Do referrals from non lawyers (eg engineers) help at all in getting an initial interview?

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Probably depends on their standing within the company. Random engineer doing benchwork? Not so helpful. VP of Engineering that interacts with legal dept on many issues? Yeah, that probably helps.

Will it leave bad taste with hiring manager?

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