Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 22:59     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So you followed the herd to law school and now you are indistinguishable from a million other people. Boo hoo.


What advice to you have for disabled vet that was advised to become an attorney? Or do you still have nothing but contempt?


I'd tell them to vote the Republicans out.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 22:57     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How did you get pushed out as an attorney? Were you in one of those civil rights components?


Do you not understand that everyone is being pushed out?


+1 lots of attorneys in their 1-2 year probationary period were terminated. Many left other lucrative jobs to join the govt, only to then lose their jobs (with everyone else).
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 22:02     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
Anonymous wrote:So you followed the herd to law school and now you are indistinguishable from a million other people. Boo hoo.


What advice to you have for disabled vet that was advised to become an attorney? Or do you still have nothing but contempt?
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 21:46     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
Got mine in not DC, MD or VA, because I’m lucky enough to be licensed in a different state. But, that requires being licensed in another state. No one 20+ years out of law school wants to be sitting for a bar.

Also lucky that my family’s ages and places in life and DH’s career lined up such that a move made sense.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 15:57     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
Have you thought about trades
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 13:46     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
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Anonymous wrote:If you are open to another field, and have relatively niche experience, look at publishing. There are some legal journals that pay their legal editors decently, and there is always Bloomberg.


OP. I'd prefer another field, honestly. I'd be completely open to legal journals, and am an excellent writer, but I'm finding not a lot of jobs are as open to "transferrable skills" when they have so many people with direct experience laid off and also applying.


Look for "legal editor" positions.


OP. Thanks I have done that but these job sites (including LinkedIN) give me jobs that are not legal editing jobs. Can anyone recommend a recruiter or something to help with this? I have not had to look for a job in almost 15 years so I'm a little out of whack where/how to do it outside the federal realm. Also, EVERYTHING seems to cost money (i.e. certifications, courses, subscriptions). I'm finding that frustrating.


I understand you may not want to say but in what area do you practice? I know attorneys that are having great success leaving govt but it depends on practice area, previous background and so on.


Ethics, fiscal, lots of investigation work, employment (e.g., eeo investigations), and other general admin law. I was also a central POC to provide training to the business units.


I’m the PP and I can see why that one may be tough. Have you tried networking and looked into state and county level positions? Maybe also local school systems?
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 10:44     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you are open to another field, and have relatively niche experience, look at publishing. There are some legal journals that pay their legal editors decently, and there is always Bloomberg.


OP. I'd prefer another field, honestly. I'd be completely open to legal journals, and am an excellent writer, but I'm finding not a lot of jobs are as open to "transferrable skills" when they have so many people with direct experience laid off and also applying.


Look for "legal editor" positions.


OP. Thanks I have done that but these job sites (including LinkedIN) give me jobs that are not legal editing jobs. Can anyone recommend a recruiter or something to help with this? I have not had to look for a job in almost 15 years so I'm a little out of whack where/how to do it outside the federal realm. Also, EVERYTHING seems to cost money (i.e. certifications, courses, subscriptions). I'm finding that frustrating.


I understand you may not want to say but in what area do you practice? I know attorneys that are having great success leaving govt but it depends on practice area, previous background and so on.


Ethics, fiscal, lots of investigation work, employment (e.g., eeo investigations), and other general admin law. I was also a central POC to provide training to the business units.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2025 19:07     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you are open to another field, and have relatively niche experience, look at publishing. There are some legal journals that pay their legal editors decently, and there is always Bloomberg.


OP. I'd prefer another field, honestly. I'd be completely open to legal journals, and am an excellent writer, but I'm finding not a lot of jobs are as open to "transferrable skills" when they have so many people with direct experience laid off and also applying.


Look for "legal editor" positions.


OP. Thanks I have done that but these job sites (including LinkedIN) give me jobs that are not legal editing jobs. Can anyone recommend a recruiter or something to help with this? I have not had to look for a job in almost 15 years so I'm a little out of whack where/how to do it outside the federal realm. Also, EVERYTHING seems to cost money (i.e. certifications, courses, subscriptions). I'm finding that frustrating.


I understand you may not want to say but in what area do you practice? I know attorneys that are having great success leaving govt but it depends on practice area, previous background and so on.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2025 14:56     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
Anonymous wrote:How did you get pushed out as an attorney? Were you in one of those civil rights components?

When entire programs and offices or agencies are closed, the attorneys who support them are also fired.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2025 14:55     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you are open to another field, and have relatively niche experience, look at publishing. There are some legal journals that pay their legal editors decently, and there is always Bloomberg.


OP. I'd prefer another field, honestly. I'd be completely open to legal journals, and am an excellent writer, but I'm finding not a lot of jobs are as open to "transferrable skills" when they have so many people with direct experience laid off and also applying.


Look for "legal editor" positions.


OP. Thanks I have done that but these job sites (including LinkedIN) give me jobs that are not legal editing jobs. Can anyone recommend a recruiter or something to help with this? I have not had to look for a job in almost 15 years so I'm a little out of whack where/how to do it outside the federal realm. Also, EVERYTHING seems to cost money (i.e. certifications, courses, subscriptions). I'm finding that frustrating.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2025 14:45     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
Anonymous wrote:How did you get pushed out as an attorney? Were you in one of those civil rights components?


Do you not understand that everyone is being pushed out?
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2025 13:07     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
How did you get pushed out as an attorney? Were you in one of those civil rights components?
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2025 12:53     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I feel you, OP. This is a very hard market with all the people who've lost their jobs. I see lots of people advising everyone to use their network. But what if your network is the same as everyone else's (some of these markets are small/niche) and it's saturated, too?


OP. The other issue is my "network" is other feds out of a job.


Also at some point soon your fed network will have private jobs and can help out so don’t lose those connections!
Anonymous
Post 06/15/2025 20:17     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
Check out trade + professional associations in your specialty issue area. Also, make sure to see if your law school + undergrad career offices provide alumni career services. Many do for free. They might be able to connect you with alumni who may be able to help you.

If you can line up an adjunct teaching job while you're looking--that might help too.
Anonymous
Post 06/15/2025 18:39     Subject: Where are DOGE'd federal attorneys finding work
Anonymous wrote:Are you open to other locations? the DC market is saturated but I’m getting interviews in house at companies in the Midwest and firms in Baltimore.


Not unless the work was remote. We are not moving from DMV for lots of reasons, including my DH's job is here.