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• Former top government lawyers are jumping into the Big Law fight against Trump

  By Daniel Barnes Verified| POLITICO Verified Some of the nation’s former solicitors general are working to defend law firms targeted by the Trump administration. Donald Trump has targeted law firms with executive orders. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Solicitors general from past administrations are emerging as some of the most prominent opponents of President Donald Trump’s actions targeting the legal profession.

  By Daniel Barnes Verified · POLITICO

  Apr. 15, 2025

• Law students say they want to work for the firms standing up to Trump

  By Daniel Barnes Verified| POLITICO Verified President Donald Trump’s attacks on major law firms have divided the legal community all the way down to its newest members: law students considering their futures. As summer approaches, law firms are heating up their campus recruiting efforts among the nation’s first-year law students, looking to hire for future summer associate positions that can lead to full-time offers with starting salaries greater than $200,000 after graduation.

  By Daniel Barnes Verified · POLITICO

  Apr. 11, 2025

• Judges partially block two executive orders targeting major law firms

  By Daniel Barnes Verified| POLITICO Verified Two federal judges partially blocked Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale. President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on March 28. | Mark Schiefelbein/AP Federal judges have partially blocked President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting two major law firms, saying the firms are likely to succeed on their claims that the orders violate the first amendment.

  By Daniel Barnes Verified · POLITICO

  Mar. 28, 2025

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