GENERAL ATTORNEY
United States Government
Washington, DC · $144k a year · Posted November 1, 2026
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Where Washington, DC ranks
Where Washington, DC placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Mid-Atlantic104 conferences · of 12
- #1Cities hosting the most government & public sector conferences18 conferences · of 29
- #1Cities hosting the most accounting & audit conferences8 conferences · of 14
- #1Cities hosting the most finance conferences9 conferences · of 24
- #1Cities hosting the most legal conferences10 conferences · of 10
- #2Best cities for sales pay after cost of living$169k · of 45
Rankings about legal jobs
- Best cities for legal jobs #1 New York (854 openings)
- Best cities for legal pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($238k)
- Most requested AI skills in legal jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (3.9%)
- Employers with the most legal jobs #1 Morgan & Morgan (195 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $143,910 a year. Across 37 open general attorney listings that state pay, the middle half runs $122,500 to $146,000 and the median is $136,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 6% above the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among lawyers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for lawyers: 17% (some).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...Department (BLTD)Salary: Starting at $143,913 Per year (GS 14)Dates: Open 08/04/2026 to 10/27/2026Schedule: Full-timeWork type: PermanentRelocation: TruePosition ID: OGC-BTTD-D1B-26-13026412Document ID: 879067100Grade: GS 14Job category: Attorney (0905)Hiring path: public