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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry to throw a wet blanket here, but the same thing happened to me at DOJ.  I had been a star in my last job which helped me lateral into DOJ, which is rare.  But I didn't hit the ground running.  I tried everything to rectify the situation, including talking to my supervisor.  I won EVERY case I argued except for one which I lost because we had a weak case just before I retired.  But even winning every case did not change the first impression.[/quote]

Well, they let you stay there until retirement, so it's fair to say you turned things around. [/quote]

DOJ lateral, the fact you "won every case but one weak one" isn't on the face very impressive when you're working at DOJ. We don't know what kind of cases you were getting. At DOJ you have the full force and power of the United States government at your disposal. If you're bringing cases against a bunch of rinky-dink bodegas who are accused of tax fraud, then heck yeah I expect you to win. If you're trying to litigate against say a Goldman Sachs type who can match you motion for motion, then you're going to have a tougher time.

Somehow, I'm going to guess you wound up with more of the bodega-type cases, and that you flooded them with taxpayer dollars to make sure you got the "win". Thanks for your "public service"  :roll: .[/quote]

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