Our graduates are making impacts across the country. ASU Law alumni are working in technology, manufacturing, security, health care, insurance, pharmaceutical and in government and private sectors across the nation.
Science and Technology Innovations Area of Expertise
Career Pathways
Types of careers in this field
- Compliance counsel
- Data protection/security attorney
- E-Discovery attorney/expert
- Government trademark examining counsel
- In-house counsel
- Intellectual property attorney
- Patent prosecutor
- Private law firm - outside counsel for the tech/science sector
- Start-up attorney
- Technology counsel
- Trademark attorney
- U.S./State governmental attorney
Zach Rufa, Juris Doctor
The practice of law and the practice of theater have one major thing in common: performance. Before earning his JD degree at ASU Law, Rufa was a playwright and artist living and working in New York. When the pandemic hit and theaters shut down, he embraced the opportunity to return to his passion for the law.
He pursued two certificates alongside his JD: one in trial advocacy and one in law, science and technology with an emphasis in intellectual property. He also served as the inaugural student executive director of The McCarthy Institute, which is dedicated to IP law. He gained critical hands-on experience at the First Amendment Clinic and externed at the Arizona Legal Center, assisting community members with legal needs. As a Gary L. Birnbaum Memorial Scholarship recipient, he graduated one semester early.
Career Services
Your career growth partner during and after law school
ASU Law provides students with a personally tailored experience, giving them the flexibility to maximize their education and career opportunities to land their ideal jobs.
From their first day, the Career Services office engages students in career development guidance and resources to contribute to their post-graduation success. This relationship with career services allows students to access a variety of resources such as resume and cover letter reviews, interview prep, one-on-one counseling and access to our online job board.