Maybe a silly question but how did you approach coming back from maternity leave? Biglaw may leave is so long that I feel very disconnected from my old cases (and work in general). Should I be logging on in the weeks leading up to my official return date and sending out emails to partners letting them know I’m coming back and asking for case updates/new work?

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No, just reach out when you come back. Enjoy your leave, work will be there when you return.

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No no no no. Please do not work or monitor your cases on maternity leave. It’s time for you and your little one(s). Like Partner 1 said: The work will be there for when you come back.

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The protocol at my old firm was to (1) confirm return date with HR / practice group chair, and whether you’re coming back full time, a few weeks out, and (2) stop by the office with the baby and do a lap to say hi, and grab lunch with friends, at some point toward the end of leave.

If you want to email people like a week out to remind them you’re coming back, there’s no harm and it would help you to fill your plate.

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I agree with this, just remind people you are coming back so they’ll staff you on things again.

Ask HR whether your firm offers a "ramp up time" benefit and if so do all of that reconnecting and getting up to speed on the firm's time, not your own.

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