Trump’s Top Lawyers Are Slow to Land in Private Sector (Podcast)

June 15, 2021, 7:14 PM UTC

Attorneys who leave the federal government after an administration change usually get snatched up quickly by Big Law firms and corporations. But a Bloomberg Law analysis found that hasn’t been the case this year.

Nearly six months after Donald Trump left office, more than 80% of top lawyers in Trump’s administration have landed somewhere since he left office, even if their roles are part time or not their first choice. That’s according to a new story from Bloomberg Law’s John Hughes.

On this episode of our weekly podcast, On The Merits, Hughes talks about how he collected data on these ...

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