Overview

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, lawyers held about
735,000 jobs in 2004. Approximately 1 out of 4 lawyers practiced in
the public sector. The greatest number of lawyers working in
government were reported to be employed at the local level. At the
Federal level, lawyers are reported to be primarily concentrated in the
Departments of Justice, Treasury, and Defense.
GPO Access Home Page
Official site of the Government Printing
Office offers free public access to
information from all three branches of
the Federal Government

Legal Resources

Career Links

Bar Associations
Public Sector - Government Attorneys
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Below are a few links of interest:

  • The American Bar Association runs a Government & Public Sector
    Lawyers Division that offers a Public Lawyer Career Center, specialized
    CLE, Email discussions and several periodicals as well as links to state
    bar government lawyers groups for a number of states:

       http://www.abanet.org/govpub/home.html

  • US Department of Justice Office of Attorney recruitment and Management:

       http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm/

  • Compensation information for public sector lawyers is available at the
    NALP:

       http://www.nalp.org/press/details.php?id=63
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