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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a lawyer married to a lawyer.  Both of us have worked in big firms and government, and DH in a small firm and myself at a nonprofit as well.  The legal market is tight but if you have decent credentials/record, there is no reason you cannot make a change in your job, it may just take longer and require more effort/networking.  I think you need a serious discussion with your DH about moving to a new job.

Second, I call BS on needing to work super late (to midnight?) for a year.  While there can be busy times for a litigator, around the clock work rarely goes on for more than a month or two.  Many big firm lawyers I know will at least get home for dinner a couple nights a week (barring some emergency project), and then log on after the kids are in bed.  (And not surprisingly, pretty much *every* female big firm lawyer I know does this...)  Absent extenuating circumstances (e.g. is your DH a senior associate trying to make partner in the next year or two?  Does he do a lot of trial work?), I see no reason your DH could not do this.

And just in general, I find that a lot of lawyers married to non-lawyers inflate the amount of time they need at the job/the importance of their job/their inability to do anything at home.[/quote]

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