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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, a 200k salary is not realistic in government straight out of law school. Have him look at a GS scale.[/quote]

He has, and GS-15 is close to that salary, but it sounds like it would not be realistic to get there within a couple of years? [/quote]

That is not typical, no. You can always find somebody who says they were hired as a 15 or made 15 really fast, but for most people it is a 5+ year ladder from entry to GS-15 step 1 (which is not $200k). And from there, you can move up the step ladder somewhat fast at the beginning but the wait between higher steps is longer.[/quote]

I got my 15 at DOJ after 4 years (I started as an HP attorney). When I left at 7 years the colleague in the office across the hall from me, who came in as a lateral with about 2 years of experience, still didn't have their 15. GS-15 isn't guaranteed. Not at DOJ, anyway. [/quote]

I'm this PP ^^. I'll add that I never worked 40hrs a week. Always more, and often quite a bit more. I was also on the road a lot, attorneys in DOJ litigating divisions are road warriors. If OP's DH were to go that route, well, lol, he's not going to be home and he's going to be working a hell of a lot more than 40 hours. Which is, at least the way OP makes it sound, what he is whining about right now -- not wanting to work more than 40 hours a week.

OP, law is not for your DH.

Oh, and in-house jobs tend to go to law firm associates or counsel that companies have already worked with (having used the law firm where they worked)  and trust. They don't do on campus interviews for in-house counsel jobs, lol. [/quote]

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