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In article <19970116213800.QAA08438@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
   jjohns5306@aol.com (JJohns5306) wrote:

>I'm a currently a first year law student 
>with a chemical engineering
>degree. I'm interested in patent law. What 
>does a patent lawyer do on a
>daily basis, 

See "What is a typical day of work for a patent attorney or agent?" at 
<http://www.patents.com/opportun.sht#dayinthelife>.

>and how does one become 
>qualified to practice patent law?

See, generally, "Career opportunities in intellectual property law" at 
<http://www.patents.com/opportun.sht> which includes the following 
topics:

     What is the difference between a patent attorney and a patent 
agent? 
     What technical background is needed to be allowed to take the 
patent bar exam? 
     Does a computer science degree permit me to sit for the patent 
bar exam? 
     Which law school should I attend if I am interested in 
intellectual property law? 
     I have no technical background, but would like to do patent law 
anyway. What should I do next? 
     What are the job prospects, in the non-patent areas of IP law, 
for lawyers who do not have technical backgrounds? 
     I have <large number> years of experience as a <physicist, 
electrical engineer, computer programmer, industrial manager, etc.> -- 
will that improve my job prospects
     in intellectual property law? 
     I have a Ph.D. in <physics, electrical engineering, computer 
science, industrial management, etc.> -- will that improve my job 
prospects in intellectual property law?
     This sounds so bleak. Should I give up hope of a rewarding career 
in the law? 
     Which classes should I take in law school to enhance my 
intellectual property career? 
     Do I need to go to law school to pursue a career in intellectual 
property? 
     Do I need to take the patent bar exam to be an intellectual 
property lawyer? 
     How do I sign up to take the patent bar exam? 
     When is the patent bar exam offered? 
     What is the pass rate for the patent bar exam? 
     Who offers patent bar exam review courses? 
     Do I have to take a review course to be able to pass the patent 
bar exam? 
     What kinds of questions are on the patent bar exam? 
     Where may I obtain copies of past patent bar exams? 
     Can I just buy the study materials for the patent bar exam course 
and not take the course? 
     Which patent bar review course is the best? 
     What does Professor Thomas G. Field, Jr. of the Franklin Pierce 
Law Center say about careers in IP law in his excellent brochure 
Mining the Information Age? 
     How much money do patent agents and attorneys make? 
     What job opportunities are listed with the Association of 
University Technology Managers?