Wake Up Call: California AG Sued for Outsourcing Climate Case

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

• California Attorney General Rob Bonta is being sued by the union representing his own staff attorneys over his decision to hire outside law firms to handle a high-profile climate lawsuit. The union argues that outsourcing to firms such as Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, which charges up to $1,241 an hour, violates state law and robs state lawyers of rare, career-defining opportunities. (E&E News)
• Civil rights lawyer Michele Jawando is leading a shift at the Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm founded by eBay’s Pierre Omidyar, to ensure technology serves a diverse and equitable society. As president, Jawando is steering the group’s funding toward reshaping the culture, governance, and business of tech, with a focus on equity and shared power. (The 19th)
• Law graduate Zakir Khan was banned from bringing further job application-related claims to the Employment Tribunal after suing employers 42 times for rejecting him. Khan claimed that employers failed to make reasonable adjustments in their hiring processes. His requests included skipping assessments, lowering job requirements, and giving him an LPC scholarship. (RollOnFriday)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Noel Cook joined Buchalter as a sharehoder in its intellectual property practice group in San Francisco.