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[quote=Anonymous]I worked at a biglaw firm for eight very long years before I left for the government.  I understand that you don't want to end up somewhere with similarly bad hours, just for less pay.

I was able to get in based on my niche practice area, not general litigation.  But most agencies have a general counsel office that might not require niche experience and might be a good fit.  As far as how the hours are, it depends not even by agency, but by department and by the work you do.  For example, in my agency, the GC people are all over the map.  The GC works all of the time (ex-biglaw partner), and the higher-level attorneys (also ex-biglaw people) work a ton (I see emails from them at all hours).  The mid-level and junior people have much more manageable hours, and there is one senior attorney who focuses on FOIA work and her hours are good.  I think you really have to try to figure out the schedules when you are interviewing without acting like you are just trying to leave the firm to work less.

FWIW, when I was at the firm, there were a couple of people who left for DOJ trial work and came back to the firm because they said they worked hours just as long with very little admin support and for less pay.  This is obviously not universal, but it happens.[/quote]

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