Today was my first day of WEP and I got the opportunity to meet with Mr. John Sotomayor of Sotomayor IP consulting, LTD. We met for a few hours discussing what exactly an Intellectual Property Lawyer does and what the job entails. He walked me through an application for a patent, of which he works with on a daily basis. The application was arduous, long, and extensive. He talked to me about the intricacies that go along with making a claim/application and how important it is to be “broad and specific”, as Mr. Sotomayor put it. With IP law, I learned there are a lot of ways in which one can get approved or denied for a certain idea that they have. We also discussed the prerequisites that come along with the IP law field. One must have 32 hours of a science as well as a BS, in any category. I learned so much about what it means to be an IP lawyer/attorney, as well as a lawyer/attorney in general.