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Patent clerk (at least back then) is a more skilled job than it sounds, as it's someone that actually reviews the patents rather than just a general office dogs
by quietbritishjim 4y ago
Patent clerk (at least back then) is a more skilled job than it sounds, as it's someone that actually reviews the patents rather than just a general office dogsbody, so you have to understand the technology and to some extent the science in those patents. It's not totally unrelated to being a scientist and definitely a less surprising early career job than delivery driver.
- kasey_junk 4y agoA patent clerk now is a technical job as well. It’s a flaw in peoples thinking that “clerk” implies something low rank. If someone tells you they were a “clerk” for a Supreme Court judge don’t be surprised when later in life they have an impressive legal career
- mgfist 4y agoPretty sure all the SC justices clerked in their early careers. I'm not in law but I think it's the expected path
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