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[quote=Anonymous]Former Biglaw associate here. It sounds like you either need to go in house or to a government role, or you need to lean way in and your DH needs to scale back or quit and take over the majority of domestic responsibilities. Part time in Biglaw is a useless concept at most firms/in most practice areas. Most people end up working more hours than they are technically required to, while sacrificing the opportunity to advance. It's just not reasonable to expect to control your hours in a client-facing role. I billed 2200-2400 hours/year for the six years I was in Biglaw, and was middle of the pack at my firm. I quit and went to government before having my first child because I knew I couldn't perform up to expectations and care for a child without two nannies and a full time housekeeper (my practice area involves a lot of night time work), and my husband travels every week. One note about in house: choose carefully because some of these companies also have brutal hours. So those are the options: you scale back, your DH scales back so you can step up professionally, or you both lean in and you hire more help.[/quote]

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