Working Parents in Law

For those in nyc, have any of you been accepted to private 3s programs that require a full annual tuition commitment before you hear back about public 3K options? Have any of you navigated this? How...

Hi all! I am considering quitting my job and being a SAHM. It’s been very hard for me bc my self esteem and identity is tied to my profession (not healthy, I know). I’m struggling to keep up and this ...

Has anyone sleep trained an eight month old? What method did you use? Any tips?

Side hustle ideas with little time investment?

Has anyone ever switched jobs because of the healthcare coverage? My firm is small to midsize but my portion of the premium + copays and coinsurance is my biggest expense aside from daycare and mortga...

Does anyone have a detailed budget template (excel or google sheets) they’d be willing to share with me?

Does anyone have a detailed excel/google sheet budget template they use that would be willing to share with me?

Managing Partner is a 60-something white male who came up in his career with a stay at home wife, made gobs of money, and is shocked to learn that his firm with a 1920 hr min (more to bonus or make pa...

I have stayed at home for the past 4 1/2 years raising my family and it's time to get back to work. financially we need it. i have tried to keep up with my field but dont think i have done enough to k...

I’m tired of these hours. I’m an L&E attorney and I want my nights and weekends back but my cost of living requires me to make the same or more than what I make. I’m in midlaw. What job can I do with ...

To make my hours for the year I need to work 65 hours a week this month. Those of you who do this with small children, can you give me a sample schedule of how you do it with commute times etc?

Anyone have experience as an EEOC investigator with a vendor / government contractor and did it help you transition to employment law management side in house, at all? I have no law firm employment la...

I am stepping into a new leadership role at my firm for our parent affinity group. If you have a similar group at your firm, what do you love about it? What do you dislike about it? What do you wish i...

Really struggling to stay on task and focused on work with the 201+ other things to take care of in my personal life (doctors appointments, school tours, next size up in clothing, grocery order, etc) ...

I’m inhouse but got an unsolicited firm offer for $75k+ than my current salary. Billing sucks but I am still relatively early in my career and more training wouldn’t be the worst thing. I’m thinking I...

What is everyone childcare schedule/situation? Currently on mat leave with my second. My first goes to daycare 8:30/9-5/530. We are trying to figure out what to do with the second. I (lawyer) WFH usua...

What are dumb things people have said to you regarding maternity leave? I’ll start: enjoy your time off!

Did anyone feel like going back after parental leave? My parental leave is coming to an end and I love spending time with my spouse and kid. I dread going back to the 24/7 biglaw life. I didn’t mind ...

My kid just started kinder and OMG. The weekly homework, weekly testing, weekly Spanish homework on top of all of the extracurricular programs I didn’t sign up for (but maybe should have? Is she going...

First workday of two weeks where our kids have gone to grandma and grandpa's house to stay. So of course I get pulled into an all-day mediation to pinch hit because my co-counsel had a family emergenc...