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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you were in a company this would be retaliation. Absolutely mention this in writing and ask as politely as possible if your leave was part of the decision especially since your reviews were all great - the whole our reviews exist but don’t really matter is BS. Look at the facts and paper trail - great reviews, no warnings of issues, took leave, bam, PIP. I don’t care that it’s a law firm this is BS and it’s because you’re a mom and took leave. [/quote]

Law is a small industry. Unless OP is moving to a job where her reputation no longer matters nor does blackballing- i.e. a federal judgeship or a tenured faculty role at a law school, she can't call them out publicly.  It's a crappy industry in desperate need a of reform, but that will never happen because the people who write regulations are members of the industry [/quote]

+100. I don’t know which shocks me more: the people who think law firms are a true meritocracy and they are unequivocally deserving of their partner positions OR the people who think they can really go up against these firms and win. It’s rarely worth the damage to the individual lawyer’s career - and these firms know it. [/quote]

I know one person who successfully got back at a firm they think unfairly pushed them out. They played the good soldier and got great recommendations. They ended up going in house with the practice group's largest client and moved up. Once they were in a position to farm out work, they moved their every matter to a different firm without warning. They are the exception to the rule. Most people who try to bad mouth firms or complain are screaming into a vacuum. I don't know any other industry where people forced out refer to themselves as alumni and still maintain an affinity for the employer who effectively said they weren't good enough. [/quote]

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