{"id":109507,"date":"2025-02-28T17:48:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T01:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/28\/biglaw-firms-shying-away-from-hiring-fired-government-lawyers-for-fear-of-being-scorned-by-trump-administration\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T17:48:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T01:48:40","slug":"biglaw-firms-shying-away-from-hiring-fired-government-lawyers-for-fear-of-being-scorned-by-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/28\/biglaw-firms-shying-away-from-hiring-fired-government-lawyers-for-fear-of-being-scorned-by-trump-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Biglaw Firms Shying Away From Hiring Fired Government Lawyers For Fear Of Being \u2018Scorned\u2019 By Trump Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

We have seen law firms really pull back on wanting these individuals for fear that they\u2019re not effective in front of the Trump administration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There is a concern that they are ineffective, practicing or appearing against the government now and against the individuals leading the Department of Justice for the Trump administration. [There\u2019s concern that] either clients won\u2019t hire them because they\u2019re afraid that they will be ineffective or retaliated against for hiring these individuals who are so scorned by the Trump administration.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Rachel Nonaka<\/a>, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm recruiter at Macrae, in comments given to the National Law Journal<\/a>, on the fact that hiring government lawyers who were fired may be a dangerous move. \u201cLaw firm partners are very often hired on their expertise and their connections. So if your network and connections are primarily with an out-of-power administration, of course that could have an impact,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat kind of impact? We\u2019re all waiting with bated breath.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Biglaw Firms Shying Away From Hiring Fired Government Lawyers For Fear Of Being \u2018Scorned\u2019 By Trump Administration<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(Photo by Mark Wilson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

We have seen law firms really pull back on wanting these individuals for fear that they\u2019re not effective in front of the Trump administration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There is a concern that they are ineffective, practicing or appearing against the government now and against the individuals leading the Department of Justice for the Trump administration. [There\u2019s concern that] either clients won\u2019t hire them because they\u2019re afraid that they will be ineffective or retaliated against for hiring these individuals who are so scorned by the Trump administration.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Rachel Nonaka<\/a>, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm recruiter at Macrae, in comments given to the National Law Journal<\/a>, on the fact that hiring government lawyers who were fired may be a dangerous move. \u201cLaw firm partners are very often hired on their expertise and their connections. So if your network and connections are primarily with an out-of-power administration, of course that could have an impact,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat kind of impact? We\u2019re all waiting with bated breath.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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