Hi all! I’m lateraling and 6 months pregnant. I got 2 offers and disclosed the pregnancy post-offer. Both firms have a waiting period requirement before being eligible for maternity leave. The firm I prefer has a 3-month wait period which I might barely make, depending on the starting date. I know firms can make exceptions to their wait period policy. Anyone has experience with that?

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Yes, if they like you enough and are willing to support your pregnancy, they will make an exception and grant you some form of paid leave. I negotiated one law firm offer that made an exception, offering 4 months paid. Another law firm offered nothing. What I learned from my experience is that their willingness to make an exception is an indicator of either their willingness/ability to to be supportive of women with young children when you return. They can’t rescind your offer but they can discourage you from accepting by giving you nothing you ask for. If they cannot give you paid leave for policy reasons, ask for an increase in sign-on bonus. I think the way to sound reasonable is you need to leverage one offer against the other (e.g., “This firm is offering me x. Can you match? If not, can you do y.”)

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Agree with all this. Good luck OP!

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Just provide an alternative. I got my offer while I was 7 months pregnant. I really wanted to take my mat leave at my old firm, which provided very generous leave. Had a try to ask the new firm to wait and they said yes.

One consideration you might not be aware of. When I switched firms, my new extended disability policy had a 1 year waiting period for any preexisting conditions. Since disability is often used to cover portions of maternity leave, you may need to factor this in.

Thank you! Very helpful!

How did you disclose your pregnancy? Getting close to the offer stage and it’s starting to really stress me out.

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