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Firm Watch

Dec. 7, 2007

'Work-Then-Clerk' Fits for Federal Circuit

More attorneys, like Jackie Harlow, are spending time at law firms before seeking clerkships, where they hit the ground running, especially at the Federal Circuit.

By Joe Mullin
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Jackie Harlow is the kind of young lawyer most big firms would want to keep in the fold. The 28-year-old Weil, Gotshal & Manges patent litigation associate is bright, loves her job and is abundantly credentialed.
      But Weil and other top firms have been encouraging some of their most talented new lawyers to leave. They're off to take a jo...

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