But the firms fear the orders are being written so broadly as to potentially weaken national security by calling into question the status of security clearances of lawyers who, in addition to their legal practice, serve as military reservists and require their clearances to report to duty.

President Trump has signed a string of executive orders in recent weeks targeting some of the nation's most prominent law firms.

President Donald Trump rescinded his executive order targeting Paul Weiss — after the law firm agreed to certain conditions.

Opinion: University of Washington's Eric Schnapper examines the divide growing between Big Law firms that choose to work with President Donald Trump versus resisting the EOs targeting lawyers—and what it means for the profession's future.

A prominent international law firm reached a deal with President Donald Trump on Friday to dedicate at least $100 million in free legal services and to review its hiring practices, averting a punishing executive order like the ones directed at nearly a half-dozen other major legal institutions in recent weeks.

For a month, President Donald Trump has been picking off his enemies among America’s top law firms. They have been vulnerable in part because they didn’t stand together. But some leading firms are now fighting back aggressively in what could be one of the epic battles of Trump’s presidency.

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

The discussions come as President Trump has taken aim at Wilmer Hale, another big law firm. Other major firms are said to be trying to cut deals with the White House.