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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And from the trial attorney's perspective, it is much easier to try a case out of town than in town. I've done both and it's far easier to focus on the tremendous work of trial if you're in a hotel and your spouse and kids aren't asking what time you'll be home every night. I have a very supportive spouse, but I'd rather do a trial out of town and come home on weekends. [/quote]

Spouse back.  For trial I'd be fine if he moved to a hotel for the duration.  I get that trials are rough.  (Though I'm amused about the 'come home on weekends' part. That wasn't my experience.) It's the work up period that's so rough. And the complete inability to plan around it. The 1-2 night trips away on short notice.  The Mon phone call that the planned for trip to City X for Mon-Wed has been cancelled but now there's a Thur-Fri trip to City Y.  Or vice versa.  The 6 week trial in another city that gets continued after x weeks of prep in that other city. So now all your original plans to help cover your spouse's absence are thrown out the window, and you are back to square 1 for round 2.  Our experience has been that the work/life balance for has been easier to obtain at an AUSA.  Obviously that will be section/AUSA dependent.  And this is white collar sections.

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