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Law Practice

Nov. 28, 2012

Firms increasingly using unconventional tools to find attorneys

Firms are beginning to consider studies showing that undergraduate and law school grade point averages and LSAT scores and law school pedigree reveal less about an attorney's effectiveness than life experiences and personality.


By Ryne Hodkowski


Daily Journal Staff Writer


What makes a good lawyer, and more importantly, how do you find him or her? To answer that question, law firms are beginning to take more unconventional tacks in reaching out to recent graduates and prospective employees beyond visiting top schools and conducting on-campus recruiting and interviews. They're increasingly looking at studies showing that undergraduate and law school grade point averages, LSA...

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