Norman Cruz was stuck at a big firm with no place to grow.
After nine years as a real estate associate with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the 36-year-old Boalt Hall School of Law graduate knew the likelihood of making partner was slim.
Recognizing that young, promising lawyers can get lost in the shuffle at large firms, Kenneth Lund, managing partner of midmarket firm Holme Roberts & Owen, cherry-picks young guns from the state's biggest and best firms, enticing them with flexible billing rates, shorter partnership tracks, oodles of support and a free rein. The theory is catching on, with one recruiter saying firms must be willing to take some risk and commit the time and resources to draw out a new hire's potential.
February 27, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Norman Cruz was stuck at a big firm with no place to grow.
After nine years as a real estate associate with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the 36-year-old Boalt Hall School of Law graduate knew the likelihood of making partner was slim.
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