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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think many of you are missing the fact that this person -- clerkship, top school -- could have gone to big law, but spent ten years doing actual trials. Tenth year associates make 250 and barring stellar credentials are not that likely to make parmter or to have trial experience. They major around 250-300. It may not seem "fair" to you but many of the partners in big law are not long term former associates but rather come over from gov.[/quote]

He hasn't said (as of this post) that he does trial work.  Many in criminal just write briefs or policy position papers or appellate briefs.  Or they coordinate task forces.  AUSAs are a whole 'nother ballgame.  It's very difficult to even get those positions and then if you do, you are on your feet all the time arguing cases.  Still I don't see my firm bringing in an AUSA without clients.[/quote]

What kind of clients would you expect an AUSA to bring in?[/quote]

White collar crime clients.  [/quote]

how on earth is an AUSA going to have any white collar criminal or any other kind of clients?  they have zero clients; their one client their entire careers has been the united states. you can certainly use the AUSA's background to market him/her to potential white collar crime clients, but i don't see how they are coming in the door with them. [/quote]

That wasn't the question but some do.  They have former colleagues at other firms willing to spin off work (individuals who need separate representation, cases that friend's firm is conflicted on of ).  They don't have clients on day one but do within the first few weeks to months.  More junior AUSAs/prosecutors are less likely to have the kind of relationships to do this, but might if they have a former mentor whose now at a firm.  At least, that's what happened with the prosecutors I saw made successful jobs to BigLaw partnership.[/quote]

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