Federal Career Service Division

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The Federal Career Service Division is dedicated to issues affecting federal government attorneys. Its membership consists of present and former federal attorneys. The division has several committees and task forces, which are concerned with matters facing attorneys as professionals. The division addresses all aspects of the professional environment in which attorneys work, including: the hiring, classification, and qualifications for attorneys in government; and issues such as "soft landing" or "downsizing" of government attorneys. The division monitors proposed legislation affecting government attorneys; it takes positions on issues affecting them; and it participates as amicus curiae in appropriate court cases. The division holds monthly meetings, and it presents annual seminars.

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Calendar of Events

January 25, 2008
Washington, D.C./Baltimore Public Service Career Fair
Location: George Mason University School of Law, 3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Va., (703) 993-8020
Registration: Register online.
Find out more information on the Career Fair.

Federal Career Service Division Monthly Lunches
We invite present and former federal government lawyers to attend our monthly luncheon meetings at the FBA headquarters building in Washington, D.C., either in person, or via teleconference. We enthusiastically welcome new participants in the division's projects and also ideas for new projects and activities, which may benefit government attorneys. To learn more about the division's activities, come join us! For more information, contact the FBA staff at (703) 682-7000.

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Newsletters

First Thursday, Fall 2006 Issue

First Thursday Summer 2006 Issue

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Announcements

The division is involved in a number of ongoing projects regarding federal attorneys' pay and job security. Current and recent division projects include:

Participating, both as a division and through the Coalition for Effective Change, in a new U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Project to revise the federal pay system;
Consulting with OPM on a contemplated revision to the classification standard for federal attorneys' positions (currently known as GS'05'), covering positions from GS-9 through GS-15;
Actively supporting changes in the Judge Advocate General Program in the Armed Forces in order to help military lawyers who have relatively low salaries (when compared with "civilian" lawyers' salaries) cope with an often substantial amount of law school debt;
Monitoring and, as appropriate, taking positions on proposed federal legislation affecting government attorneys;
Finally, one of the Division's major initiatives is how to attract, involve, and retain more federal government attorneys as both FBA and division members. Watch for updates on this and other projects on this Web page and in the division's newsletter First Thursday.

OPM White Paper on Federal Pay

Human Capital Act S. 1603

Analysis of Human Capital Act

Retirement Funding Letter

IRS Changes Letter

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FCSD Links

Research
THOMAS
CFR
Federal Register

Resources
Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices
FedWeek - Don Mace's Weekly Electronic Newsletter
PlanetGov

Jobs
Attorney Jobs
D.O.J. jobs
Office of Personnel Management - JOB LISTINGS

Courts
U.S. 1st Circuit Courts
U.S. 2nd Circuit Courts
U.S. 3rd Circuit Courts
U.S. 4th Circuit Courts
U.S. 5th Circuit Courts
U.S. 6th Circuit Courts
U.S. 7th Circuit Courts
U.S. 8th Circuit Courts
U.S. 9th Circuit Courts
U.S. 10th Circuit Courts
U.S. 11th Circuit Courts
U.S. D.C. Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court

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