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In <1995Feb15.165754.14788@draper.com> bwc2809@support7 (Barry Chapin 
(chapin@draper.com)) writes: 

>I have read some of the threads about law firm working conditions and
>life in the big firms.  Does anyone out there know if this pertains to
>various types of law, or is it every type.  I live and work in Boston 
>and will be entering the field of patent law soon.  Do any of you out
>there know what conditions are like in patent firms in major cities?

> (snip)

>Thanks for any insight any of you may have, and someone please smack me
>with a dose of reality.  I can bet I am not the only one who thinks
>about this stuff.

I work in a small intellectual property law firm in Atlanta, Georgia, 
and the conditions here at my firm are very good.  I, like many patent 
attorneys, think about the stuff you describe all the time.  All in all, 
I really enjoy my job and consider patent law very exciting.  Small 
firms are a bit more flexible regarding the hours expected, but there 
are certainly trade-offs which aren't distinctive to patent law.  Good 
luck.
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