IP Job Fairs : the Pierce Advantage
While students at other law schools with IP programs attend the major job fairs in the U.S., Pierce Law takes the lead in helping our students excel.
Loyola Patent Law Interview Program
The Pierce Law advantage can best be told by looking at the Loyola Patent Law Interview Program. Each August, Loyola proudly hosts the Patent Law Interview Program-the largest single-practice job fair in the country. The Patent Law Interview Program is a national interview program that brings together students with technical backgrounds and legal employers interested in hiring law clerks and entry-level attorneys for their patent or intellectual property law practices. More than 100 law schools and 200 legal employers from all over the country participate in this highly successful interviewing and networking event.
Beyond what other law schools offer:
- Pierce Law often offers strategic preparation for interviews at the Program
- Pierce Law sends a Career Services staff member to the Program to offer "on the spot" advice and interview strategy
- Pierce Law has one of the largest contingent of students at the Program because of the large patent law program, having grown stronger continuously over thirty years
AIPLA Job Fair
AIPLA has more than 16,000 members, including nearly 1,400 student members, nearly 2,200 junior members and nearly 700 patent agent members. Many Pierce Law student members are interested in summer internships, while graduating students, junior, and other members are searching for full-time employment. The Job Fair offers an excellent opportunity to bring together those who have positions available and those who are seeking employment, to conduct interviews and recruit employees.
While law students from around the country attend, Pierce Law hosts an annual Pierce Law Alumni function to better assist Pierce Law students network with patent lawyers, increasing the opportunity for additional interviews.
Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair (SIPJF)
While some employers may seek patent lawyers only, the Georgia State University College of Law 2008 Southeastern IP Job Fair is not a "patent lawyer" interview program exclusively.
The broad field of “intellectual property" includes litigation, prosecution and transactional work in various aspects of IP encompassing patent, trademark and copyright law in the fields of technology, science, business, media, arts and entertainment, sports, etc.
San Francisco Intellectual Property Association Job Fair (SFIPLA )
SFIPLA Bay Area Job Fair is held annually. The San Francisco Intellectual Property Association (SFIPLA ) was founded in 1927 and originally named the San Francisco Patent and Trademark Law Association. In 1995, the name of the organization was changed to SFIPLA. SFIPLA is one of the oldest and largest intellectual property law associations in the western United States. Today, SFIPLA has over 500 members, all of whom practice intellectual property law in the San Francisco Bay Area.
