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Big Firms' Hirings of Alcohol Consultants Signal Trend
While nonlawyer industry experts have populated some practice groups for at least a decade, like in science-heavy IP, now they're being hired in new areas. Pillsbury hired Jerry Jolly, a 31-year veteran of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, as a nonlawyer consultant for its five-person wine, beer and spirits practice group earlier this year. Consultants provide expertise, most often on regulatory and compliance issues, and they usually bill out at a far lower rate than attorneys.