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Originally posted by mommylawyer
{okay clearly its been a while because iposted this as a new thread accidently}
Hi everyone, i am back after about a year long absence.... I see some familiar faces ...baltassoc - how are the twins? vietmom - your still here so i guess Vietbabe finally went to sleep!!! hmmm didn't realise i missed folks... lol
I left private practice and took an in-house kinda job and its kinda stinks but I get 28 days of personal time, work 7:30-4:30 and no nights and weekends...sounds like a dream right? Other than the days of this job is mind boggling boring, very little lawyering and I literally surf the net about 4 hours a day, and I still got an excellant review....
So i run into this well known attorney I've known since I was a law student (went to the same law school) and he asks me what I am doing etc... and at the end of our conversation, he asks me to interview for a part time position at his boutique litigation firm..... he has done this before but I decide, what the heck let's hear what he is offering...and cut to the chase I am extremely interested!!! Of course we still have to talk compensation etc....
My little people are 2 and 3 so the part time aspect is appealing and honestly - I miss really practicing .... and there is a new female partner who is a MOM and committed to being one ...
oh and there is a very big chance i may get laid off at the current gig anyway - not soon, but I am guessing within a year - corporate realignment doesn't seem to have my department on the chart in my area and I am not relocating for a job this tedius......
Is there a question counselor....? Being a very small firm there is not 'guideline' and i need to figure out what structure to propose - the only thing I am sure of is a 4 day week as opposed to 5 short days because i KNOW getting out can be difficult....help please - I have only done the big firm thing where they tell you what your getting and that's that.......
suggestions, ideas, questions are welcome....
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Also keep in mind that your benefits may be affected. In-house benefits, unless you are at a startup, are generally better than law firm non-partner lawyer benefits. You may be able to, or be already, using the family coverage your husband/partner has, but then again, maybe not.
Good luck!
