a little below median after 1st semester. I'm looking to cut down on this list a bit so that I can add a couple Texas firms.

1. AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD (Los Angeles)
2. ALSTON & BIRD (Los Angeles)
3. BAKER BOTTS (Palo Alto)
4. BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFFMAN (Silicon Valley)
5. COOLEY (Palo Alto)
6. COVINGTON & BURLING (San Francisco)
7. DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE (San Francisco)
8. FENWICK & WEST LLP (Mountain View)
9. FINNEGAN (Palo Alto)
10. FISH & RICHARDSON (Silicon Valley)
11. FOLEY LARDNER (Los Angeles)
12. HAYNES & BOONE LLP (Orange County)
13. HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG (San Jose)
14. hogan lovells (San Francisco)
15. JONES DAY (Silicon Valley)
16. KIRKLAND & ELLIS (San Francisco)
17. KNOBBE (Orange County)
18. LATHAM & WATKINS (Menlo Park)
19. lowenstein sandler llp (Palo Alto)
20. MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY (Silicon Valley)
21. MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS (Palo Alto)
22. MORRISON & FOERSTER (San Francisco)
23. NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG (San Francisco)
24. PAUL HASTINGS (Palo Alto)
25. PERKINS COIE (Palo Alto)
26. QUINN EMANUEL (Los Angeles)
27. ROPES & GRAY LLP (Silicon Valley)
28. SIDLEY AUSTIN (San Francisco)
29. STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP (Century City)
30. WHITE & CASE LLP (Palo Alto)
31. WILMER HALE (Palo Alto)
32. WINSTON & STRAWN (Los Angeles)
33. WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI (Palo Alto)

mohanster · Post by **mohanster** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 6:39 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Wanted some feedback on my bid list. 1L K-JD at Texas, Biomedical Engineering undergrad, aiming to practice in California. Grades were a little below median after 1st semester. I'm looking to cut down on this list a bit so that I can add a couple Texas firms.

1. AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD (Los Angeles)
2. ALSTON & BIRD (Los Angeles)
3. BAKER BOTTS (Palo Alto)
4. BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFFMAN (Silicon Valley)
5. COOLEY (Palo Alto)
6. COVINGTON & BURLING (San Francisco)
7. DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE (San Francisco)
8. FENWICK & WEST LLP (Mountain View)
9. FINNEGAN (Palo Alto)
10. FISH & RICHARDSON (Silicon Valley)
11. FOLEY LARDNER (Los Angeles)
12. HAYNES & BOONE LLP (Orange County)
13. HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG (San Jose)
14. HOGAN LOVELLS (San Francisco)
15. JONES DAY (Silicon Valley)
16. KIRKLAND & ELLIS (San Francisco)
17. KNOBBE (Orange County)
18. LATHAM & WATKINS (Menlo Park)
19. LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP (Palo Alto)
20. MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY (Silicon Valley)
21. MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS (Palo Alto)
22. MORRISON & FOERSTER (San Francisco)
23. NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG (San Francisco)
24. PAUL HASTINGS (Palo Alto)
25. PERKINS COIE (Palo Alto)
26. QUINN EMANUEL (Los Angeles)
27. ROPES & GRAY LLP (Silicon Valley)
28. SIDLEY AUSTIN (San Francisco)
29. STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP (Century City)
30. WHITE & CASE LLP (Palo Alto)
31. WILMER HALE (Palo Alto)
32. WINSTON & STRAWN (Los Angeles)
33. WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI (Palo Alto)

Get rid of the West Coast firms, as they will any way be coming to the SF patent fair.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 7:17 pm

Hey guys, could someone give me any tippers/recommendations on my potential bid list?

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=228023

thanks !

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 3:40 pm

Are you guys putting a "Coursework: blabla" line by your undergrad?

