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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why?  Clients care or no one would do it.  Even a partner 25 years out. Corporate clients want to see a resume they expect.  They could be open to alternatives but most want central casting.  It explains who they are getting.  [/quote]

I am a corporate client. I do not care where my OC went to college and what they majored in. And I don’t care about their law school either. I care that they have deep SME [/quote]

Ok well I do care. If it were missing it would be a red flag to me. Maybe that makes me snobby or silly but it is how I feel.[/quote]

No offense, but do you actually hire experienced outside counsel?

How would this info be 'missing'? Of course they went to law school and are licensed or they wouldn't be working at X firm or wherever- I assume there are HR people to screen for this- why do I care?  I am hiring someone based on SME. My co has some long term relationships with certain firms, but we do go out to the market at times for other lawyers, and its often by referral (oh, you need someone who does that? I used Jane and her firm does X Y Z better than anyone else) or industry reputation. I have never looked at where they went to undergrad or even law school, and I certainly don't care what they majored in. I'm not impressed that Larla went to Yale and studied poli sci 25 years ago. If anything, it might be a signal that they haven't accomplished much. [/quote]

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