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Experience prosecuting cases as the Defense Department's general counsel and as chair of the 60,000-member District of Columbia Bar prepared Gorelick for the post, but becoming Reno's chief adviser during turbulent times meant having to hoe a tough...
...daunting and there were points when I wondered if I could deal with it," says Gorelick, of public scrutiny and critique. But the former Quincy House resident is quick to note that an undergraduate aspiration to "change the world" bore fruit thanks to her three-year stay at the Justice Department...
...potential for having an impact on society was enormous," Gorelick says. "I feel I've had the best job a lawyer can get, both in terms of how interesting it is and the ability to impact the world," she says...
When she resigned last year as deputy attorney general to become vice chair at the Fannie Mae Corporation, Gorelick says she made a conscious decision to switch gears in her career...
...Justice only worked as a sprint," says Gorelick. "I was losing touch with elements of my community--the synagogue, the kids' school. At the same time, I was losing the desire to be flat out [at Justice] on my toes every minute to think, live and breathe that...