In the past, the big firms mainly recruited high-priced talent for and from huge companies.

Some firms, or companies, may recruit workers locally, and sell their products locally - but this does not constitute a 'local economy'.

The firms recruited physicians and paid them to sign their names to the ghost written articles as authors.

Another problem was that the firms themselves weren't actively recruiting blacks.

The request came in the wake of reports that certain firms outside the country are recruiting private security personnel for posting in Iraq.

Wall Street executives said the firm was still recruiting actively.

The firm had recruited him heavily, and he arrived with a burst of exuberance.

Although she had no civil litigation experience, the firm recruited her heavily, and she learned quickly on the job.

Minorities now make up 15 percent of the enrollment in the major law schools from which New York's largest firms recruit.