I don't have any relevant tech WE, and a generic physics degree. At a T20 right now. Most of my classes were on the EE side (versus more quantum or relativity or particle physics or whatever other academic)

Would it be worth listing some of these classes on there? Some of the actual course names are somewhat ambiguous, so would it be OK to just say "Focused on Integrated Circuits and Electronics" or something? Or best to just leave it as B.S. Physics and talk about it interview?

tyty

mediocrity · Post by **mediocrity** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 10:02 pm

mohanster wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Wanted some feedback on my bid list. 1L K-JD at Texas, Biomedical Engineering undergrad, aiming to practice in California. Grades were a little below median after 1st semester. I'm looking to cut down on this list a bit so that I can add a couple Texas firms.

1. AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD (Los Angeles)
2. ALSTON & BIRD (Los Angeles)
3. BAKER BOTTS (Palo Alto)
4. BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFFMAN (Silicon Valley)
5. COOLEY (Palo Alto)
6. COVINGTON & BURLING (San Francisco)
7. DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE (San Francisco)
8. FENWICK & WEST LLP (Mountain View)
9. FINNEGAN (Palo Alto)
10. FISH & RICHARDSON (Silicon Valley)
11. FOLEY LARDNER (Los Angeles)
12. HAYNES & BOONE LLP (Orange County)
13. HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG (San Jose)
14. HOGAN LOVELLS (San Francisco)
15. JONES DAY (Silicon Valley)
16. KIRKLAND & ELLIS (San Francisco)
17. KNOBBE (Orange County)
18. LATHAM & WATKINS (Menlo Park)
19. LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP (Palo Alto)
20. MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY (Silicon Valley)
21. MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS (Palo Alto)
22. MORRISON & FOERSTER (San Francisco)
23. NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG (San Francisco)
24. PAUL HASTINGS (Palo Alto)
25. PERKINS COIE (Palo Alto)
26. QUINN EMANUEL (Los Angeles)
27. ROPES & GRAY LLP (Silicon Valley)
28. SIDLEY AUSTIN (San Francisco)
29. STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP (Century City)
30. WHITE & CASE LLP (Palo Alto)
31. WILMER HALE (Palo Alto)
32. WINSTON & STRAWN (Los Angeles)
33. WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI (Palo Alto)
Get rid of the West Coast firms, as they will any way be coming to the SF patent fair.

I am bidding on the west coast firms as I don't really have the time or money to fly out for SFIPLA. I don't have ties to Cali so Loyola is going to be the only chance I get to interview with these firms. (OCI at Texas is pretty neglected by Cali firms.)

bulinus · Post by **bulinus** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 11:31 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Are you guys putting a "Coursework: blabla" line by your undergrad?

I don't have any relevant tech WE, and a generic physics degree. At a T20 right now. Most of my classes were on the EE side (versus more quantum or relativity or particle physics or whatever other academic)

Would it be worth listing some of these classes on there? Some of the actual course names are somewhat ambiguous, so would it be OK to just say "Focused on Integrated Circuits and Electronics" or something? Or best to just leave it as B.S. Physics and talk about it interview?

tyty

I'm not because I'm old, but I would if I were you. And selling the EE part of your undergrad is a good idea. Can't patent physics.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 12:43 am

bulinus wrote:I'm not because I'm old, but I would if I were you. And selling the EE part of your undergrad is a good idea. Can't patent physics.

Haha that damn laws of nature restriction to subject matter

Thanks for weighing in!

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 1:14 pm

T30, top 25%, CS major

W/E in the tech field, but not engineering (more like IT)...wasn't highly technical
Undergrad GPA was 3.4ish (not a prestigious undergrad)

Order of preference city-wise: Boston--------->DC/Chicago/SF->NY

Prefer prosecution, but will take any job I could get.

Will take any advice/thoughts.

My bid list:

