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Pregnant after 35
Huahine
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s/o SAHM thread - how many of us are lawyers?
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I think I counted 3 on that thread alone.
After too many years at BigLaw and then a sweet sabbatical, I've been working on a contract basis for the past year for the same client. The work ebbs and flows, but my busiest time of year is just about to wrap up, which is awfully convenient with a baby due at the end of the month.
It isn't the most challenging gig, but I expect to be able to put in a few hours a week from home next year and still keep my resume current, which is awfully important to me after the big hole left by the sabbatical.
The demands of law school and firm life completely killed any desire I might have had to procreate in my 20s. My local bar association did an infertility presentation last spring.
It was at that point that I realized that I wasn't the only one who had
delayed procreating for my career and that there were a lot of lawyers out there who were dealing with ttc later in life.
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Re: s/o SAHM thread - how many of us are lawyers?
Guilty.
I feel like the bump/knot/nest tend to attract a disproportionate number of lawyers; I suspect it has something to do with hours logged in front of a computer plus comfort with expressing oneself in writing. It was always a nice break from writing briefs all the time . .. LOVE that I don't have to do that any more!
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::raises hand:: Yep, I think my career choice had a lot to do with me having my first kiddo at 37. In my 20's, I was too busy getting through law school, taking the bar, trying to figure out how to be a lawyer after school to even think about kids. I had a burning desire to get married once I finished school (at the ripe old age of 28), but the clock didn't start on kids until much later. Thankfully I didn't marry the jacka$$ I dated all through law school, but that's another story
ha! I have to admit I am jealous of you! I am hoping to transition to a public service position (read government job) after this kiddo slows down on BF'ing. With DD that was around 7 months so I have a ways to go. But I'm ok sticking around for now, I'm at a small firm so its pretty humane as law firms go and the ML policy is great.
Don't dooooooo ittttt!!!!
I consider it my mission in life to talk people out of going to law school.
That is exactly how I used to describe myself. And if I hadn't stumbled into this cushy contract in-house gig when we came back from our travels, I probably wouldn't be practicing anymore either.
I'm a lawyer, but with the government, so I'll probably keep on. I also tell people not to go to law school. AND I'm also glad I didn't marry the arrogant bum that I dated through law school.
I disagree! I love being a lawyer - hate litigation mind you - but love my job as an in house counsel. And with a science background you can do all sorts of fun policy work - it's not all long hours putting post-its on things. Agree, stay away from that kind of law.