What step on the GS scale do attorneys start at? I thought it was always step 1 but I have also heard of ex-biglaw attorneys coming in at step 10 because their previous salary exceeded the government offer.

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I haven't heard of line attorneys coming in at step 10. Most new hires are brought in at step 1 (and with GS grade based on years of experience, GS-11 for those straight out of law school, through GS-15 for those with four or more years of post-JD experience). In some cases, there may be a modest one- or two-step bump for highly desirable candidates coming out of big law practice.

Most biglaw attorneys that come to government, in my experience, aren't worth paying a lot more for. Typically it's associates who are being shown the door or specifically want the WLB, and bring maybe 2-10 years of experience, and most of it under a whole hierarchy of other lawyers, basically GS11-13 level work, maybe 14 for a senior associate

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