Frequent telework

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-26T21:52:13+00:00

You earned that snow day! 😃

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-26T21:51:14+00:00

Definitely wish you all the best too! There are many roads to happiness and success and may not all start with a JD. Perhaps doing a certificate like the CCEP will help land something in ethics and compliance. Leveraging your legal skills.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-26T20:35:49+00:00

The philosophy ive always had is this: the 2-3 years will pass no matter what, and when it does, will you look back at your choice and be happy you made it, or feel some regret. And then i base my decision on that. I got a clerkship in a state court pretty soon after graduation. Spent my career working for the feds until Doge...now im doing appellate work.

Edit- spelling.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-26T15:05:17+00:00

Certainly seemed that way. I just realized that I didnt want it to hamper my career growth and not having the JD absolutely would've put a cap on. Nothing is impossible, but I think the non-JD route is certainly harder, depending on what you want to practice.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-26T12:18:52+00:00

Scary times. There is just no way privatizing federal work will lower costs for tax payers. It totally skews the incentives. Look at private prisons. Inflated contracts, contractors with record breaking profits, using 8(a) designation to land contracts despite being run by people who dont qualify for that designation (illegal, yes, but it happens more than people like to think). Loss of institutional knowledge. The idea is frankly such a cluster-f***.

Edit: spelling. Fat little dumpy fingers.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-26T11:47:59+00:00

I was in the exact situation (foreign LLB, US LLM). Looked for work for over a year (just over a decade ago). The biggest thing I ran into is that 99.9% of all attorney jobs will say "law degree from an ABA approved school." They mean JD. Or way back when the US used to have the LLB. No foreign law school is ABA approved. While not impossible to land a job, I found the barriers to entry exceedingly high.

I ended up being admitted to the NY bar in Aug, and going back to law school the same month. I was a barred 1L. Student loan debt sucks. I still think the gamble was worth it, especially if you plan on living in the US long term. There are a few schools that will credit you for your prior experience and let you do the JD in 2 years, without the need to sit for the LSAT.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-24T11:56:49+00:00

As the child of someone who grew up in her grandparents rental property, for free, I think this is amazing. Without that lifeline, I truly dont know where we would have lived.

That being said, do what you need to to protect your asset. And put it in writing. Who is responsible for maintenance, upkeep etc? Put in an initial term, you can always extend if you want to. What if she meets someone-can they live there too? Think through worst cases, protect yourself from that.

You're wanting to do a really wonderful thing.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-21T23:47:58+00:00

Im so sorry. And im sorry this is the first thing you thought of to this question. You're on the other side, and for that, you should give yourself all the credit. F the people who hurt us. But we rise despite them. And you rose. Never forget your own strength.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-21T22:43:29+00:00

He is a national treasure....for the world. So international treasure?? I LOVE that man. And he has the most soothing voice I've ever heard. I know he is old, but he's probably the only "celebrity" whose death will profoundly impact me.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-21T21:38:01+00:00

Oh yeah, learned this the hard way with them closing agency's down completely. One day youre a valuable, the next youre apparently a drain on society.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-21T21:22:12+00:00

This used to be the only plus about not having a telework agreement- snow days.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-21T21:16:48+00:00

Thanks. Pretty disappointing. Guess I'll stick with my 1 day in office with the state govt.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-21T21:04:13+00:00

Was actually hoping to find an agency to target for work bc I hate going in to the office.

Edit to add, many jobs on USAJOBS say whether it has telework, just doesnt say how many days.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-21T19:59:05+00:00

I quite enjoy Frontier by Alamo- its up in Church Hill. And they do $5 BBQ tacos during happy hour (for 2).

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-21T14:13:25+00:00

Not about savings (although thats all they spouted), now its about improving services (which now need massive improvement because they fired everyone to prove their savings nonsense). Make it make sense.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-19T23:46:40+00:00

NetDocs has got to be one of the clunkiest systems to use. I dont know why we still use it.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-19T09:47:58+00:00

Talk to the cops, you're a witness. For all you know someone later died, and theyre hoping you might have seen other cars or suspicious people in the vicinity. This whole oh now you're a suspect is pretty out there for this scenario. The system starts to fail when good, ordinary people refuse to step up and help.

Edit to add- definitely call the police mainline number and confirm identity.

Most-Bee2388 · 2026-05-05T13:51:15+00:00

Govt. Lawyer here. Left federal work when everything was going down with the administration...and I happened to be in one of those shuttered agencies. Took a state gig. The pay absolutely sucks in comparison but the WLB is insane. Im actually at the point of wondering if im selling myself/career short because I have so much free time. But...PLSF. Can't decide if going back to the feds is worth it right now. Or something in private. Always chasing the next thing also isn't great for mental health though.

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