{"id":712,"date":"2018-02-08T23:19:41","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T23:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hlsorgs3stg.wpenginepowered.com\/armed\/?p=712"},"modified":"2018-02-08T23:21:13","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T23:21:13","slug":"a-conversation-with-cravath-partner-and-army-veteran-david-perkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/armedforces\/2018\/02\/08\/a-conversation-with-cravath-partner-and-army-veteran-david-perkins\/","title":{"rendered":"A Conversation with Cravath Partner and Army Veteran David Perkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cravath.com\/dperkins\/\">David Perkins<\/a>, a partner at Cravath, Swaine &amp; Moore and a U.S. Army veteran, spoke with AFA members about his military service and his transition to the legal industry. David detailed his unique experience of being called back as a 2nd year associate at Cravath to active duty from the Inactive Ready Reserve to deploy to Afghanistan in 2008. He also discussed the growing presence of veterans in law schools and the legal industry. 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