The alleged oral agreement upon which plaintiff sues is within the statute of frauds, since plaintiff contends that when he refers a job candidate to defendant, he is entitled to 50% of the fee defendants receive for placing the candidate, even when the candidate is placed more than a year after plaintiff's referral (General Obligations Law § 5-701[a][1]; see Zupan v Blumberg,
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