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[quote=Anonymous]I am a 7th year associate at a big law firm. Until now, I have done everything "right" as far as being a go-getter in my career goes. Life circumstances have made continuing to work these hours and maintain this schedule impossible, however. In a nutshell, both of my children (under age 4) have been diagnosed with separate, but debilitating, chronic conditions. Both conditions require a lot of visits to doctors and specialists, and as they become of school age, they would might need homeschooling or aides or special schools.

Sometimes life just happens and, after months of grieving the high flying career I thought I would have, I realize that I need to scale back. I don't even need part time. I just need a job with defined hours. A job where I am guaranteed something like 9 to 6 will go very long way. Right now, I am constantly dashing out of my kids' appointments to go back to work. When I can't do that, the partners I work for are resentful. My son had a procedure under general anesthesia over the weekend a couple of weeks ago and, instead of being able to discuss with the specialists as they were seeking information to make a diagnosis, I spent much of my time fielding aggressive work emails.

I don't know how to go about this search because my understanding is that employers flee when they hear people saying right off the bat that they want flexibility and defined hours. My norm has always been to work days and nights and weekends, even before I went to law school. I cannot take the risk of leaving my current position to end up in a position where I am still going to be dealing with work encroaching on my free time. Any advice?

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