Making partner AND starting a family
Anonymous (not verified) 29 Oct 18 12:44
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Is this now basically impossible for everyone? If you want one you have to forego the other? 

I think so. I guess some chaps will be able to go back to thinking about in their mid to late forties if they can bear the financial exposure.

But otherwise, I think for young people now they are two mutually exclusive life paths no?

There was a female lawyer at one large firm who made partner fairly early and then seemed to make a career out of having children. It frustrated the firm somewhat because she was never there, but what could they do.

She did come back eventually, after child number six or something, then complained that her partner profile photo made her look old and haggard.

No sh1t. We had to have it 'shopped