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DO Candidates |
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For Govnut - Value of J.D.? |
| Date Posted: |
02/07/2006 |
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In all honesty, I think the salary decisions are pretty mechanical. When I was offered my pay grade, they actually mentioned two different grades. The higher grade, whick I was given, was conditional upon me being a member of the Bar, even though being a licensed attorney has nothing to do with the job. I just think the quantify your degrees, languages learned, professional experience, etc, and give you a pretty standard pay grade basedc upon that. I didn't negotiate at all, but I might have considered doing so if I had any languages to offer. But, unfortunately all I have is the minimal spanish I remember from high school and my first year of college. If you want to negotiate, make sure you base your arguement on some special skills/qualifications that you can bring to the table. |
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Govnut -
I was just wondering if anyone from CIA discussed with you the perceived value (practical, not monetary) of a J.D./bar certification in the DO? I have a J.D. but am going DI and got the impression my new boss could care less. Of course, I have previous experience in intel which probably trumped my academic/legal qualifications.
Anyway, I'm just curious because while I understand why the FBI would be interested in agent and analyst candidates with law degrees, I can't imagine one being of much use at the CIA outside the General Counsel's office ...
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