Law Students

Work-Life Balance, not just a plea from us Ms. JD bloggers

By Peg

One of my favorite blogs, The Juggle, has a post today about young doctors that are looking for some work-life balance and steering clear of jobs where they would be expected to be on call at all times in the life.  At the end of the post, Sara writes:

Despite the downsides, this industry shift toward family-friendly solutions was probably hard to imagine just a few decades ago. Might there be a similar shift on the horizon in other industries, like consulting, i-banking, or big law?

Now, as I just said, The Juggle is one of my favorite blogs.  But, wake up and smell the movement already.  I am sure the readers of Ms. JD know that there is a real swell of exasperation with the lack of work-life balance for Big Law attorneys.  Women lawyers, are everyday choosing career paths with better work life balance.  What we need is better work-life balance on all paths.

A good comment on the post's comment string says:

??and they say, ?I?m not doing this, I?m not doing that,?? which makes the older doctors realize they?ve been had. It?s not this generation?s fault that the older docs were duped into working long hours for little reward.  No, ?We?re not doing it,? and we?ll get paid just fine working a job with reasonable hours, zero call, and family time.

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Full post as published by Ms. JD on April 29, 2008 (boomark / email).