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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Oct. 2, 2007

Recruiters Searching for Successful Lawyers Should Look Beyond Typical Traits

Forum Column - By David Grenardo and Joshua Briones - Passion and street smarts are among the outside-the-box skill sets that firms should be seeking if they want lawyers who will guarantee a return on their investment.

FORUM COLUMN

By David Grenardo and Joshua Briones

      At first, the "experts" didn't like him. His head, eyes wide, seemed to float above the action. Rather than slip a punch, the traditional and accepted defensive move, it was his habit to sway back, bending at the waist - a tactic that appalled the experts. He also lacked the pedigree of a boxer.
      That, of course, was then. Now, everyone kno...

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