Big Law higher education practices are being showered with inquiries from university clients and others about campus protests across the country. While law firm partners said they've had similar upticks in inquiries related to the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a new level of "urgency" from client calls lately. 

Partners say they are counseling colleges and universities about student speech, anti-discrimination, government inquiries and investigations, data privacy, civil liabilities and student conduct, among other things. That's not to mention a string of lawsuits filed over protests.