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[quote=Anonymous]Some agencies pay better than others. DOJ attorneys have told me they are paid less because DOJ takes the position that it's an honor to represent the government in court.  SEC and FDIC I've been told pay better then DOJ and have better benefits.

If you do a lot of trial work, then your hours will be longer than those who don't.  A drug prosecutor will go to trial more than a health care fraud attorney, so that's one reason why the prosecutor has longer hours.  You can burn out working drug cases due to the high volume, and can rotate to another section.

State and federal agencies occasionally lend their attorneys to DOJ where they're called SAUSAs (special assistant u.s. attorneys).  It's a temporary gig, about 1-3 years. The lending agency is the employer and pays the salary, but the benefit of lending attorneys from an agency to DOJ helps both agencies that work a lot together.  It's good to have your person in the same office as DOJ, and DOJ gets immediate access to the SAUSA, who has better insight about a specific area of law.  I've known SEC, FDIC, FBI, SSA, HHS, and MFCU to lend their attorneys to DOJ. It's good experience for the SAUSA and can lead to a DOJ job.[/quote]

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