{"id":195,"date":"2009-02-24T17:12:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-24T22:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cdo.law.miami.edu\/?p=195"},"modified":"2009-02-24T17:12:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-24T22:12:00","slug":"patent-interview-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdo.law.miami.edu\/?p=195","title":{"rendered":"Patent Interview Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Loyola University Chicago School of Law is hosting the  2009 Patent Law Interview Program on <b><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31, 2009<\/span><\/b>  in <st1:place st=\"on\"><st1:city st=\"on\">Chicago<\/st1:city>, <st1:state st=\"on\">Illinois<\/st1:state><\/st1:place>.  This is a nationwide interview  program that targets patent law employers, and rising 2L and 3L students  interested in pursuing patent law.  <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><o:p><\/o:p>Last year roughly 150 employers, 150 law schools, and  1,500 law students from across the country participated in the program.  The  program is entirely pre-selected, which means that students submit resumes and  bid on interviews with the employers they are interested in, and employers then  review the resumes of the students who bid on them and select the students they  wish to interview at the program.  Last year, approximately half of the  participating students were selected for interviews.  <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b><u><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: small-caps;\">Who Is  Eligible to Participate?<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Students with undergraduate or graduate degrees in  engineering or a technical science should consider registering for the program.   You do not need to be patent bar eligible to register, although <u>the vast  majority of employers participating in the program are seeking patent bar  eligible students<\/u>.  If you are uncertain as to whether you should  participate, please contact <a href=\"mailto:kwarren@law.miami.edu\">Karen Warren<\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span>.  Please note that  <b><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">ONLY law students <u>returning<\/u> to school  in Fall of 2009 may participate<\/span><\/b>.  Students graduating this year are  NOT eligible. This program is for summer associate and entry-level attorney  positions for 2010.  <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/span><\/span><b><u><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: small-caps;\">How To  Register?<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><b style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Online student registration for this  year\u2019s Patent Law Interview Program is NOW OPEN and will close on Thursday,  March 12.<\/span><\/span><\/b>  <span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">To register, please visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.luc.edu\/law\/career\/Patent_Program_-_Stu.html\">program website<\/a>.   At this stage of registration, you will only need to enter some basic information (you will upload your resume and bid on employers later in the semester).  Please note that UM law is listed alphabetically as the University of Miami School of Law in the registration form&#8217;s drop down menu of law schools.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"  ><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The CDO will be paying the $35 registration fee for our  students, so you will not be charged anything when you register  online.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"  ><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Please direct any questions about the program to the  Patent Program Liaison in our office, <a href=\"mailto:kwarren@law.miami.edu\">Karen Warren<\/a>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:blue;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: blue;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loyola University Chicago School of Law is hosting the 2009 Patent Law Interview Program on Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. This is a nationwide interview program that targets patent law employers, and rising 2L and 3L students interested in pursuing patent law. 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