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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]a federal attorney job is an unrealistic pipe dream for someone with OP's stats.  sucks, but it's the truth.

one exception is attorney adviser for the SSA.  this is a horrible, crappy, mindless job involving cutting and pasting shit into ALJ "decisions."  but it's a federal gig.  i was offered this job a few years ago, and i think they are available with some regularity.  i passed on the job to take a position with a sole practitioner. people told me i was nuts at the time, but it was the best decision i ever made. [/quote]

Ssa upped their game years ago. It would be a long shot. [/quote]

PP here.  Getting a job with the SSA's OGC or a similar job is just as impossible as anywhere else.  There is a job known as "attorney adviser" with the ALJ's office in NOVA (they have offices nationwide), and that job is garbage work.  It's basically secretarial work, but for some reason they have labeled it at attorney job.  They are temporary 2-year appointments (though I understand they are so overwhelmed that if you aren't illiterate and show up, they will indefinitely re-up your appointment).  I believe they start at a GS-11 and top out at GS-12, and no more career advancement.

This is the job I was talking about, and I think they are just as easy to get as they were before.  If there is an opening, I think any law grad has a shot. [/quote]

Agree with the job kinda sucking, but it actually isn't super easy to get hired anymore.  The postings close within a matter of hours because so many people apply.  The legal market still hasn't really recovered.

Also, you can become a GS-13 Senior Attorney Advisor, GS-14 Appeals Officer, or GS-15 Appeals Judge over time.[/quote]

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