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Labor/Employment

Sep. 29, 2001

Savvy Companies Drive Demand for Patent Attorneys

SAN FRANCISCO - Here in the Bay Area, the legal job market can be as fickle as the weather. Just ask one of the many corporate attorneys who find themselves with severance checks almost before they've had a chance to spend their signing bonuses. But while rain clouds linger over one segment of the local legal job market, the sun shines on others. One place where it shines most brightly is patent litigation.

        By Michael Brown
        
        SAN FRANCISCO - Here in the Bay Area, the legal job market can be as fickle as the weather. Just ask one of the many corporate attorneys who find themselves with severance checks almost before they've had a chance to spend their signing bonuses. But while rain clouds linger over one segment of t...

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