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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My SIL does.

She says she want kids and works in big law. According to her, every year she waits she’s more senior and has more benefits and flexibility at her firm. It also stresses her out because more and more women drop out. So far nobody’s stayed more than 1 year after having a baby. She’s one of the few women left. (She’s 35) [/quote]

Biglaw for a long time now. All the female partners with kids that I know had their kids in law school or waited until they were partner. I had my one as a senior associate, and the maternity benefits were great, but felt it prudent to lateral for a number of reasons after having mine and it helps I think that I’m on track at a firm where I didn’t have my kid. You can make partner and have kids along the way but it’s hard. Not many people make partner anyway to be fair. Being a mom just makes it that much more insane. Personally I think she should stick it out! She can’t default parent though. That’s just not possible. Her husband needs to take paternity on back of her maternity bc being one on one with an infant is the only way to avoid default parenting and her husband needs to support her job or it’ll never happen. [/quote]

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