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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a rising 3rd year at big law but just finished my first year at the firm because I did a clerkship.  I have two very young children (both under 5!).  I'm drowning. What do I do?

1.  Ask for reduced hours? If so, 50, 60, 70, 80?  What is ideal?
2.  Go in-house?
3.  Go to a non-profit?
4.  Go to a smaller firm?
5. Tell my husband to quit his job (I noticed that the male associates with children have SAHM or part-time working wives)

It's gotten harder throughout the year and at this point, I am expecting to be fired even though I do good work.  I just have too many other responsibilities and even with a full-time nanny, I need to be home at a decent hour at least 50% of the time to relieve her.  DH does relieve her half the time too but we are both exhausted.

I'm on track for 1800 hours and the firm min is 2000 so I will not make my hours.  I think the most hours that I can do and lead a normal life is 1600 (80%) because this year was very difficult.  My firm also has mandatory training during the year and none of those hours count toward the billable requirement.  And then there is an expectation to participate in recruiting and pitching -- neither count toward billable.  Plus, there is pro bono and those hours only partially count. If all my work counted, I would bill 2500+ hours. I did not take vacation and I worked every day.

I need help navigating where I should be trying to go in the next year.  I'm not in a rush but I do not want to be in this position next year.
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