We have compiled the resources below to help give you an edge when applying for jobs in IP. If you have any content you would like to submit or have any suggestions for improving our content, please e-mail us at iplsa@ku.edu.

Kate Patterson (the author of the first two documents below) can be reached at kate@pattersondavis.com. If you would like to have your resume evaluated by an IP headhunter with 27 years experience in recruiting IP attorneys, then send her an email. Make sure and identify yourself and where you go to school, mention that you read her Guide to Getting a Job in IP, attach you resume in .pdf form, and ask for guidance and suggestions. She is very good about responding with helpful insights for your job search.

• Guide to IP Career interviewing and Job Selection - Guidelines for resume preparation and interviewing for students interested in IP. - © 2007 Kate Patterson
• Guide to Bay Area IP Firms - Comprehensive list of all IP firms in the Bay area and their respective specialties. - © 2007 Kate Patterson
• Top Patent Firms of 2006 - The top firms in patent law ranked by number of patents granted in the previous year. - © 2007 IP Today
• Top Patent Firms of 2005 - The top firms in patent law ranked by number of patents granted in the previous year. - © 2007 IP Today
• Top Trademark Firms of 2006 - The top firms in trademark law ranked by number of trademarks issued in the previous year. - © 2007 IP Today
• Corporate Patent Scorecard 2005 - The top corporations ranked by number of patents received the previous year. - © 2006 IP Today

Career Research:

• Law Periscope - LawPeriscope quickly and efficiently organizes the vast sea of information posted by the 300 largest US law firms on their individual websites, which continue to increase in volume and complexity every year.
  
  
• Martindale-Hubbell - Provides access to a wide range of biographical information and professional credentials regarding lawyers in private, corporate and government.
  
  
• NALP Directory - NALP is the industry-wide professional home for legal career professionals. NALP brings together both law schools and legal employees to share information, research and professional development opportunities.