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Old 01-03-2008, 12:32 PM   #1
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Great Paying Government Jobs

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Old 01-03-2008, 04:49 PM   #2
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While reading this, I lol'd.
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Old 01-03-2008, 04:52 PM   #3
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Hm.....

Assistant District Attorney=$60,000.
First year Associate at Sullivan & Cromwell=$160,000+bonus

Supreme Court Justice=~$200,000.
Of Counsel (NOT partner) at Sullivan & Cromwell=$350,000+ and bonus
Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell=$500,000 and up.

I don't think so. The sheer ridiculousness of that claim makes me laugh.

Besides, the post SCREAMS sales pitch.

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Old 01-08-2008, 02:22 AM   #4
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44% of all lawyers hate the profession and would not recommend it to young people.

Nuff said.
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Old 01-08-2008, 10:04 PM   #5
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So? How many of the 44% are incompetent or just aren't cut out for it or have no interest in a legal career and shouldn't be lawyers?

Nuff said.
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Old 01-09-2008, 12:33 AM   #6
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First off, you cant go around spamming crap.

Second, try and guess the average salary of people on CC 10 years from now. I guarantee it is at least double considering an alarmingly huge proportion of people here are attending, have attended, will attend, or desire to attend a top or elite school.

3rd. I looked up govt jobs. Notoriously underpaid, and benefits arent that great. What i saw for dept of state jobs was that i think certain dental stuff and other benefits can be given at discount by a deduction from ur paycheck.

And last. Unless you are say congressman, and have been vested, ur making crap most ur life.
Although, i would say that you can get some pretty good fallback jobs if you need one and have good credentials. I read on the dept of state site that the minimum grade payscale for a PhD holder with no work experience is a little over 70k a year, which is good assuming that ur PhD was on a fellowship (which they mostly are). But who would want a PhD yet desire to spend their life in Govt, underpaid work.
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Old 01-12-2008, 02:15 AM   #7
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"So? How many of the 44% are incompetent or just aren't cut out for it or have no interest in a legal career and shouldn't be lawyers?"

Not really sure how competence correlates with career or job satisfaction. Moreover, since we are talking about lawyers, some state necessarily has licensed them - thus finding them 'competent.' As to not being 'cut out for it,' who knows what that means. And as to lack of interest, if they have no interest, they don't become lawyers. They may go to law school, but they simply don't become lawyers.

The 44% figure represents, for the most part, folks who went to law school, passed the bar, practiced a few years, and eventually discovered just what a miserable 'profession' it is. Some leave and do something else; others just soldier on. This is nothing new - professional groups and associations have noted significant job/career dissatisfaction for many, many years, yet fail to offer any solutions.
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Old 01-12-2008, 03:33 AM   #8
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My point is, there are dissatisfied people in every job....even government work.

What I'm saying is, I'll go to law school, take the bar, become a lawyer, and since I'll probably be doing that for the rest of my life (or a good part of it), I'll have to make the best of whatever comes along. And yes, that includes the 72-hour drafting sessions and/or negotiations.

Not to mention a good amount of lawyers go to law school having no idea what to expect.
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Old 01-12-2008, 09:48 AM   #9
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government jobs usually have a catch .............
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Old 01-12-2008, 10:43 AM   #10
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OP, you are definitely pitching to the wrong crowd. The typical student who is a member of these boards will earn a degree from a top school and go on to earn far more than what the typical government employee could hope to make.
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Old 01-13-2008, 12:44 AM   #11
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And I've said it before, I'll mention again:

the OP SCREAMED sales pitch.
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Old 01-13-2008, 09:39 AM   #12
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"Great paying government jobs" - that's what we call an 'oxymoron' here in the States.
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Old 01-25-2008, 04:01 PM   #13
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I agree with futurenyustudent. But, I do agree with the OP about jobs. They do exist. My father works one. And I know someone who is working for the post office right now with fantastic benefits--while going to school. For "Great Paying" ones, you must have your Bachelors, if not a Masters degree. Just so you know. My dad has a degree in MPA and it's not exactly a hot commodity. But, it's a great step in a direction that has many possibilities. Most of you don't really know much about these jobs considering that you're looking at more..prestigious ones obviously. Being a lawyer, you don't get health insurance AND a pension. I mean, really, there are some fantastic benefits to government. The big one: You're helping the general public--not just yourself.
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