Anyone currently or formerly practice at HHS OIG Office of Counsel? How are the hours? Was it a good work environment? If you left, did it help your career?

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Hey! I have a colleague who did this and I can tell you it was absolutely a big boon to his career. No clue about the hours / culture, especially given how much the current administration has shaken up the norms for the agency.

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Thanks! For context, I’m a 7th year associate in a highly ranked health practice and already a fraud and abuse specialist. Hoping it will either round out my resume or be so much better than biglaw that I never look back

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They've had a pretty large exodus of legacy management - really smart, talented people who had been there for decades - leave under this administration. I think that probably says something about the morale right now (a statement true of many federal agencies). Great substantive experience as I know several who've worked there, but the timing is probably not ideal. Also not sure (given all of the departures and their need to backfill) that it's the competitive role it once was, if you're looking for the resume boost and impressiveness factor.

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Thanks. Very insightful. The things you mention have been on my mind, in addition to concerns about perceived political affiliation.

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