* Trump orders DEI review of “leading law firms” in full Dick the Butcher moment. [National Law Journal]
* Meanwhile, firms don’t need DEI to have diverse offices say employment lawyers preparing to bill for innovative “IDE” advice [ABA Journal]
* Georgetown Law responds to conspiracy crank Ed Martin claim that he won’t hire from schools with diversity programs. [The Hill]
* Law firms sitting on piles of cash are telling media they’re concerned about the uncertain economy — in other words they’re not giving raises. [Reuters]
* Goodwin embeds first-years with clients. [Bloomberg Law News]
* The administration is creating a strategic fake money reserve for some reason. [Law360]