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Leave private practice for Dept of Justice?
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Date: May 16th, 2012 7:54 PM Author: Multi-colored Henna Mexican Place Of Business Just got a job offer, GS-12 in DC. Working w justice dept. Would make $75k
currently making 95k in a low COL city in private practice
thoughts? dont like working 60-65 hrs and being constantly on the blackberry. then again dont want to be a poor fuck either |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 7:59 PM Author: beady-eyed unhinged internal respiration Congrats. Take it and don't look back. A lot of people want this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950234&forum_id=2#20706383) |
Date: May 16th, 2012 7:57 PM Author: Talented set Know a dood who did this and lateraled up to big law. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950234&forum_id=2#20706363) |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 8:05 PM Author: Multi-colored Henna Mexican Place Of Business tell me more (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950234&forum_id=2#20706431) |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 8:13 PM Author: Talented set It seemed cr. he got to do white collar defense, an actual interesting practice area (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950234&forum_id=2#20706479) |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 8:02 PM Author: soul-stirring theatre reading party age? have to uproot a family? i guess it ultimately depends on whether or not the job is actually something that will allow you to move back out to the private sector. i can't imagine being pigeonholed in government, even with it being as cushy as it is. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950234&forum_id=2#20706402) |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 8:11 PM Author: Multi-colored Henna Mexican Place Of Business 29 wife, but she hates current city and loves dc
i believe i can leverage this job into future opps |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 8:16 PM Author: soul-stirring theatre reading party "loves dc"
flame |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 8:05 PM Author: Dashing underhanded tanning salon do it, brother! QOL will make up for the $$$ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950234&forum_id=2#20706425) |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 8:11 PM Author: trip self-absorbed base you'd be an idiot not to take this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950234&forum_id=2#20706465) |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 8:12 PM Author: stirring lettuce ape cop this job. get on dat BIGFED tip. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950234&forum_id=2#20706474) |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 8:44 PM Author: brindle gay wizard field what's the difference between DOJ and AUSA? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950234&forum_id=2#20706714) |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 8:59 PM Author: burgundy potus DOJ runs USAOs. The main DOJ office in DC also employs attorneys to work on civil rights and environmental cases and certain complex crim cases (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950234&forum_id=2#20706809) |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 9:50 PM Author: brindle gay wizard field so is AUSA only crim? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950234&forum_id=2#20707188) |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 9:51 PM Author: Concupiscible kitchen no they have civil too
main justice basically runs shit
all USAO activity has to be run through main justice
and then for some shit lyike civil rights, public corruption main justice basically runs all of it |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 9:58 PM Author: floppy ticket booth USAOs have a lot of autonomy in crim cases. Main Justice is not as interesting for criminal. Opposite is true for civil. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950234&forum_id=2#20707273) |
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Date: May 16th, 2012 10:02 PM Author: brindle gay wizard field I am confused...could you quickly summarize the types of atty positions that are just DOJ, those that are AUSA, and the interelation between the two agencies? What is main justice? Thanks friendos. I've actually been wondering this for long itme. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950234&forum_id=2#20707289) |