Intellectual Property Law

How much money do lawyers who work for the government make?

i know..they make less than lawyers who work at big firms...but how much less? and how many hours do they work in a day?

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1. Compensation The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the following average salaries in 2006 for lawyers employed by the various levels of government: Federal executive branch: $116,700 Local government: $84,570 State government: $77,970 as for the hours it will greatly vary, on the circumstances at the current time, I would imagine that the federal guys work at least 70 hours a week, but that's a guess. My aunt is a partner in a law firm and she works 65-85 hours a week depending on how things are going.
2. Go to http://www.salary.com/ or http://www.salaryexpert.com/ and enter the data for the job.