In this article, the Wall Street Journal examines the current state of federal goverment hiring.  An estimated 273,000 federal employees will need to be added to the payroll in the next three years to replace retiring employees, according to the Partnership for Public Service.  The article discusses today's government hiring timeline and the challenges faced by the Office of Personnel Management to overhaul the system.

According to this post, the Blog of the Legal Times has created a new monthly feature to highlight some of the current federal attorney job listings, looking at which agencies are hiring and why, as well as some of the quirkier legal jobs in the corners of agencies you’ve never even heard of.  The Blog of the Legal Times is available at http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/.

The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program, sponsored by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, is a prestigious, paid government fellowship for recent graduate students who are interested in government service. The PMF Program is a great way to get your foot in the door with the federal government. In order to apply, you must be nominated by WCL. (continued)

"Only law firms hire during On-Campus Interviewing."  This is a common misconception about fall OCI recruitment.  This year a full 30% of OCI employers are government and public interest.  Students are encouraged to visit CareerLink and view the employers week-by-week for a full rundown of the government and public interest employers visiting the WCL campus this fall.  And check back often, as additional government and public interest employers will be added in the weeks to come.