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[quote=Anonymous]not really, in my limited experience  (i ended up in gov't practice, a decision with which i am immensely pleased).  but, depending on the firm, practice area, etc, it seems you usually do get more control about where and when you put in those hours.  so, i have a lot of biglaw friends, a few of whom made partner, who are relatively senior now.  they tell me they put in a reasonable amount of facetime to manage associates, see clients, attend meetings during the day but are at the office no more than 8-9 hours a day on weekdays, and very little on weekends.  But they work like mad from home while kiddies are sleeping, staying up to work/bill at least 5 hours every weeknight after the kiddies are in bed.  And putting in a lot of weekend hours too.  So, they sleep 5 hours a night but get to spend more time with their families than they did as associates.   No idea if this is really a generalized thing, but it's what I'm hearing from my senior associate and partner friends these days.  It could just be the evolution of firms in general to supporting more telecommuting, etc.
also, whether they have stay-at-home spouses or not, they SPEND to make it easier.  What the hell is the point of making so much money if you don't spend it to make life easier.  Housekeeping service, dry-cleaning service, grocery delivery, parttime nanny when their are multiple kids, the works.  Since working spouse isn't at home to help with much of anything, they pay for all the drudgery so as to maximize the quality time.[/quote]

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