Can't Find a Job? How Does Agency Administrator Sound?

Despite the chilling news about the lack of jobs in academia in our current hard times, it appears that there are still opportunities for legal academics.  This article in The National Law Journal  details the nomination of JD's with academic cred for various positions in the new administration, including deputy secretary of the Department of Labor, deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, head of the Department of Homeland Securities' Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and deputy assistant secretary for policy at the Department of Homeland Security.