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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Going from private practice to government is an easy transition bc no billable hours, no expectation of building a book of business, and no expectation to work very hard. The workday is over early, they're often working remotely, and they feel no need to work beyond that. It feels like a part-time job compared to a law firm. Productivity is just not measured in the same way as if you are documenting every .10 of time.  For these reasons and more, I think career government attorneys would not particularly enjoy a law firm unless they really wanted to change course. It is hard to imagine some govt attorneys flourishing in a law firm where money is the bottom line and a high level of productivity is expected. [/quote]

lol you must not have experience in big firms. In my practice area (antitrust), we rotate people in and out of the DOJ and FTC constantly. We've had four lateral partners from the federal government just this year. [/quote]
Non-equity? How are they doing?[/quote]

It happens all the time - even prior to the latest govt craziness. It’s common for attorneys with specialized regulated industry experience (securities, healthcare, antitrust, fcc) as well as DOJ attorneys. Someone doing foia work as a gs-12 at agriculture, no, probably not.

Despite the stereotypes above of lazy govt workers 😏 plenty of these people are hard charging types with Ivy League or similar pedigrees that will do just fine at a law firm if they choose to try to make it work. Many of these people go back and forth between govt and law firms over their career. The govt experience is a draw for the firms with regulatory practices. [/quote]

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