No letter from university staff?

[jumbo07]

I'm out of school and am hesitant to contact a former professor for a LOR.

I'll be able to get very good LORs from three current/former employers and would be satisfied with those.

How important is it to secure a LOR from someone in academia, even if I'll have 3-4 people (1-2 in the legal profession) with very good things to say about my work ethic and aptitude?

Thanks in advance for the two cents.

[mbw]

I'm twenty years out of UG, it was still strongly suggested that I obtain at least one LoR from an academic source (fortunately, I was able to obtain two - one from UG (my adviser), and one from grad school.)  Are there other professors you could contact? 

[Ninja1]

You should get at least one former professor if at all possible.

[olderapplicant]

i think it depends on how far out of school you are.  i know frybread mentioned that even after 20 years he was getting UG recs but i talked to people in the yale and columbia admissions office who both said employers were fine given my situation (15 years out of college)