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ninwa:
Just another general tip to doing well in law - writing law exams is a skill in itself that you need to develop. You'll usually get provided with sample HD answers to past exam questions. Read them and try to emulate their structure. Not only could you gain insights that you never thought of before, it also helps you to see what "shortcuts" are acceptable and what isn't.

I didn't do this in semester 1, and wasted so much time unnecessarily writing out words like "plaintiff" and "respondent" and constructing all these beautiful sentences, not realising that you could almost write in dot points and still get full marks as long as you attacked all the relevant issues etc. Like lynt said, law exams are a race against time, so every second saved is precious.

Hamdog17:
Thanks guys, @lynt.br can I still do the bio/chem engineering major in my science degree? Because I've heard the eng/law double is too intense and I would I ideally like to avoid that...

lynt.br:

--- Quote from: Hamdog17 on January 10, 2012, 10:25:35 am ---Thanks guys, @lynt.br can I still do the bio/chem engineering major in my science degree? Because I've heard the eng/law double is too intense and I would I ideally like to avoid that...

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well i just mentioned that because it seemed from the specialist patent offices i looked at that they required a major in chemistry (which you can get from a science degree) or major in chemical engineering (if you are doing an eng degree). buuut i didn't look into it that much and probably you can still get employed in those areas with a similar major like biochem or molecular bio or something. A lot of those patent offices are more sciency than law anyway so I don't really know much about them sry.

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just to clarify there are generally two branches in this area: patent attorneys and intellectual property lawyers. The former is generally more 'sciency' in that you need a science or engineering degree (and not necessarily a law degree) most likely with post-grad qualifications (hons or more preferably a PhD). A lot of patent attorneys come from a background of lab work or something similar. Their work is a bit more technical.
Some firms require a major in chemistry or chemical engineering but others are more accepting of other science majors - it depends on what the firm specialises in. The two largest firms I know of will also accept majors in the life sciences/biotechnology.

Intellectual property lawyers as the name suggests require a law degree.  You don't need a science degree but it helps. If you are a law graduate this is probably where you will want to be heading. The work is more commercial than technical.

I recommend you take a look at these sites, they are 2 major IP, patent and trademark firms:
http://www.davies.com.au/index.php
http://www.griffithhack.com.au/Home

Hamdog17:
Those firms look interesting. So is IP law a good field- pay wise, hours, stress, competition, job security, job availability, etc.? Thanks

ninwa:
There are so many legal fields, what you want to do now is probably not going to be what you want to do after 3 years of law school. So stop thinking about pay and all that and worry about your marks first. You won't even get to choose electives until around 3rd year.

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