GW Law 2L 3.12 GPA, No Debt, No idea how to do employment Forum

[thingdoo]

Ok, so I just want to work for the government.
Currently working for a federal agency and doing school.
Want to get into government contracts.

Who do I apply to with my crap GPA for the best chances and a good roadmap into the government contracts field?
What is the best plan of action for me (besides getting better grade 2L)?

I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing. Please help.

[HarrisonK]

I would suggest reaching out to your school's career services office. This is the type of question they deal with everyday.

[Dahl]

Do you want to stay in DC? Local DC government (not fed) are less selective, especially when it comes to grades. You can also apply to procurement/compliance positions where it's likely JD-preferred, and use that experience eventually to springboard.

[The Lsat Airbender]

You can also apply to procurement/compliance positions where it's likely JD-preferred, and use that experience eventually to springboard.

Conventional wisdom is that starting one's career in JD-preferred roles forecloses almost all JD-required jobs in the future. I wouldn't recommend OP start in compliance if they want to be a government lawyer.

[andythefir]

Ok, so I just want to work for the government.
Currently working for a federal agency and doing school.
Want to get into government contracts.

Who do I apply to with my crap GPA for the best chances and a good roadmap into the government contracts field?
What is the best plan of action for me (besides getting better grade 2L)?

I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing. Please help.

I have no idea about government contracts, but there are generally 4 kinds of government work. 1 fed honors/GS 13 work, which you apply to fall 2L, pays extremely well for the hours, and is therefore hard to get; 2 legal-adjacent GS 7ish JD preferred, which you apply to with degree in hand and work with career paralegals doing paralegal work making solid but not great money; 3 state/local work, which is different in every market but generally involves interning in a related office and then applying either after graduation/bar or close to it; and 4 AUSA, which is a completely different beast.