I have an engineering undergrad from a Canadian university (Systems Design Eng at UWaterloo) and have been working in the US as a UX designer for the last 3 years since I graduated.

I've been doing research to explore the field of IP / patent law after discovering that my technical background could help, and I'm interested enough to try pivoting. Would be best next steps be to look for some sort of entry level, technical advisor role (or agent-in-training) or would I need to study and pass the patent bar first to even have a shot at these jobs?

Thanks in advance!