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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't want to make you feel discouraged, but I am on the Legal Honors hiring committee for a federal agency (and not one of the popular ones like DOJ or State).  It has been years since we hired anyone with below median grades.  We get such a high quality applicant pool that we are able to hire new attorneys from top schools with top grades, law review/moot court and usually some kind of relevant work experience.  I don't think you're going to have the luxury of being picky in this legal market.[/quote]

I am on a similar committee, and we have a top 20 percent cutoff, no exceptions.[/quote]

A lot of top schools don't rank, so your post is BS.  Federal agencies are full of mediocre lawyers and affirmative action hires.  [/quote]

You would actually be surprised.  That might have been true for folks hired 15 years ago.  But with the last few years and this legal market, the agencies are getting to choose from some high charged applicants.  Every lawyer is my particualr unit either came from Big Law or the legal department of companies that the agency regulates.  Last job opening - we got over 1500 applicants - most from law firms.

I am also on the Honors Attorney screening panel and we got almost 1000 applications for 2 spots.  Yes, grades and academic record ARE taken into account. [/quote]

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