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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
                                     FORM 8-K
         CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                                  EXCHANGE ACT OF
                                       1934
                          DATE OF REPORT: March 13, 2001
  
  
  
  Hall, Kinion & Associates, Inc.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  0-22869
  (Commission File Number)
  Delaware
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  77-0337705
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
  China Basin Landing
  185 Berry Street, Suite 4600
  San Francisco, CA 94107
  (Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
  (888) 712-4254
  (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
  
  Item 5. Other Events
  
    On March 13, 2001, Hall, Kinion & Associates, Inc., a Delaware corporation
  (the "Company"), announced preliminary first quarter financial results for the
  quarter ending March 31, 2001. A copy of the Company's press release is attached
  as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
  
    The press release filed as an exhibit to this report includes "safe harbor"
  language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as
  amended, indicating that certain statements concerning, among other things, the
  Company's expected financial performance for the first fiscal quarter and the
  year 2001 contained in the press release are "forward-looking" rather than
  "historic." The Company disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking
  statements contained in the press release. The press release also states that a
  more thorough discussion of certain factors which may affect the Company's
  operating results is included in the Company's prospectus, dated April 3, 2000,
  the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26,
  1999 and other filings made with the Securities & Exchange Commission which are
  on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at the
  Securities and Exchange Commission's website (http://www.sec.gov).
  
  
    Exhibits.
  
      99.1    Press Release dated March 13, 2001
  
  
  
  SIGNATURES
  
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
      HALL, KINION & ASSOCIATES, INC.
  
      Date: March 13, 2001
  
      By:
      /s/ MARTIN KROPELNICKI
  
      Martin Kropelnicki
      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  
  HALL, KINION & ASSOCIATES, INC.
  
  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
     Exhibit Number
  
     Description
  
  
  
     99.1 Press Release dated March 13, 2001
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
                                     FORM 8-K
         CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                                  EXCHANGE ACT OF
                                       1934
                          DATE OF REPORT: March 13, 2001
  
  Hall, Kinion & Associates, Inc.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  0-22869
  (Commission File Number)
  Delaware
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  77-0337705
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
  China Basin Landing
  185 Berry Street, Suite 4600
  San Francisco, CA 94107
  (Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
  (888) 712-4254
  (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  Item 5. Other Events
  
    On March 13, 2001, Hall, Kinion & Associates, Inc., a Delaware corporation
  (the "Company"), announced preliminary first quarter financial results for the
  quarter ending March 31, 2001. A copy of the Company's press release is attached
  as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
  
    The press release filed as an exhibit to this report includes "safe harbor"
  language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as
  amended, indicating that certain statements concerning, among other things, the
  Company's expected financial performance for the first fiscal quarter and the
  year 2001 contained in the press release are "forward-looking" rather than
  "historic." The Company disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking
  statements contained in the press release. The press release also states that a
  more thorough discussion of certain factors which may affect the Company's
  operating results is included in the Company's prospectus, dated April 3, 2000,
  the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26,
  1999 and other filings made with the Securities & Exchange Commission which are
  on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at the
  Securities and Exchange Commission's website (http://www.sec.gov).
  
    Exhibits.
  
      99.1    Press Release dated March 13, 2001
  
  SIGNATURES
  
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
      HALL, KINION & ASSOCIATES, INC.
  
      Date: March 13, 2001
  
      By:
      /s/ MARTIN KROPELNICKI
  
      Martin Kropelnicki
      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  
  HALL, KINION & ASSOCIATES, INC.
  
  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
     Exhibit Number
  
     Description
  
     99.1 Press Release dated March 13, 2001