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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]

You need to be clear on what your billable expectations are.  If it is 2000 hours a year, then that is 166 hours a month, which is about 8 hours a day assuming there are 21 work days in a month.  But that doesn't take into account sick days, holidays, and vacation.  Let's say that is 25 days total, which is 200 hours that you need to make up.  So now you need to bill 183 hours a month, which is now 8.7 hours a day.  And unless you are incredibly efficient, it likely would take you close to 10 hours a day to bill 8.7 hours.  Please do the math, and then add in your commute time.  Are those hours you would be comfortable working?  (I am the PP that suggested you try for an 80% schedule.)[/quote]

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