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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You will need a driver to get your kids to and from afterschool sports practices/activities.  At those ages, you also likely won't have much or any "after the kids go to bed" time to work.  [/quote]

Yeah but with teens the “after bed” doesn’t really matter.  Teens can go for days without barely acknowledging your existence.  Then randomly they will want to talk your ear off about some problem with a friend or a really exiting thing they did or whatever.  So with teens you can get a lot done when you are in the same physical space with them provided you’re able to put the laptop down for a sec when they start to say something beyond “where are my cleats?” Or “can you drive my or the mall?”  (Answers:  probably wherever you left them and take the bus, I’m working).

So personally I think the critical questions are how much WFH time this firm allows and how long the commute is.  A firm 30 minutes from home that allows wfh 2 days a week (and doesn’t count holidays or sick days or vacation days against your WFH) is totally different than a firm that requires 4 days minimum in office and is a full hour commute away.  Teens don’t need active engagement very often but presence is helpful for when lightening strikes and they suddenly want to spend time with you.  The fact that OP/ husband is 100% remote is really really helpful here—even more so if he can cook.

Also I’m not sure if the 1900 is really a minimum.  There are lot of big law attorneys not making their minimums and it’s a slow road to being counseling out for that.  Since OP is coming in at a high level lateral with skills, my guess is that her success will depend more on whether she is able to attract clients or provide essential backfill to partners who are rainmakers, as opposed to whether she’s at 1800 or 1900 for a year. 
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Not all teens are like this. . . mine talk to me a lot.  The amount of interaction you have with your teen will depend on their personality and your relationship with them. [/quote]

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