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Anyone take an extended leave from law (4+ yrs) to take care of kids? Im 1st gen (so no financial support from anyone, lots of school debt), in a high COL area so child care would have taken up my whole paycheck. made more sense for me to stay home and husband to work. Both kids are now in school and looking to ease my way back.

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My old firm (and other places like Goldman Sachs) have made it a point to hire back women who took years away for similar reasons. Unlike GS where there’s a more formal program/effort, it just happened to be that a couple of big (male) partners at my firm cared a lot about this issue. I say this to share that I’m optimistic and hopeful for you!

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