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[quote=Anonymous]New to this thread and not even sure if op is still checking but my two cents - as a former associate with young kids (though I didn’t have kids until I was more senior, around seventh year):

I would focus less on hours and what your firm’s “requirements” are. Focus instead on what gives YOU more experience/makes YOU more marketable for an in house or government job. It’s every man/Woman for himself/herself in big Law, and either you are in it for the long haul (trimming to make partner, etc., which was not appealing to me at all), or you’re in it for the shorter term — ie, to save money, pay off debts, get good experience.

If you have a good judicial clerkship under your belt I’m sure that will be helpful. Network and develop your skill areas. It really helps to specialize these days — energy, telecom, whatever. Focus on getting the experience you need to get out of there.

As a mom of young kids, now in government, just here to say there’s ought at the end of the tunnel... [/quote]

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