FedSOC – Issue Spotting in the West Wing

What does it mean to practice law when your client is the President of the United States? This talk explores executive-branch lawyering at the highest level—how lawyers manage legal exposure, anticipate political risk, and operate inside the White House. Drawing on firsthand experience as Special Assistant to the President and Assistant Staff Secretary during the Trump administration, Scott Toland offers a rare look into the most demanding form of government practice.