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This exact situation happened to me. We were trying for a while and I switched jobs and ten months later took my leave. They honored it so guessing that other firms will also. You won’t be qualified for FMLA but the firm will pay and give you the leave
Depends on size of firm. Most biglaw firms don’t have a required tenure before being eligible for mat leave (although you won’t technically qualify for fmla), but I’ve heard of many small and mid-size firms requiring a year.
So firm dependent, you'd be better off slyly asking around about your specific firm's leniency/strictness.
Having flashbacks. I thought about this too when I lateraled and it ended up taking me several years to get pregnant. Like you said, I’m thrilled I didn’t plan my job around getting pregnant, or vice versa. Most firms will take the long view and waive the 1 year requirement (I know Kirkland does).
Get short term disability just in case
Understood
Not 10 months for me but I was at 11months when I took leave and they didn’t bat an eye about it.