Trump’s critics call his crackdown an attack on legal independence, while supporters see it as a fight against partisan lawfare.

Among the latest boutiques to issue statements are New York-founded Hecker Fink and Washington-founded ZwillGen.

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Gretta Rusanow, the leader of Citigroup’s law firm advisory group, says firms are feeling much more bearish now than at the end of last year—and not just due to Donald Trump’s unprecedented attacks on the industry.

The president’s clash with some of the nation’s biggest law firms appears to be far from over, potentially splintering the legal community even further.

A number of associates at a number of firms are talking about doing recruitment strikes if firms do not commit to not complying with the EEOC’s demands,” said former Skadden associate Rachel Cohen. “Firms are very reliant on associates being able to do interviews themselves most of the time.

Jenner & Block on Tuesday became the latest target in President Donald Trump's war on Big Law after he issued an executive order revoking its attorneys' security clearances and ordering a review of the firm's government contracts.

Few Americans will have much sympathy for lawyers whose annual income reaches seven figures. But big law firms—especially those now under attack by the Trump administration—do crucial work, representing nonprofits and individual clients who face major legal consequences,