Nutter McClennan & Fish LLP (Firmwide) Aug 1st
Lando & Anastasi LLP (Cambridge, MA) Aug 1st
Fish & Richardson P.C. (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
K&L Gates LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
WilmerHale (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Wolf Greenfield (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Proskauer (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Ropes & Gray LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
foley hoag LLP (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Finnegan LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Foley & Lardner LLP (Electronics - Patent Prosecution) Jul 31st
Foley & Lardner LLP (IP Litigation) Jul 31st
goodwin procter llp (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
goodwin procter llp (New York, NY) Jul 31st
Goodwin Procter LLP (Washington, DC) Jul 31st
Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C. (Firmwide) Aug 1st
Morrison & Foerster LLP (Patent Prosecution) Aug 1st
Morrison & Foerster LLP (IP Litigation) Aug 1st
McDermott Will & Emery (Orange County & Silicon Valley) Jul 31st
McDermott Will & Emery (Washington, DC) Jul 31st
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
cooley llp (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox (Electrical) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
sughrue mion pllc (EE/CS/Physics) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Kilpatrick Townsend (Electrical Engineering) Jul 31st
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (San Francisco, CA) Jul 31st
Winston & Strawn LLP (San Francisco, CA) Jul 31st
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. (Washington, DC)
Brinks Gilson & Lione (Firmwide)
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Chicago, IL) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP (Engineering)

lhanvt13 · Post by **lhanvt13** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 1:22 pm

Anonymous User wrote:T30, top 25%, CS major

Order of preference city-wise: Boston--------->DC/Chicago/SF->NY

Prefer prosecution, but will take any job I could get.

Will take any advice/thoughts.

My bid list:

Nutter McClennan & Fish LLP (Firmwide) Aug 1st
Lando & Anastasi LLP (Cambridge, MA) Aug 1st
Fish & Richardson P.C. (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
K&L Gates LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
WilmerHale (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Wolf Greenfield (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Proskauer (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Ropes & Gray LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Foley Hoag LLP (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Finnegan LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Foley & Lardner LLP (Electronics - Patent Prosecution) Jul 31st
Foley & Lardner LLP (IP Litigation) Jul 31st
Goodwin Procter LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
Goodwin Procter LLP (New York, NY) Jul 31st
Goodwin Procter LLP (Washington, DC) Jul 31st
Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C. (Firmwide) Aug 1st
Morrison & Foerster LLP (Patent Prosecution) Aug 1st
Morrison & Foerster LLP (IP Litigation) Aug 1st
McDermott Will & Emery (Orange County & Silicon Valley) Jul 31st
McDermott Will & Emery (Washington, DC) Jul 31st
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Cooley LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox (Electrical) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Sughrue Mion PLLC (EE/CS/Physics) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Kilpatrick Townsend (Electrical Engineering) Jul 31st
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (San Francisco, CA) Jul 31st
Winston & Strawn LLP (San Francisco, CA) Jul 31st
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. (Washington, DC)
Brinks Gilson & Lione (Firmwide)
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Chicago, IL) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP (Engineering)

we're like,,,, the same person O.o

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:25 pm

Does anyone know how to look up firms that are visiting the SFIPLA this year?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:48 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Does anyone know how to look up firms that are visiting the SFIPLA this year?

Firms are not posted yet, however...

Anonymous User wrote: SFIPLA list from 2013:
OMM
Orrick
Foley
MWE
Baker Botts
Kenyon
Knobbe
MoFo
Perkins
Morgan Lewis
Kilpatrick
Dechert
Blakely Sokoloff
Klarquist

Most of these were for SF, SV, PA, LA or other CA offices, with spattering of PNW offices. One or two firms were looking outside CA but that's it.

mohanster · Post by **mohanster** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:50 pm

Anonymous User wrote:T30, top 25%, CS major

Order of preference city-wise: Boston--------->DC/Chicago/SF->NY

Prefer prosecution, but will take any job I could get.

Will take any advice/thoughts.

My bid list:

Nutter McClennan & Fish LLP (Firmwide) Aug 1st
Lando & Anastasi LLP (Cambridge, MA) Aug 1st
Fish & Richardson P.C. (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
K&L Gates LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
WilmerHale (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Wolf Greenfield (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Proskauer (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Ropes & Gray LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Foley Hoag LLP (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Finnegan LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Foley & Lardner LLP (Electronics - Patent Prosecution) Jul 31st
Foley & Lardner LLP (IP Litigation) Jul 31st
Goodwin Procter LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
Goodwin Procter LLP (New York, NY) Jul 31st
Goodwin Procter LLP (Washington, DC) Jul 31st
Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C. (Firmwide) Aug 1st
Morrison & Foerster LLP (Patent Prosecution) Aug 1st
Morrison & Foerster LLP (IP Litigation) Aug 1st
McDermott Will & Emery (Orange County & Silicon Valley) Jul 31st
McDermott Will & Emery (Washington, DC) Jul 31st
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Cooley LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox (Electrical) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Sughrue Mion PLLC (EE/CS/Physics) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Kilpatrick Townsend (Electrical Engineering) Jul 31st
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (San Francisco, CA) Jul 31st
Winston & Strawn LLP (San Francisco, CA) Jul 31st
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. (Washington, DC)
Brinks Gilson & Lione (Firmwide)
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Chicago, IL) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP (Engineering)

