I understand that the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is in need of some attorneys, both civil and criminal.

Lawyers admitted elsewhere in the U.S. can practice with the CNMI OAG for up to four years until they need to have passed the CNMI bar exam if they wish to stay on. The yearly salary range is about $50K to 60K (plus 26 days leave annually), but the OAG is definitely not a place for someone "looking for a vacation." The cash-strapped government has just given everyone 10% pay cuts, and has not been replacing normal attrition for quite a while, leaving more work for those left, resulting in more turn-over . . . .

So it's currently a great place for someone looking for challenges, and particularly a lot of trial experience, motion practice, regulation drafting, contract drafting and review, or whatever. Because of the opportunity to make a difference, the OAG usually gets some pretty highly qualified people -- who generally stay on for no more than four years. There seems to be a lack of institutional memory, which the private bar uses to its advantage.

Anyway, the AG is a pretty good guy, and if you want to PM me with any questions, and eventually e-mail me a resume, I'll be happy to forward it on to him.

It would seem the ideal candidates could range from hard-chargers fairly recently out of law school to possibly someone retired from other government service who still wants a few more years of grueling work but in a novel tropical environment. See, e.g., http://www.saipansucks.com