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“Academic Performance Is Still an Issue for Gibson Dunn Well After Law School”


— February 3, 2003

The firm recently turned down a 47 year old lateral partner with a $7 million book of business because he had not graduated near the top of his law school class years ago. What an asinine policy! Doesn’t a proven track record as a lawyer overcome that? Apparently not where Gibson partners’ ridiculous egos and self-images are at play, according to this.


The firm recently turned down a 47 year old lateral partner with a $7 million book of business because he had not graduated near the top of his law school class years ago. What an asinine policy! Doesn’t a proven track record as a lawyer overcome that? Apparently not where Gibson partners’ ridiculous egos and self-images are at play, according to this.

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