<p>There have been a lot of good posts recently about different areas of law. I was wondering if anyone had any knowledge of what types of things lawyers who work in D.C. and/or politics related fields do. Anything from day-to-day responsibilities to more general assignments would be helpful. Also, on a related note, if anyone has any thoughts on what lawyers practicing international law do (politics related) that would also be great - though that question may warrant a separate post. Thanks!</p>
<p>anyone have any comments?</p>
<p>i worked at a dc law firm over the summer. they specialize in family law, military law, healthcare law, and white collar crime. i was really more familiar with the domestic relations branch. the lawyers who worked there held client meetings several times a week and usually spent most of their days on the phone, in court, in meetings, or at a wealthy client's home. i'm not sure how much more specific you would like me to get; i worked there for the past 3 summers after school ended.</p>
<p>thanks for the info, but I was kind of interested in knowing what types of things lawyers who work for the federal government do?</p>
<p>if you're thinking of working for the federal gov't, just realize that a lot changes every time the administratgion changes.</p>
<p>in the "different fields of law" thread in this forum, i posted a link to a prior thread from the parents forum -- in there somewhere among all the other postings, were some from someone who had worked for the federal gov't -- you may want to go and read that - if i recall correctly, he described his experience as being very diferent from someone else who had worked for a state or locl gov't (i don't recall which).</p>
<p>i worked in dc many years ago. the place was crawling with lawyers and most had something to do with the govt in one way or anyother. many of the firms deal with the gov't in one way or another. creates a very unique atmosphere. can be exciting. can get disillusioning.</p>