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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stability
No billable hours
[b]No need to do development[/b]
Post retirement health insurance and some pension
Mission-driven
[b]As a young attorney, got way more immediate hands-on litigation work than I ever would have at a big firm.  I was first-chairing trials within two years.[/b] [/quote]
Being first chair is also a ton of work, though. Are you getting overtime or something when you work nights and weekends to prepare for trial?  Also, no need to do development, but do you lost out on not having that skill when/if you move to the private sector?

Also, someone above mentioned a bonus. Feds get bonuses?[/quote]

Litigators at my former agency got comp time for hours worked over 40 hrs.

Yes, fed get bonuses or awards. I’ve gotten cash and time off awards.[/quote]
Can the comp time be used hour-for-hour whenever you want? [b]So there is a pot of money for fed lawyers to get discretionary bonuses? Is this true for other fed employees?[/b]

I guess if you don't like a law firm environment and don't want to go in-house or can't, fed work pays decently well compared to other gov't work (state or local). [/quote]

Yes, in general fed employees get bonuses for good performance, but it's not like what you get in a law firm. It's like $1k-$5k max, except maybe for the special pay agencies. [/quote]

Yup, my bonus was about 2k last year, $4k this year.

And in my previous agency, litigators got hour for hour comp time. Not sure if that’s the norm for other agencies [/quote]

What is comp time?  I don't think my agency has that.[/quote]

Comp time is leave u can use for working over 40 hrs. For example, when briefs are due or when prepping for a hearing, many attorneys work a lot more until the due date or hearing date. The addl hours worked can be used as leave. So often, a lot of attys come in late after a late night or take the day off after a hearing.

U don’t take it with u when u leave the agency. It has to be used while ur at that agency.

Other non law roles have comp time too. At USTR where they travel a lot, travel or work time during off hours can be comped as well. Although I think the culture is that most ppl don’t use it. [/quote]
How does being a Fed litigator compare to being a litigator at a law firm? Sure, there are no billable requirements, but are you just as busy? What is the case load like? Comp time sounds good in theory, if you actually have time to use it. For me, there would be another deadline looming around the corner which I wouldn't be able to blow off, despite working "overtime" the week before.  [/quote]

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