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DOJ offers $25,000 signing bonus for new lawyers (Original Post) surfered 6 hrs ago OP
$50K bonus for ICE - $25K bonus for lawyers? kentuck 6 hrs ago #1
All aboard the MAGA feeding frenzy train Mike Niendorff 5 hrs ago #9
Is $25K worth wrecking your legal career? Norbert 6 hrs ago #2
A legal career is worth way more than 25K. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #5
That's 75% of a summer associate pay at any top flight law firm Prairie Gates 6 hrs ago #3
But you get the chance to be remembered in history for receiving a pardon. Renew Deal 6 hrs ago #4
What about all the ones they fired? nt doc03 6 hrs ago #6
Taxpayer's money...... Lovie777 5 hrs ago #7
So, the Dept of Justice is basically a mob outfit looking for shady, corrupt lawyers to defend the Mob boss. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 5 hrs ago #8

Mike Niendorff

(3,660 posts)
9. All aboard the MAGA feeding frenzy train
Tue May 5, 2026, 11:18 PM
5 hrs ago

Loot the treasury while you can!

Gotta give the goon squads their taste!

That's how the mafia works, folks.

Your money, cut up among the crew.


MDN

Irish_Dem

(82,090 posts)
5. A legal career is worth way more than 25K.
Tue May 5, 2026, 10:04 PM
6 hrs ago

These people are stupid to take such a deal.

Prairie Gates

(8,414 posts)
3. That's 75% of a summer associate pay at any top flight law firm
Tue May 5, 2026, 09:50 PM
6 hrs ago

Piddling and embarrassing.

Remember, we have $1 billion for BALLROOM.

Renew Deal

(85,309 posts)
4. But you get the chance to be remembered in history for receiving a pardon.
Tue May 5, 2026, 09:51 PM
6 hrs ago

People have to ask themselves whether $25,000 is worth what will happen to their reputations? All Trump will get is bottom feeders that can't get hired anywhere else.

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(2,193 posts)
8. So, the Dept of Justice is basically a mob outfit looking for shady, corrupt lawyers to defend the Mob boss.
Tue May 5, 2026, 10:59 PM
5 hrs ago
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