I have been working as an Intellectual Property Assistant at one of largest IP Firms in the nation - Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP - for almost two years. I graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 2005 with a double Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Criminology, Law & Society. I also completed my Paralegal certification through UC Irvine's American Bar Assocation-approved program. I have worked as a legal assistant at a plethora of different law firms during my undergraduate career and have thus accumulated an abundance of experience in the legal world. Although I have decided not to pursue law school for personal reasons, I am highly interested in intellectual property law and would like to learn more about international and comparative intellectual property law. In particular, I want to pursue a Master's in London. I have applied and received offers of admission to a few 1-year LLM programs in Intellectual Property Law or related areas of law. The program I am leaning towards is a LLM in Intellectual Property Law at the University of London, Queen Mary. Following the completion of my program, I would either like to re-locate back to the States, India or stay in the UK to work as a paralegal in an IP Firm. In your opinion, would obtaining a Masters in IP Law aid me in my career as a paralegal, especially if I wish to work on international IP matters, especially those that would require me to possess familiarity with EPO procedures or European patents? What kind of career prospects would I have after obtaining the LLM, seeing as how I am a non-law graduate? Please advise
LLM IN UK FOR NON-LAW US GRADUATE...TO GO OR NOT TO GO??!!
Posted Apr 20, 2009 06:40
I have been working as an Intellectual Property Assistant at one of largest IP Firms in the nation - Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP - for almost two years. I graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 2005 with a double Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Criminology, Law & Society. I also completed my Paralegal certification through UC Irvine's American Bar Assocation-approved program. I have worked as a legal assistant at a plethora of different law firms during my undergraduate career and have thus accumulated an abundance of experience in the legal world. Although I have decided not to pursue law school for personal reasons, I am highly interested in intellectual property law and would like to learn more about international and comparative intellectual property law. In particular, I want to pursue a Master's in London. I have applied and received offers of admission to a few 1-year LLM programs in Intellectual Property Law or related areas of law. The program I am leaning towards is a LLM in Intellectual Property Law at the University of London, Queen Mary. Following the completion of my program, I would either like to re-locate back to the States, India or stay in the UK to work as a paralegal in an IP Firm. In your opinion, would obtaining a Masters in IP Law aid me in my career as a paralegal, especially if I wish to work on international IP matters, especially those that would require me to possess familiarity with EPO procedures or European patents? What kind of career prospects would I have after obtaining the LLM, seeing as how I am a non-law graduate? Please advise
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