Wake Up Call: Recruiters Advise Lawyers to Get ‘Recession Proof’

In today’s column, Brown Rudnick is looking to expand in London; a UK court convicted a former attorney for pilfering a litigation finance fund he created; and California’s governor nominated an associate justice to take over from retiring Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye.

• Leading off, with the legal profession’s latest outlook looking grim, some recruiters and career coaches are saying that lawyers should take steps now to make themselves “recession-proof” before firms start making cuts. (Reuters)
• Attacks on the justice system made by Donald Trump and his allies after the FBI searched the former president’s home are renewing concerns ...