 Before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Jaquith was in the litigation department of the law firm of Bond Schoeneck & King in Syracuse (1988–89) and a Judge Advocate on active duty in the U.S. Army (1982–88), where his work included administrative law, labor law, settlement of civil claims, legal assistance to soldiers, retirees, and their families, and criminal prosecutions.In 1984, he also taught Juvenile Law and Federal Income Taxation at Drury College.In 1982, he interned at the Public Defender's Office in Gainesville, Florida.