Advice on choosing between Patent Pros/Litigation? Finishing law school and undecided about whether to go patent pros or litigation route. After some general research, the common theme seems to be that prosecution is not as lucrative or as sustainable as a career. Looking for your expert opinion on it.

Does anyone have experience moving to PE? Would love to pick your brain for some advice! For context, I have 2 YoE in LS consulting post PhD

Best backup plans if you get fired from a Big Law firm within a year or two after graduating? Go to a non-BL firm and then try to lateral back into BL?

I started a new job just 7 weeks ago, but an opportunity for a dream job just suddenly and unexpectedly fell into my lap! It’s a lot more money, more aligned with my career goals, and will have better work life balance. I’d be an idiot to not take this great new opportunity! That being said… I’m going to feel bad leaving this new job so soon. I’m sure they’ll be disappointed and maybe even angry… is there any way to NOT burn bridges on my way out of this current job?

Hello all, I am a healthcare professional, working in learning and development team, in a firm working for US healthcare Providers. I would like to get into Compliance roles. Is there any course/certifications that i can do, so i can work in healthcare compliance.
Your experience and advise will surely help me at this moment. 😊

Hi fishes,

I got selected for sps T4, however I'm uncertain about the job role , if anyone could give insight about how the role is and what are the growth opportunities it would be great!

Thanks in advance!!! 😊

Can anyone guide how to prepare to crack frontend developer job roles in react js?

I passed my final CPA exam!!

Say I work in tech and have a decent finance experience. Would my 3 yoe of domain "expertise" in tech make me an attractive bet for the banks Tech coverage team? In other words, does having experience in Tech make me more hireable for IBD?

Ex-Big4 D or SD folks at A&M CPI, how do you feel about the switch? Would you go back to Big4? Why and why not?

Would anyone be willing to help out a clueless PR student with an interview assignment? :) I’d love to learn more about advertising and ask questions about your career!

What makes a successful Product Counsel (tech company)?

I'm CIPP/US with 4 years experience working between law firm and in-house. Been involved in business since very young, much of it internationally. Passionate about tech.

I'm looking for a product counsel position at a FAANG company (MAANG, now). However, I did not graduate from a top law school nor worked in Big Law. Would any further training/certifications help?

Stay or go ?

I'm at an early stage tech start up and gaining experience in an industry that I like. However, I am getting no formal training or sales coaching. Everything I've done so far (Inc. Targeted marketing and prospecting) has been self taught and I feel like I am lacking professional knowledge if I was to move onto a different company, especially considering that I am not involved in the full sales cycle.

What is a current engineering field that might become outdated in the near future?

Any recommended books to read prior to beginning a summer associate position? Transactional/ Corporate & Finance

Hi Fishes,
Considering recent news about credit Suisse and it's fall in shares in this year ,is it good decision to join CS ? In Finance (FP&A) profile.
Please help to make decisions. Thanks in advance

I am relocating to Charlotte NC November 30th and on the career hunt . I have experience in HR, hospitality, social work, customer service, and education. I’ll graduate with my Master of Social Work in May 2023. I’ve been applying to a few things but no luck. I’m open to trying new career fields and to hybrid, on-site , or remote work. Please point me in the direction of a great opportunity!

Been in Sales for 12years, done it all from transactional to complex, from 10k to 650M and from local to global, and 2 weeks to 24 months Sales Cycles - now aiming to move into a management role within the next two years, ideally mid sized business, build and execute a strategy for growth, shape a vision and drive the overall success on a more strategic level. Led teams and managers.

Masters and getting my MBA done currently - any advise what is key to make it happen?

Pls suggest how to crack AWS cloud foundation exam in a week.
I have zero knowledge on AWS .

Forensic tech vs non tech..go!!

Anyone getting their MBA done in Canada? Looking at Rotman or Desautels. Ty!!

Data analytics or fullstack developer?
If I want to switch from non IT.

At some points, I feel I am becoming a problem magnet 🧲. Anything I touch or get involved in, tun into a nightmare despite doing my best not to screw up. I was a top performer a few months ago, and now I am a team blocker. I feel it so hard to disappoint people around me whom I respect a lot. Helpless 😞😞😞

Hello everyone. I have applied for a junior Java developer position, and tomorrow is my interview. Can anyone let me know what topics are asked in the interview? This will help me prepare for and crack the interview. Also, if anyone can let me know what OFSS does, is it part of Oracle or a different company?

Hey!

