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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure if it’s true for DOS but for lawyers it’s a career ender to join DOJ during Trump. It’s one thing if you’re a career person who stays on. It’s quite another to join now. It’d be viewed as a big negative by major law firms. [/quote]

You're crazy. With a few exceptions, law firms are about as apolitical as they come. They don't give a f*** whether you signed on at DOJ during Trump, killed babies, or made pacts with the devil. The question is whether they can sell you to clients (associate to counsel) or whether you can sell yourself (partner). I've been at government and am a partner in a v10.

You have three real hot button offices civil side at DOJ: fed prog, appellate, and oil.

No big law firm is hiring from oil, and never has.

Appellate and fed prog still have t14 grads with clerkships who write well and argue cases, even if they are defending heinous shit. Big law has (and still is) gobbling them up as soon as a resume is put out.

Speaking from a civil litigation perspective of course. [/quote]

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