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alouha

Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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is the ranking the most impotant
Tue Mar 25, 2008 01:47 AM
Hi, everybody,

I am from a tier 1 IP law firm of China and planning to obtain an IP LLM in US for future development, but i am not sure how the US law firms or companies would valuate their counsels/partners when it is strictly in terms of academic background of them? I mean, as an attorney specializing in IP field, what kind of my educational background would make the US law firms or companies feel good, say, if I achieve an LLM in IP law in Yale whose IP ranking is not so high as for example as Cardozo-Yeshiva whose IP ranking is top five as i know but overall ranking is far away from the Yale.
I sincerely need help in career development, any of your advice will be really appreciated! Thanks a lot.
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plaintext80

Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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is the ranking the most impotant
Tue Mar 25, 2008 03:56 AM
If you plan to work in a US firm and already have background in IP, it will likely be much better to choose a traditionally well-regarded school, such as Yale, over any school that merely has a high "specialty" ranking.

The only reason you may want to consider a specialty program is if you plan on doing academic research and want to work directly with a professor who is a known expert in a particular niche. If you're just going to practice, go with the a well known firm. Most people don't pay much attention to those specialty rankings.

[Edited 25 Mar 2008 by plaintext80]
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pnarg

Joined: 10 Mar 2008
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is the ranking the most impotant
Tue Mar 25, 2008 01:50 PM
I absolutely agree. Why everything in black or white? Many of the top schools are very strong in IP: stanford, berkeley, etc.
You can achieve both goals in 1 llm

[Edited 25 Mar 2008 by pnarg]
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Bender


Joined: 17 Jan 2008
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is the ranking the most impotant
Tue Mar 25, 2008 02:21 PM
It strikes me that the answer to this question changes significantly depending on which word you actually meant to have in the title. Most people will probably assume you meant "important", which is fair, but dull. I'm electing to go with "impotent", since that makes the question entirely awesome.

My answer: leave "the ranking" alone - it's under a lot of stress, and besides: it's a very common condition!
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alouha

Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:14 AM
Thank you very much, it's a quite clear answer and helpful, I really appreciate it.
If you plan to work in a US firm and already have background in IP, it will likely be much better to choose a traditionally well-regarded school, such as Yale, over any school that merely has a high "specialty" ranking.

The only reason you may want to consider a specialty program is if you plan on doing academic research and want to work directly with a professor who is a known expert in a particular niche. If you're just going to practice, go with the a well known firm. Most people don't pay much attention to those specialty rankings.
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alouha

Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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is the ranking the most impotant
Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:30 AM
Hi,
Sorry for causing the feeling of the "awesome" "impotent", and I promise I did not mean to bring that, :)...^_^, thanks for your answer, by the way, I hate the rankings, too....

It strikes me that the answer to this question changes significantly depending on which word you actually meant to have in the title. Most people will probably assume you meant "important", which is fair, but dull. I'm electing to go with "impotent", since that makes the question entirely awesome.

My answer: leave "the ranking" alone - it's under a lot of stress, and besides: it's a very common condition!
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alouha

Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:33 AM
Agree, that is what i am aiming now. thanks buddy.
I absolutely agree. Why everything in black or white? Many of the top schools are very strong in IP: stanford, berkeley, etc.
You can achieve both goals in 1 llm
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