Undergrad grades? WE?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:00 pm

mohanster wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:T30, top 25%, CS major

Order of preference city-wise: Boston--------->DC/Chicago/SF->NY

Prefer prosecution, but will take any job I could get.

Will take any advice/thoughts.

My bid list:

Nutter McClennan & Fish LLP (Firmwide) Aug 1st
Lando & Anastasi LLP (Cambridge, MA) Aug 1st
Fish & Richardson P.C. (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
K&L Gates LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
WilmerHale (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Wolf Greenfield (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Proskauer (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Ropes & Gray LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Foley Hoag LLP (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Finnegan LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Foley & Lardner LLP (Electronics - Patent Prosecution) Jul 31st
Foley & Lardner LLP (IP Litigation) Jul 31st
Goodwin Procter LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
Goodwin Procter LLP (New York, NY) Jul 31st
Goodwin Procter LLP (Washington, DC) Jul 31st
Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C. (Firmwide) Aug 1st
Morrison & Foerster LLP (Patent Prosecution) Aug 1st
Morrison & Foerster LLP (IP Litigation) Aug 1st
McDermott Will & Emery (Orange County & Silicon Valley) Jul 31st
McDermott Will & Emery (Washington, DC) Jul 31st
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Cooley LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox (Electrical) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Sughrue Mion PLLC (EE/CS/Physics) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Kilpatrick Townsend (Electrical Engineering) Jul 31st
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (San Francisco, CA) Jul 31st
Winston & Strawn LLP (San Francisco, CA) Jul 31st
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. (Washington, DC)
Brinks Gilson & Lione (Firmwide)
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Chicago, IL) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP (Engineering)
Undergrad grades? WE?

I Updated post with relevant info, thanks for your help

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:22 pm

I guess I'll just post it directly here. Any help would be great!
W&L
inside the top 30% but school doesn't give exact ranks outside the top 10.
uGPA is very, very, very... very poor; 2.79.
Computer Science - ABET accredited (Pat Bar Eligible) huge engineering school
I'm fine with both IP Lit and Prosecution.
WE:none

Just internships during college. K-JD

DC
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (Washington, DC)
Baker & Hostetler LLP (Washington, DC)
Baker & McKenzie (Washington, DC)
cooley llp (Washington, DC)
Crowell & Moring LLP (Washington, DC)
goodwin procter llp (Washington, DC)
Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Washington, DC)
mayer brown llp (Washington, DC)
McDermott Will & Emery (Washington, DC)
Paul Hastings (Washington, DC)
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. (Washington, DC)
Winston & Strawn LLP (Washington, DC)
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Washington, DC)
Ropes & Gray LLP (Washington, DC)
Finnegan
Chicago
Baker & Hostetler LLP (Chicago, IL)
Baker & McKenzie (Chicago, IL)
Bryan Cave LLP (Chicago, IL)
faegre baker daniels llp (Chicago, IL)
Greenberg Traurig (Chicago, IL)
Jenner & Block LLP (Chicago, IL)
katten muchin rosenman llp (Chicago, IL)
Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Chicago, IL)
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Chicago, IL)
mayer brown llp (Chicago, IL)
Winston & Strawn LLP (Chicago, IL)
NY
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Alston & Bird
Baker & Hostetler LLP
hogan lovells US LLP - CS EE Only
King & Spalding - CS EE Only
Ropes & Gray LLP
Winston & Strawn LLP - CS EE Only
Northern VA
Pillsbury
Cooley
Firmwide
Frommer Lawrence (Firmwide)
Brinks Gilson & Lione (Firmwide)
Fitzpatrick (Firmwide)
Kenyon & Kenyon (Firmwide)

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:57 pm

Anonymous User wrote:I guess I'll just post it directly here. Any help would be great!
W&L
inside the top 30% but school doesn't give exact ranks outside the top 10.
uGPA is very, very, very... very poor; 2.79.
Computer Science - ABET accredited (Pat Bar Eligible) huge engineering school
I'm fine with both IP Lit and Prosecution.

