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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Original poster here.  I'm in the final stretch of making a decision on this.  I'm curious if there are working parents out there who have ever made a lateral move that was more intense (like this would be)? Any success or failure stories out there?

With all the bad press Big Law is getting these days, and knowing that I care about some work-life balance, am I crazy to move from mid law to big law on the promise of more interesting/specialized work?  Can this type of move ever be successful without giving up too much family time?[/quote]

IMO you are deluding yourself.

The business model for BigLaw is irretrievably broken and will only get worse (see the massive Weil Gotshal layoffs in June).  Why would you want to walk into that sausage factory / mess/ propeller.

Even my friend with a good long-time small private practice has recently converted his handful of associates to contractors due to excessive overhead.  You are (IMO) signing on to a sinking ship if you go to BigLaw.  Your question is "[c]an this type of move ever be successful without giving too much family time?"  The answer (IMO/IME) is maybe, but those situations are few, far between, and probably largely vestiges of a BigLaw model that no longer exists.

These firms/partners will say anything.  Doing it and living up to promises and intimations is a whole 'nother thing.

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