The Los Angeles Unified School District's new general counsel has a plan, and it may not make some law firms very happy.
David R. Holmquist wants to grow the agency's in-house legal team - even hiring new lawyers straight out of law school - and reduce the district's reliance on outside counsel.
Holmquist, formerly the district's chief operating officer, stepped into his new role in October. He holds a bar card, but has never practiced law ... (continued)