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[quote=Anonymous]Another lawyer mom here, and I echo that you are not underpaid.  Yes, you may be able to make more money elsewhere, but not with the flexibility and the ability to work from home.  Everyone wants to work form home and have flexible, family friendly schedules: that's why employers who offer that don't need to pay as much.  The people who earn significantly more than you do are "paying for it" with their time and stress.

I have been practicing over 10 years, 5 of those in government.  I took a huge (60%+) pay cut to move from a law firm to the government.  It was absolutely worth it for the lifestyle benefits, including telework.  Like most government lawyers, I work hard and do high-quality work, so my employer is getting value for the money.  But they are providing value to me, too.  It's a win-win, not a case of being underpaid because I could draw a larger check elsewhere.

It sounds like your telework arrangement is full time?  If so, that is golden and you would be a fool to give it up unless something else about the job really is intolerable.  I recently promoted from GS14 to GS15 and was able to keep the part-week telework gig I had at the 14 level, but it was not a sure thing and no one else at my level teleworks at all.  I would happily take a cut back to 14 and a non-lawyer position in order to telework full time.  
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