stence, sozetimes lew professors whom the firn kmows recommend
amen we sicht otherwise overlook.
issocietes in doubt as to their reting standercs
shouid ccuszit the "hired", “outstending offers" and "zctive
considerstion" filee for what light they mey shed.
Before the Christaas rush starts, the ussociatcs
should fe=tiierize thenselves with the caliber of nen in
these files and eiso check the school files he: the kind cf
men segs i cless of 1957 at Columbia, Herverd, Yale and
cektz
Ledy Lawyers
The firm desires to be cendid ebout its prefer-
courege the distaff side of our profession. ‘ve heve hired
vonea lewrers in the past ané ve currently
oy ons woren,
vho is outstanding in the blue sky fielé, It is, however,
elso true thot the fira does not rete a girl cppiicent on
vith
equal te: nen appliceats, If the paper recorés
are the soze, the san is given preference, barring sone
personeiity defect, ca the grounés that being 2 son, he hes
ar experience in the business
greater use to the firm then the ex-
perience czen to nost iris.
where grates cisqualify 2 lady azplicent it dspreferable -nd quickest to terminate the interview cn this
or better, the firn's preference for nen should
be cendiciy Zacec. The discussion cen then be turned to
whether the epplicant wants to get ea "general prectice" job
or would coxside> & specielty in trusts end estetes, estate
texes or "tine sky", The result of this explorction should
be acted c= tho resune. Next, on option shorld be given to
the ledy eppilcent either to proceed further with knowledge
that she cust overcone a preference for nale cssocictes or
to vithérev and use her valuable tine where such e preference
ney not apply. The firm will probebly not suffer from its
preference for uen if the desire to be candid so es to be
feir to lecy epplicants is stressed elong with the fact thet
the fira ¢oes not give a finel "no" to ledy epplicente be-
cause it waxts to stay flexible from yeer to yeer and review
its pociticn in the Light of each outstending icéy applicant
who eppeers, ifter such an applicant has seen one or two
partners, the responsible associate should get then to decide
t further Efcpositien ts in order.
the epplicent asks ebout SRMUMUMMES salery rete,
the quick cuzwer is thet we pay the going rate. If pressed
further, the responsible essociate con sey that the current
ecing rete is reputedly $4500 - $4800 for non-veterans ené