DC
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (Washington, DC)
Baker & Hostetler LLP (Washington, DC)
Baker & McKenzie (Washington, DC)
Cooley LLP (Washington, DC)
Crowell & Moring LLP (Washington, DC)
Goodwin Procter LLP (Washington, DC)
Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Washington, DC)
Mayer Brown LLP (Washington, DC)
McDermott Will & Emery (Washington, DC)
Paul Hastings (Washington, DC)
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. (Washington, DC)
Winston & Strawn LLP (Washington, DC)
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Washington, DC)
Ropes & Gray LLP (Washington, DC)
Finnegan
Chicago
Baker & Hostetler LLP (Chicago, IL)
Baker & McKenzie (Chicago, IL)
Bryan Cave LLP (Chicago, IL)
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP (Chicago, IL)
Greenberg Traurig (Chicago, IL)
Jenner & Block LLP (Chicago, IL)
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (Chicago, IL)
Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Chicago, IL)
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Chicago, IL)
Mayer Brown LLP (Chicago, IL)
Winston & Strawn LLP (Chicago, IL)
NY
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Alston & Bird
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Hogan Lovells US LLP - CS EE Only
King & Spalding - CS EE Only
Ropes & Gray LLP
Winston & Strawn LLP - CS EE Only
Northern VA
Pillsbury
Cooley
Firmwide
Frommer Lawrence (Firmwide)
Brinks Gilson & Lione (Firmwide)
Fitzpatrick (Firmwide)
Kenyon & Kenyon (Firmwide)

Why do people forget to mention their WE (also the number of years). It is highly important for patent jobs.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:59 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:I guess I'll just post it directly here. Any help would be great!
W&L
inside the top 30% but school doesn't give exact ranks outside the top 10.
uGPA is very, very, very... very poor; 2.79.
Computer Science - ABET accredited (Pat Bar Eligible) huge engineering school
I'm fine with both IP Lit and Prosecution.

DC
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (Washington, DC)
Baker & Hostetler LLP (Washington, DC)
Baker & McKenzie (Washington, DC)
Cooley LLP (Washington, DC)
Crowell & Moring LLP (Washington, DC)
Goodwin Procter LLP (Washington, DC)
Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Washington, DC)
Mayer Brown LLP (Washington, DC)
McDermott Will & Emery (Washington, DC)
Paul Hastings (Washington, DC)
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. (Washington, DC)
Winston & Strawn LLP (Washington, DC)
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Washington, DC)
Ropes & Gray LLP (Washington, DC)
Finnegan
Chicago
Baker & Hostetler LLP (Chicago, IL)
Baker & McKenzie (Chicago, IL)
Bryan Cave LLP (Chicago, IL)
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP (Chicago, IL)
Greenberg Traurig (Chicago, IL)
Jenner & Block LLP (Chicago, IL)
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (Chicago, IL)
Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Chicago, IL)
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Chicago, IL)
Mayer Brown LLP (Chicago, IL)
Winston & Strawn LLP (Chicago, IL)
NY
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Alston & Bird
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Hogan Lovells US LLP - CS EE Only
King & Spalding - CS EE Only
Ropes & Gray LLP
Winston & Strawn LLP - CS EE Only
Northern VA
Pillsbury
Cooley
Firmwide
Frommer Lawrence (Firmwide)
Brinks Gilson & Lione (Firmwide)
Fitzpatrick (Firmwide)
Kenyon & Kenyon (Firmwide)
Why do people forget to mention their WE (also the number of years). It is highly important for patent jobs.

Updated! Sorry about that!
WE: 0years

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:59 pm

Anonymous User wrote:T30, top 25%, CS major

W/E in the tech field, but not engineering (more like IT).
Undergrad GPA was 3.4ish (not a prestigious undergrad)

Order of preference city-wise: Boston--------->DC/Chicago/SF->NY

Prefer prosecution, but will take any job I could get.

