The Impact of the Trump Administration's Executive Orders on Law Firm Recruiting

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Steve Nelson and Dave Ris discuss the impact of the Trump Administration's executive orders on law firm recruiting.

Send us Fan Mail The Trump Administration’s executive orders aimed at various law firms has resulted in the most significant issue that the country’s leading law firms have faced in recent memory. Some pundits in the mainstream media have even predicted the demise of the firms that settled with the Administration. In this episode of Steve’s Rules, Steve and his McCormick Group colleague Dave Ris provide some insights on the impact of these orders and the law firm responses, with a parti...

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Host: Steve Nelson

Guest: Dave Ris

Topics covered

• executive orders
• law firm recruiting
• Trump Administration
• impact on law firms
• legal industry

Keywords

• Trump Administration
• executive orders
• law firm recruiting
• legal industry
• McCormick Group

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Organizations: Trump Administration, McCormick Group, law firms

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