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BumRushDaShow

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2. Federal government lawyers probably make a fraction of what private lawyers would make

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 05:43 AM

Jul 4

Entry level out of law school is usually a GS-11 (this is DOJ's but probably is generally used at other agencies - https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/salary-promotion-benefits) and probably max out at a GS-14 (with possible higher salaries if in management).

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Who are the DOJ lawyers filing this shit? CanonRay Jul 4 #1

Federal government lawyers probably make a fraction of what private lawyers would make BumRushDaShow Jul 4 #2

I'm not interested in their salaries, they are being complicit good little Nazis CanonRay Jul 4 #3

Most are regular civil service employees BumRushDaShow Jul 4 #4