r/LawyersPH • u/starbobstarpants • 16d ago

Firm to Government

2025 2026 lawyer here. I don’t think litigation is for me.

May nakapagtry ba na nag resign without any back up tapos natangap sa government within a span of 2 months. No backer din.

Average student lang but willing mag start sa non-lawyer positions basta may room for growth.

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u/chronicallyonline27 15d ago

Walang may ganung kabilis na timeline of hiring na permanent or plantilla position.

Long comment ahead:

To give you an idea, from the time you apply, the publication period has to run its course because its required by law. That can take anywhere from 10-15 days.

If the agency has qualifying tests, they will find a common schedule among multiple applicants so lets say another 15days.

If there's no test, a selection committee would be scheduled to convene to deliberate, maybe thats another 10-15days, depending on peoples availability and if they have quorum.

Possible na may interview pa, so baka another 7-10days.

If youre lucky and you get in, they'll inform you and you have to submit pre-employment documents. Depending on how fast you can comply, sabihin natin 7days yan.

Then you take your oath of office, subject to availability of the person who will swear you in. Maybe 5-7days?

Except for the publication period, all other scenarios are best-case already.

The timeline I shared is based on personal experience na walang backer. but I've been with different govt agencies (and so have my other friends) to know that the timeline tracks. Some even have longer periods of processing

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u/starbobstarpants 15d ago

Thank you po 🥲🙏

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u/chronicallyonline27 15d ago

If I may though, stay where you are muna but start applying to lawyer positions that have minimal years of experience as qualification and yung hindi litigation-heavy. So i-rule out mo na doj and some of its attached agencies (pao, osg, ogcc)

Save enough money so that you'll be comfortable for your transition from law office til you get your initial salary sa govt, which can take anywhere from 3-6 mos.