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Patent Lawyers

Advancement Prospects

For patent lawyers who excel at combining verbal and technical skills, advancement can be rapid and exciting. It is not uncommon for lawyers with Ph.D.'s in genetic engineering, biotechnology, or other fast-growing fields to find themselves flooded with clients. The most successful of these lawyers can hope to advance to partner positions at their firms or even to establish a sufficient client base with which to start their own firms.