Hi! I’m a new mom and young attorney. I’m desperate to be able to build on my skills while having some work life balance. Everyone acts like this is so unreasonable to ask. So, I came across an opportunity that is not pi (com. defense) but would give me some amazing experience in trial, depos, motions, case mang., etc. Would it be a bad career move to take it, get some better experience and go back to pi after?

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Commercial defense work is something that is more likely to give you experience in document reading, document control, and yes, depositions and motions, but not too often will you get trials. While it will help with litigation skill development, a defense firm that has you doing PI work or Med Mal would serve your stated purpose better. In PI defense you will “see how the other lives and thinks. You would be dealing with both PI Plaintiff lawyers and defense lawyers. You would get to really know the business of PI litigation and trial work. That in my opinion would be more helpful in the long run for you if you intend to get into PI Plaintiff Law.

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Thank you for your time and response. It was very helpful. You confirmed and clarified a lot for me.

What’s the position?

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Associate for a partner’s docket

Billables? Pay? Firms reputation? Is it a sweet shop?

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All great! It’s all absolutely perfect except the type of law.

I don't think this is necessarily "better" experience. If PI is where you really want to be, it's where you should look for work. I know it's not easy, but sometimes getting back into it can be hard after doing something else for a while.

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Having a great paralegal, being virtual and working at home as much as possible is your answer. A seasoned paralegal and a nurse paralegal you would be very successful

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