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Take the big law leave. You can talk to recruiters and even take interviews while on leave. Quit shortly after you return or anytime later.
Reduced schedule/counsel at BigLaw is the promised land IMO
Happy to hear this. Just went on reduced schedule and hoping it’s a good thing.
Not on point because I stayed, but wanted to say that I was in your shoes (first kid at the end of YR 1 of big law at 29) and it’s worth sticking it out for the maternity leave and experience. I think it will be easier to find a job with the extra months. 5I came back full time and then reduced hours after my second (as a fourth year). (I had a third, made partner, and then went back to full time three years after partnership.))
If you don’t want to stay you can come back for a few weeks and quit. You can job hunt while on leave.
I would stick around. If you are already ok with leaving you can let off on billing 2300 a year and instead do what you’re comfortable with. You’d be surprised at how long you can hang on 1700 a year
I would have a look at new places now depending on your firm policies. At my place they can recoup the enhanced maternity pay if you leave within a year after returning. If you lateral now they might be willing to agree to pay maternity - this happened with a recent lateral in my team.
Ah it might be different in your country. In mine most firms pay more than the statutory minimum which they then seek to recoup if you don’t return