Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
I was astonished. I have never seen anything like that. When I came to the U.S. attorney’s office, I had won 13 state murder prosecutions, and I still thought I had such a slim chance of getting a job because it was such an ultracompetitive place. Now it’s like, ‘If you ever threw a pass, do you want to be a quarterback?’
— Mark Rotert, a former federal prosecutor who worked as a U.S. attorney in Chicago, in comments given to the Washington Post, concerning the Department of Justice and its odd recruiting methods, following an exodus of qualified lawyers. Rotert recently received an email encouraging former prosecutors to apply for work, and asking that they forward the recruiting email to a friend (Rotert was one of those friends).
Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
I was astonished. I have never seen anything like that. When I came to the U.S. attorney’s office, I had won 13 state murder prosecutions, and I still thought I had such a slim chance of getting a job because it was such an ultracompetitive place. Now it’s like, ‘If you ever threw a pass, do you want to be a quarterback?’
— Mark Rotert, a former federal prosecutor who worked as a U.S. attorney in Chicago, in comments given to the Washington Post, concerning the Department of Justice and its odd recruiting methods, following an exodus of qualified lawyers. Rotert recently received an email encouraging former prosecutors to apply for work, and asking that they forward the recruiting email to a friend (Rotert was one of those friends).
Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
The post Once-Elite DOJ Is Now Desperate For Lawyers, Resorts To ‘Forward This To A Friend’ Recruiting appeared first on Above the Law.
