As a former law student (and I posted a longer reply on your other thread about your Letter of Intent), I can tell you that if you plan to make any decent grades in law school you will NOT be working on the side. 1Ls should not work at all until the summer following your second semester. If you apply in June for the regular program, you might have an interview by October. I think they wait longer to interview Bridge applicants, but you could check. Lindsey Kirkpatrick could probably tell you more on dates, as well as go over your initial application to see where you could strengthen your app.
P.S. - I left patent law after a few years.