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[quote=Anonymous]I am the OP.  Thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions.  By "partner track" fourth year, I was probably overstating the situation.  But I was  working in a very lucrative practice area that no one else wanted to work in, for a variety of reasons.  So, I basically could have stayed at the law firm for the foreseeable future making a lot more than my government salary.  I really appreciate hearing from others.  Even though I'm an experienced attorney, I still have difficulty saying 'no' to work, and my particular agency has some structural problems in how work is assigned, which leads to a general misallocation of work and resources, in my opinion.

Having said that, I also appreciate hearing from the posters who think I'm full of myself.  I do foresee myself staying in this job for the foreseeable future: even though I am working harder than I thought I would, it's still far less hours than I worked for a law firm.  It's good to hear strategies on creating balance but also keeping the overall perspective that I'm fortunate to be in the position I'm in doing the work I'm doing, that I do value my job but just need some strategies to create more balance.[/quote]

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