Anonymous
Post 04/17/2017 13:09     Subject: What job titles to look for in fed govt?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Three of eight responses were helpful. Not bad for DCUM. Thanks.


Well, it's a stupid question.


There is that.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2017 13:07     Subject: What job titles to look for in fed govt?
Anonymous wrote:Three of eight responses were helpful. Not bad for DCUM. Thanks.


Well, it's a stupid question.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2017 13:05     Subject: What job titles to look for in fed govt?
Anonymous wrote:IME there's very few management positions and they typically promote from within. Also, you're moving from a litigation position to a non-litigation position so there's going to be a lot of on-the-job learning. I think you're looking at a staff attorney or attorney-advisor position.


Also, it's unlikely that you'll be brought into management if you have no prior government experience, let alone agency experience.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2017 13:04     Subject: What job titles to look for in fed govt?
Anonymous wrote:At DOJ you would be applying for a trial attorney or AUSA position, likely coming in as a GS-14 (if everything worked out -- our office receives hundreds of applications for relatively few positions-note also that USAOs use a different scale). But you are looking for non-litigation positions, so a staff attorney at an agency would seem appropriate. Deputy Director positions are generally promoted from within (at least in my office) and would require more experience than income partner in any event.

Firm experience can be useful in government, but it is not a 1:1 transfer.


+1
And if your background is in litigation, but you want a non-litigating position, your experience isn't going to be so valuable. What's your substantive area of expertise?
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2017 10:48     Subject: What job titles to look for in fed govt?
IME there's very few management positions and they typically promote from within. Also, you're moving from a litigation position to a non-litigation position so there's going to be a lot of on-the-job learning. I think you're looking at a staff attorney or attorney-advisor position.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2017 23:23     Subject: What job titles to look for in fed govt?
Three of eight responses were helpful. Not bad for DCUM. Thanks.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2017 22:18     Subject: What job titles to look for in fed govt?
You're not getting a government attorney position because: 1.) you've been in law long enough to become partner and nobody has tempted or approached you into joining the feds; and 2.) you don't have a network to know what positions would be commensurate to yours.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2017 20:39     Subject: What job titles to look for in fed govt?
At DOJ you would be applying for a trial attorney or AUSA position, likely coming in as a GS-14 (if everything worked out -- our office receives hundreds of applications for relatively few positions-note also that USAOs use a different scale). But you are looking for non-litigation positions, so a staff attorney at an agency would seem appropriate. Deputy Director positions are generally promoted from within (at least in my office) and would require more experience than income partner in any event.

Firm experience can be useful in government, but it is not a 1:1 transfer.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2017 09:46     Subject: What job titles to look for in fed govt?
It's possible you would come in as a GS-15 attorney advisor at my agency.

What field?
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2017 09:31     Subject: What job titles to look for in fed govt?
The Ego is strong in this one . . .
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2017 09:14     Subject: What job titles to look for in fed govt?
Deputy Director? Wtf makes you think you're qualified for that?

Stick with "Attorney"
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2017 08:27     Subject: Re:What job titles to look for in fed govt?
Standard attorney positions. GS 13 or 14(if you're lucky).
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2017 05:46     Subject: What job titles to look for in fed govt?
Get over yourself. You will get a standard Gs-13 or GS-14 job (GS-15 at DOJ). The government promotes from within and being a junior partner doesn't mean crap.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2017 05:35     Subject: What job titles to look for in fed govt?
Guffaw.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2017 23:49     Subject: What job titles to look for in fed govt?
I was recently promoted to income partner in a biglaw firm, but I'm thinking of applying to fed positions. What kinds of job titles are commensurate with a junior partner title? I don't want to shoot too low or too high. Staff attorney at a prestigious court? Deputy Director? Etc. My background is in litigation, but I'm looking for a non-litigation position.