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Saturday, January 18, 2014

What kind of response do they expect?

On Wednesday, some agency put an ad up on The Posse List for a project starting sometime next week. Naturally, they wanted particular expertise and a DC Bar membership. Other aspects of the ad make this particularly attractive:
DC barred contract attorney(s) needed for research project in the aerospace industry, IP attorneys with engineering/technical background preferred.
Details:
*Must be DC barred
*In DC near metro
*Phone interview required
*One week or less in duration
*No OT expected
*Starts mid next week
*Pay rate depends on experience, will be competitive
Please send resumes to [an agency I don't think I've ever worked for] for consideration.
Seriously, less than a week with no OT, and you want me to have IP/engineering experience and go through a phone interview? I know the market is bad, but this kind of thing is ludicrous. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon. They'll get someone who has experience in the aerospace industry (having flown on airplanes numerous times) and doesn't mind a short project with no OT (because he hasn't worked in weeks, so this beats nothing). I'm sure the cream of the crop will be beating down their door.

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