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Bar News - April 4, 2003 News Digest NH Attorneys on ‘40 Under Forty’ List Five New Hampshire Bar members made The Union Leader’s annual "40 Under Forty" list of the most influential NH residents under the age of 40. The list ran in the Jan. 27, 2003 issue of the newspaper. Attorneys Jonathan S. Frizzell, a partner with Waystack & King, Colebrook; John E. Hughes, a partner in the Manchester office of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton; Matthew J. Lapointe, a partner with Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, Manchester; W. Scott O’Connell, a partner with Nixon Peabody, Manchester; and Maura M. Weston, a partner with the Concord firm Rath, Young & Pignatelli, were profiled in the article. FPLC Places Second in National Trademark Competition Franklin Pierce Law Center took second place in the national Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition held in Washington, DC, last month. The Pierce Law team of Kee Kim of Seattle, Wash. and Fran Whitaker of Manchester – both second-year law students – also won the award for "Best Brief in the Nation." Approximately 60 teams competed nationwide in this event, with four teams proceeding to the national competition. FPLC qualified for the final four after taking first place in the Northeast Regional competition in late February. "The students displayed an in-depth knowledge of trademark law and an ability to react quickly to the intense questioning of the judges. They distinguished themselves and Franklin Pierce Law Center," said team coach Professor Susan Richey. The annual competition is sponsored by the Brand Names Education Foundation, the educational complement to the International Trademark Association, and is intended to introduce law students to the varied issues involving trademark law and unfair competition. The competition is named for Saul Lefkowitz, who served for more than 30 years in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Legal Recruiting Static, Entry-Level Hiring Stabilizes According to the National Association for Law Placement’s "Perspectives on Fall 2002 Law Student Recruiting," the pace of law student recruiting in the fall of 2002 changed relatively little from that of the prior fall. "It appears that the employment market for entry-level and summer associates continued to be affected by weaknesses in the economy," NALP states. The report is an annual review of select aspects of fall season recruitment activity and experiences of both legal employers and law schools. The complete report can be viewed and printed at no charge from NALP’s Web site at www.nalp.org/nalpresearch/rcrt_ind.htm. NALP also reports that the market for entry-level associates at law firms has stabilized, according to its March 2003 edition of "Patterns and Practices: Measures of Law Firm Hiring, Leverage & Billable Hours." Large law firms increased entry-level hiring by 3.7 percent from 2000-01 and a decrease of 2.2 percent is foreseen from 2001 to 2002. The opposite occurred in small firms, however, where hiring declined 3.4 percent between 2000 and 2001, but is expected to increase by 9 percent from 2001 to 2002. Lateral hiring decreased across all firms. The report found distinct regional differences in hiring; in the Northeast, though, very little change is predicted. "Patterns and Practices" is available for $50 plus shipping by calling (202) 835-1001 or by e-mailing info@nalp.org.
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