Will take any advice/thoughts.

My bid list:

Nutter McClennan & Fish LLP (Firmwide) Aug 1st
Lando & Anastasi LLP (Cambridge, MA) Aug 1st
Fish & Richardson P.C. (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
K&L Gates LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
WilmerHale (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Wolf Greenfield (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Proskauer (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Ropes & Gray LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Foley Hoag LLP (Boston, MA) Aug 1st
Finnegan LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Foley & Lardner LLP (Electronics - Patent Prosecution) Jul 31st
Foley & Lardner LLP (IP Litigation) Jul 31st
Goodwin Procter LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
Goodwin Procter LLP (New York, NY) Jul 31st
Goodwin Procter LLP (Washington, DC) Jul 31st
Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C. (Firmwide) Aug 1st
Morrison & Foerster LLP (Patent Prosecution) Aug 1st
Morrison & Foerster LLP (IP Litigation) Aug 1st
McDermott Will & Emery (Orange County & Silicon Valley) Jul 31st
McDermott Will & Emery (Washington, DC) Jul 31st
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Cooley LLP (Boston, MA) Jul 31st
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox (Electrical) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Sughrue Mion PLLC (EE/CS/Physics) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP (Firmwide) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
Kilpatrick Townsend (Electrical Engineering) Jul 31st
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (San Francisco, CA) Jul 31st
Winston & Strawn LLP (San Francisco, CA) Jul 31st
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. (Washington, DC)
Brinks Gilson & Lione (Firmwide)
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Chicago, IL) Jul 31st, Aug 1st
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP (Engineering)

Bump, with updated info

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 4:00 pm

Probably because they have none? I'd imagine if they had some they would mention it. I agree, it's HIGHLY important. There's a big difference between studying a subject and actually working in it.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:10 pm

How does transferring affect pre-selects? or does it not because the decision is made too late? I got accepted to a school for transfer but still going to apply for RD.

Spartan_Alum_12 · Post by **Spartan_Alum_12** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:22 pm

SFIPLA firms posted

Baker Botts L.L.P. (Palo Alto, CA)
Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP (CA, CO, WA, OR)
Dechert LLP (Silicon Valley)
Foley & Lardner LLP (Various)
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP (NYC)
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP (Bay Area)
Klarquist Sparkman (Portland, OR)
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP (CA + DC)
McDermott Will & Emery LLP (Orange County)
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP (Palo Alto, CA)
Morrison & Foerster LLP (CA + DC)
O'Melveny & Myers LLP (San Francisco and Silicon Valley)
Perkins Coie LLP (Palo Alto, CA)
White & Case LLP (Palo Alto, CA)

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:10 am

Anonymous User wrote:How does transferring affect pre-selects? or does it not because the decision is made too late? I got accepted to a school for transfer but still going to apply for RD.

They're pre-selecting based on the resume that you're going to submit by [updated date] May 4th. If the resume that you submit during the bidding period reflects your transfer, they'll see it and it will be part of the selection decision. Otherwise, you could contact the firms you've bid on later in the summer to try to get an updated resume in front of them, but the chances of anyone seeing that and caring are near-zero.

In terms of how transfers are perceived overall, the consensus is that employers look at all of your numbers in light of their criteria for students at your 1L school, since you haven't actually done anything yet to prove yourself at your transfer school.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:35 am

What's hiring like at PLIP for 3Ls who do not have a 2L SA? I know that in general, if you do not have a 2L SA, the chances of getting hired as a 3L are non-existent. Are those chances better in the IP world?

faintbeam · Post by **faintbeam** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:34 am

Anonymous User wrote:What's hiring like at PLIP for 3Ls who do not have a 2L SA? I know that in general, if you do not have a 2L SA, the chances of getting hired as a 3L are non-existent. Are those chances better in the IP world?

I knew a few 3Ls who went to PLIP without 2L SAs and although they got a few screening interviews, nothing more came of them. It could have been just them and not necessarily the fact that they're 3Ls, though. HTH!

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