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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another father here. I went from big law to fed when my DC was 3. I wish I had done it sooner. My time with my family is my real life, and every hour I spend with them is worth more than gold.

I will leave the law before going back to big law as a parent.

We could live very comfortably on an HHI of 140k. Numbers breakdown per month is roughly:

3500 mortgage
600 utility (gas, electric, water, phone, Internet)
800 grocery
100 kid activities 
1000 aftercare/saving up for summer camp
1000 529 contribution
1000 investment
100 save up for vacation (we mostly camp)
500-1000 for incidentals

And still making max contribution to 401k.

But I also recognize if you don't have a house already, saving up for a down payment might be extremely difficult. In that case, maybe a few years of biglaw to get yourself settled might be worthwhile. The only issue is that there might not be a fed job to come back to.

Also, as a litigator, I have found in house roles extremely hard to crack. People say "oh, just go in house", but it's not easy!![/quote]
You have a 401K as a Fed?[/quote]

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