My name’s Josh, and I’m a nurse based in Columbus Ohio. Im creating a space (a podcast) for nurses to come and talk about nurse things- the good, the bad, the ugly, and what can change to make nursing better.

I also want to help nursing reconnect - the nursing workforce just feels so disconnected from education and even further from administration at times.

I’m looking for nurses of all kinds (administrative, bedside, education, Advanced practice, all specialties etc.,) to have a conv

Has anyone recently signed up to take the gmat online prior to may 20? I’m trying to sign up for a slot in the next week or so, but I keep getting redirected to an error page. Not sure if this means slots arent available anymore

As a (class of 2020) second year whose several classmates from different groups are already thinking about leaving/going to other firms, should I explore other options too? Don’t know if they’re being dramatic about how bad it is or if I’m just drinking the koolaid in my group?

Best way to find an apartment in DC?

Is it safe to join CISCO? I have heard the layoffs happens there yearly.

Friends any Sap Security and GRC openings . Plzzz refer me... I need a job... I have 5.2 years exp in SAP security and GRC.

Curious: Best (in your opinion) consulting exit to industry from mbb manager you have seen in your eu country among your colleagues?.
Need some benchmark ranges here :)

New to Chicago - how do I find new friends here?

Ola amigos, are you down for December Coffee Crew? I can find a spot downtown or midtown TO, if that works for y’all. DM me if you are interested and I can kick off a WhatsApp group to plan further! TIA ❤️

What's a nice restaurant to take relatives to when they're in the city visiting? Would like something nice but not over-the-top fancy.

Hello All,
Can someone help me decide between following companies:

Bentley Systems : 21.30 Fixed
TietoEvry : 18.90 Fixed

YOE : 5 Years
Tech : Automation QA, Selenium, C#

I’m taking the SAA soon. Any advice on how to prepare? I’ve already seen ACG videos, read white papers… any other resources I could leverage for practice questions?

Prosecution associates - what are your hours looking like this year?

Bit of a niche topic: I’ve been in TS/SCI processing for a Science/Tech/Weapons analyst position with the CIA for 3 yrs since I finished grad school in chemistry, but CIA positions are sort of set it and forget it since they can take so long. I’ve since been focused on a Patent Attorney track and am with a firm that will support me taking the patent bar/law school. If I get through processing and go to the CIA for some time, do you think would I be accepted back into patent law later on?

What would you say the going rates are for (i) non provisional application drafting and (ii) office action responses?

Has anyone on here ever requested redaction of a filed application? I'm looking to redact a few paragraphs of a provisional application.

I do prosecution and am looking to lateral. Does anyone have recommendations on firms to consider, or ones to avoid? I’m flexible on location.

Any recommendations for patent prosecution practice management software for a small firm? Currently not using anything and want to be able to better manage and monitor associates.

I’m looking for a tool that allows me to search for text in Office Actions and responses. For example, is there a way to search for ‘written description’ or ‘improper Markush’ issued by Examiner John Smith? Does something like this exist?

Subject matter eligibility "doctrines" .... lol amirite?

Would patent folks out there use software that digitizes an office action? That is, the UI will link to all the cited art in the office action and will highlight cited paragraphs of the art.

Where the best way to process POA for a large number of patent applications?

Is it to get a form 82 signed and attach it to different transmittals for each application and file separately in each case? Is there an easier way?

Any recommendations for a document management system that automatically saves emails into the proper folders?

Anybody know anything about Nicholson de vos Webster Elliott for patent pros? Culture, pay, hours etc? Mid level looking to lateral

What do hiring partners (or HR in in-house) generally think about a lateral that are in the middle of a part-time MS degree program (STEM MS program)?

In what order do you draft a patent application? I know the official answer is “it depends.” But what do you find yourself do most often? For me, it’s claims —> drawings —> spec.

Does anyone find an attack on the Examiner’s prima facia showing of obviousness a lot more effective than distinguishing each and every prior art reference.

I recently underwrote a reply to final. Didn’t even bother with the references since I just got the case. Overcame the rejections.

Can anyone comment on how effective this is?

What do y’all use to draw informal figures? I currently use powerpoint but am curious if there are more efficient ways. What have you found most efficient/convenient?

A frustrated colleague asked for help with a difficult prosecution. I agreed to help. I just reviewed up the case and the examiner is combining NINE references. I think that’s a record for me. What’s your record for most number of references combined?

For those at small/medium patent pros boutiques, what is your compensation structure, billing requirements, and salary like?

How long does it take you to draft a patent application on average?