Women in Law

Anyone finding it hard to date as a junior corporate associate in NY?

Has anyone gotten pregnant very shortly after lateraling to a new firm? I know people say not to delay family stuff for your job, but I also know I really struggled to preform during the early days of… more

Anyone have tips on quitting during maternity leave/not going back to your job?

I’m on mat leave for my 3rd and we decided to move closer to family (across the country) I’m in house under full RTO so I will have … more

Any former/current brides who can weigh in on whether it would be a faux pas to (lightly) redline vendor agreements? Starting to plan my wedding and don’t want to piss off any of the vendors I aim to … more

Curious what watch you are wearing. Lateral from a business casual on the casual side firm to a firm on the business side, where the juniors even wear luxurious watches. Peer pressure exists, but I al… more

Starting a secondment in Richmond, VA next month. I’ve lived and worked in the Midwest my whole life. What do southern women wear to work? I’ll be driving to work and the office has a parking lot, but… more

How are we styling linen pants in an office where women wear blazers? It feels odd to pair them with my tailored wool or synthetic Theory blazers and wearing all linen or seersucker makes me feel like… more

Dating Woes - I’m a 28yr old living in a big metro area. Everyone I’ve dated is initially interested in my job as an attorney. However, for example, in my last relationship in actuality he didn’t like… more

Does anyone know the current retail price of the Goyard St. Louis GM? Thanks!

Hi all! Anyone knows what Lowenstein’s parental leave is? Is there a minimum work week requirement? Thank you!

Practice Enhancement or Innovation roles? Anyone have intel on these newly created positions in firms Essentially rolling out the use of Legal AI? Is this good leverage to eventually move in house?

Anyone file an EEOC claim against their firm?

Built my way to a law career from nothing — paid my own tuition, no safety net, no roadmap. Made it into the rooms I worked for and still felt like I didn’t belong in them.
Took me a while to realize it wasn’t imposter … more

Accepted a hybrid role (wfh 2xs a week), first week in and HR mentioned it can possibly take weeks to wfh since they want us to get acclimated but, depends on your practice group & partners. I rec… more

6 months pregnant with an 11 month old. I want to continue to do well and thrive at work but I am so tired 🥲

Ladies, what are we wearing on first dates these days? I’m in NYC and in my thirties and haven’t been single in years

I was on a client call today with two partners and a question was flipped to me (I’m usually the note taker on calls) and I fumbled it (the client pushed back on a strategy I suggested). I remembered all the inte… more

8th year associate.I recently made a big mistake at work that’s going to make a difference in the overall strategy of the case. I’m usually so careful, and I haven’t made mistakes like this before. Bu… more

Homeland is absolutely gripping!!!!!!

Have you ever quit while on leave? If so, what did you say? Did you give two weeks notice (if you had more left on your leave)? (What’s the point of it if your team already isn’t relying on you? There… more

Anyone made the move from big law to in-house by landing at a client with input / referral from your firm? I am considering a move in-house, and would love to end up at one of our clients, and looking… more

Has anyone ever gone part time at a big law firm, and how did you do it? I just had my first baby and have no desire to go back to a full time big law schedule, but still want/need to work. I’ve never… more

Did you change your last name to your husbands/partners name?

Any tips for surviving the third trimester while going into the office everyday? Feels significantly harder lately.

Anyone knows what the maternity leave policy is at Gunderson and if it kicks in as soon as hired or is there a waiting period? Thank you!

I find myself daydreaming about stepping back/working PT a lot. After a brief stint in Big Law, I went in-house and at first, enjoyed (comparatively) great work life balance. But now I have a toddler,… more

What would you do? I just found out my firm is going to promote 2 people in my year/practice group, but not me. They plan to promote me to NSP the following year. I’m confident I’m not getting fired, … more

If your firm offered 4 weeks prenatal leave (separate from maternity leave), meaning you could stop working at 36 weeks, would you take it all? What if you were a new-ish lateral? No other moms in … more

I’m several months back from mat leave and have recently started to feel so off being at work. My mind is totally checked out and it feels wrong to be at work instead of home (LO who is coming up on 1… more

I work with someone who loves to point out my mistakes in the most passive aggressive way including copying my entire team. It’s shattered my confidence, and now I feel like I keep making mistakes and… more

Any moms struggling at work wonder whether those parents who seem to be crushing it at work are bad parents as a way to feel better about themselves? 😓

What types of accommodations did you ask for/get for PPD/PPA/PPOCD? Finally accepting I need help but idk what to ask for

I am obsessed with Downton Abbey. The dialog, the clothes, the characters, the storylines, Violet. Fabulous show.

Im feeling really sad. Im an Asian woman and have never felt appreciated at my firm. I was very highly utilized in my first two years and got top bonus but I was stuck under a toxic partner who monopo… more

How did you survive going back to big law with a baby that doesn’t sleep through the night and wakes multiple times? I’m going back soon and I don’t know how we’re going to survive. I haven’t had a fu… more

You know you gotta quit soon if it’s Friday and you’re already dreading Monday 🤦‍♀️

Anyone else experiencing such stress around a certain person that their skin gets wrecked when interacting with them, and is clear when they are gone/OOO?

If you had an option to return to work part time for a temporary period of time after maternity leave, would you take it? Any negatives other than less pay?