Chief Talent Office Jennifer Bluestein was quoted in “Some Law Firms Change Hiring Habits in Hunt for Associate Talent,” an article in Bloomberg Law, regarding the firm’s recruiting practices.

“Somebody who took a scholarship and went to a lower ranked law school because they didn’t have the finances and didn’t want to take the risk of $120,000 in loans is still the same person had they gone to the more expensive T14 law school,” said Jennifer.

Perkins Coie is looking for lateral candidates that have the right interest and experience, Jennifer said. The firm isn’t rigidly holding on to whether the candidates went to UC Berkeley, Stanford, or UCLA, but thinking more broadly, which she said is helping from both a diversity standpoint and an overall recruiting standpoint.