Once again, I must say, "Damn, y'all"

Saw an ad today on The Posse List for a new project, starting Monday, with a rate of $35 per hour. Only a 3-week project, with no mention of overtime, but we haven't seen $35/hour since late 2008, kids. And this project was accepting any-jurisdiction bar memberships, not requiring DC Bar membership. Whoa. Market must be pretty tight out there. Of course, with more than 400 people on the project I am working, that means at least 1 in 6 contract attorneys in DC are on a single project. There are lots of projects out there these days. Maybe the rates will rise and stay there. Of course, when this project ends, there will be a whole bunch of people looking for work. Probably take rates right back down again. We'll see.