Intellectual Property Law

How do I become a lawyer for intellectual property?

I am in undergrad right now

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1. If it is either your Jr. or Sr. year coming up, you will want to prepare for the LSAT exam. It is administered 3-4 times yearly. You must register with LSDAS by going to LSAC.org. At this site you will find most the resources you will need to successfully gain admission to a Law School of your choice. You can take practice tests, search all acredited and non-acredited schools, register for the LSAT, and submit electronic applications among many other things. You will want to shoot for a 150 or higher on your LSAT and keep your gpa higher than a 2.7 to be safe. Start exploring schools now because many specialize in different areas of law or have programs that allow you to get your mba or masters of law while working on your j.d. Good luck with your studies, you'll be a practicing lawyer in no time.
2. For IP law, it's helpful to have a technical background. A Bachelor of Science degree can be very useful (such a degree in Biochemistry, for example, gives you a real edge in the field of pharmaceutical IP). Depending on how far into your undergraduate studies you are, and what program you're in, it might be difficult to get into a science stream...but if that's really what you want to do, investigate the minor options. Mind you, there are other IP areas than pharmaceuticals. Computer science courses or engineering courses might also help you get into the field. Throw a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctorate on top of a Bachelor of Science (or even a minor in science), and you'll probably be able to find employment in IP law.