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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I think you are looking for advice like - civil rights doj is more cushy than national courts or criminal frauds - or work for sec not HHS. It's very hard to give that advice because most people haven't worked at multiple agencies. Also your firm experience will factor into whether you are a good candidate. I work in a litigating section of main justice.  My advice would be to:
1. Look for jobs that actually sound interesting to you. 
2. Litigation jobs generally require more hours and travel but nowhere near what law firms do. The autonomy you have even when working a lot is priceless. 
3. Main DOJ jobs vary in the amount of hours but you def want to do research on how much the sections travel. 
4.   Some AUSA jobs are pretty demanding but still not like the firm. They tend to pay less than main justice. But an ausa job that's not in a major city is pretty cushy. 
5.  Agency jobs (HHS, HUD etc) tend to be more 9-5.

Of course this is based on my experience and someone might chime in and say I don't know what I'm talking about. I guess my main point is don't apply for a job just because you think it is cushy because you probably won't get it and if you do you might be horribly bored. I don't know of any regular job (ie not White House counsels office or something like that) in the gov where you are going to work like you do at a law firm. [/quote]

I know you were just giving examples, but do you happen to know what QOL is like at Criminal Frauds or National Courts?[/quote]

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