Loyola University Chicago School of law is hosting the 2016 Patent Law Interview Program on Thursday, August 4 and Friday, August 5 in Chicago, Illinois.  This is a nationwide interview program that targets patent law employers, rising 2L and 3L students, and students in Intellectual Property LLM programs. 

Students can register online at https://patentlawregistration.luc.edu/lawstudents/Default.aspx. At this stage of registration, you will only need to enter some basic information (you will upload your resume and bid on interviews later).  Please note that our school is listed alphabetically as The University of Chicago Law School on the registration drop down menu of law schools.  OCS will be paying the $35 registration fee for our students, so you will not be charged anything when you register online. Registration closes Thursday, March 10. Late registrations are not accepted.  The program is entirely pre-selected, which means that students submit resumes and transcripts to bid on interviews with the employers they are interested in, and employers then review the materials of the students who bid on them and select the students they wish to interview at the program.  Students with undergraduate or graduate degrees in engineering or a technical science should consider registering for the program. You do not need to be patent bar eligible to register, although the vast majority of employers participating in the program are seeking patent bar eligible students.  

Registration Confirmation

Students will receive an email confirmation of their registration.  Students who do not see this confirmation email in their inbox should check their junk mail folders.  In past years we have had some trouble with important program emails being routed to junk mail, especially if a student is using a gmail or other non-school email address. 

Once you have registered, the program staff will communicate with you directly via email to the address that you entered when registering for the program.

Student Eligibility

The 2016 Patent Law Interview Program will be accepting registrations from:

ü  JD students graduating in May/June 2017 (3Ls)

ü  JD students graduating in May/June 2018 (2Ls)

ü  JD students graduating in December 2016/January 2017 (3Ls)

ü  JD students graduating in December 2017/January 2018 (2Ls)

ü  Students in Intellectual Property LLM programs with anticipated graduation dates in 2017 and 2018 (LLMs)

Please note that on the student registration form these will be the only graduation date options available on the drop down menu.  Students who will graduate before the program is held in August 2016, and students who plan to graduate after May/June 2018, are not eligible for the 2016 Patent Law Interview Program, and should not register.

Dual degree students should use the date that they will complete both of their degrees as their anticipated graduation date. 

Class Years

Please note that in past years most employers were interested in interviewing rising 2L students, a significantly smaller group of employers were interested in interviewing rising 3L students. 

IMPORTANT:  Students who have been selected for interviews must register on-site at the interview hotel (Embassy Suites Chicago - Downtown/Lakefront) either the evening before their interview (4:00 pm - 7:00 pm) or the morning of their interviews (7:30 am - 8:30 am). The on-site registration requirement is MANDATORY and Loyola will make no exceptions.

Students need only register once on-site to be considered registered for interviews on both days. Students who have not registered by 8:30 am on Thursday, August 4 will have all of their Thursday slots given to alternates; students who still have not registered by 8:30 am on Friday, August 5 will have all of their Friday interview slots given to alternates.

Alternate scheduling will take place in the registration room at 8:30 am each day, and all students selected as alternates who are interested in being scheduled for empty interview slots resulting from no-shows must be present in the registration room at that time.

When making travel plans, please also bear in mind that a few law firms choose to hold receptions on either Wednesday evening or Thursday evening. These receptions are an excellent networking opportunity.  

Please note that there will be employers who will interview one day and some who will interview both days.  You may have interviews on either or both days.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR STUDENTS   

For additional information, please visit http://www.luc.edu/law/career/patent.html and http://www.luc.edu/law/career/patent_students.html.