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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you work? If so how much do you make? Is your job flexible?

I am the spouse of a lawyer who has a base of $575,000.  Last year he made $725,000.  I work full time in a VERY flexible job making $150,000 and carry all of our health insurance benefits plus I have a really good pension and a lot of time off.

We have 3 kids in elementary school and are very busy with school, sports, kids stuff, etc.  I do the bulk of the kid and home stuff (probably 80%).

My husband is very stressed and is constantly working. I wonder if it would make more sense for me to find a higher paying job to give my husband to option to take a pay cut and into a more family friendly position. For those of you in similar positions what works best for you? [/quote]

It appears that you are trying to do what the at-home moms do.  Without full time help for the children it must be tough.  My friends all are at home, mostly because the working mothers are working.  My friends are middle class to 8 figure salaries and everything in between.  It’s a choice that parents make.

Your “solution” makes no sense. He’s on the top of the pay scale for lawyers.  I can’t imagine he’d ever be free to leave a meeting early to bring Jr to T-ball.  You should cut back to part-time because your income is much lower than his.   Or hire full time help if you prefer working.

None of us have stressed husbands because of family issues because those issues don’t get in the way of their career for the most part.

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Top of the pay scale is important. There's a reckoning coming for non-litigating attorneys. OPs DH should bank as much as possible now before the job market changes due to AI.[/quote]

Op - he is a litigator.  But I also agree AI is going to change the legal field immensely. [/quote]

Wait til you start repping AI clients. They won’t let you touch AI in your work.[/quote]

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