[blindlaw] Federal Employment

[Elizabeth Rene]

I want to return to the practice of Law after a long hiatus, and want to 
pursue Federal employment under the Obama administration.

Does anyone out there work for a Federal agency who would like to comment 
about your route to employment there, your experience of the work 
environment, your ease or difficulty in getting needed accommodations, what 
you like most and least about Federal employment, or about what you might 
have done differently as a blind Federal job seeker or new employee, had you 
known then what you know now?

Are there any Federal magistrates, arbitrators, mediators, administrative 
law judges, or other hearing officers out there who would be willing to 
share your insights?

Does anyone practice in the circuit courts or before the courts of appeals?

I practiced for nine years as an assistant city prosecutor doing daily trial 
and appellate advocacy, for three years as municipal advisory counsel to 
elected and appointed department heads, working in labor law, city 
governance, public disclosure litigation, and information systems 
development, for nearly two years as a professional licensing attorney 
enforcing my state's version of the Uniform Disciplinary Act, and for two 
more years as a state excise tax judge.

I went to seminary after that, and worked as a hospital chaplain, becoming 
fascinated by Medicine, clinical ethics, the support and discipline of 
troubled healthcare workers, and the rights of patients to 
self-determination.  I am applying for admission to an LL.M. program in 
Health Law at my state university.

I'd love to hear from any of you.

Thanks,

Elizabeth