Employment Law at non-GS positions? Forum

[Po$eidon]

Law student here just interested in this: obviously places like the EEOC and DoL hire employment lawyers, but do other agencies? Specifically, do the non-GS agencies like SEC FRPB etc ever randomly hire employment lawyers? Obviously, securities and finance etc are such agencies bread and butter practice area but I’m interested in if agency legal departments look to other specialties for certain roles. I tried looking into this and couldn’t find a clear answer.

[nixy]

Almost all agencies have general counsel's offices that hire attorneys to handle typical in-house-ish matters, like employment/personnel law, contracts, etc.

[kaiser]

Law student here just interested in this: obviously places like the EEOC and DoL hire employment lawyers, but do other agencies? Specifically, do the non-GS agencies like SEC FRPB etc ever randomly hire employment lawyers? Obviously, securities and finance etc are such agencies bread and butter practice area but I’m interested in if agency legal departments look to other specialties for certain roles. I tried looking into this and couldn’t find a clear answer.

Pretty much every one of the big federal agencies has its own Office of the GC and that office will have an employment law function. Back when I was searching for in-house roles, I remember seeing employment law-specific roles posted with the IRS, CIA, and a few others. Thats one of my favorite things about employment law. The function exists for both public and private employers, in every industry, and at every level. So you have a lot of flexibility in where your career can go if you decide you no longer want to work for a firm.

[Po$eidon]

Law student here just interested in this: obviously places like the EEOC and DoL hire employment lawyers, but do other agencies? Specifically, do the non-GS agencies like SEC FRPB etc ever randomly hire employment lawyers? Obviously, securities and finance etc are such agencies bread and butter practice area but I’m interested in if agency legal departments look to other specialties for certain roles. I tried looking into this and couldn’t find a clear answer.

Pretty much every one of the big federal agencies has its own Office of the GC and that office will have an employment law function. Back when I was searching for in-house roles, I remember seeing employment law-specific roles posted with the IRS, CIA, and a few others. Thats one of my favorite things about employment law. The function exists for both public and private employers, in every industry, and at every level. So you have a lot of flexibility in where your career can go if you decide you no longer want to work for a firm.

Boom. This is precisely what I wanted to hear. Thank you!