Is it a good possibility that if female lawyers have children they can work at home part time?
Asked by Racin Girl
I'm meaning..can a female lawyer work from home when it involves paperwork and research and be at the office for meetings and at the court for court proceedings once she has a child? I'm in college, but I'm just considering options... my undergraduate major is accounting and minor is computer science, so I'd likely be doing real estate, tax and bankruptcy law

Best Answer:
It really depends on the firm. Some are "family friendly". Others, however, don't think you should have a life outside the firm.

Don't see why not.
Answered by Casperia

I don't think you could realistically plan that, no. Busy practices want you under their thumb so you can get those "by the way" taskings and "come to my office" taskings at the last minute. They don't want to pick up the phone and deal with you. There may be exceptions, but good luck with that.
Answered by Bill

It depends on what field you are in. This would not be possible if you need to speak with clients on a regular basis or take other types of phone calls.
Answered by Terra T

Sure. That's called the "mommy track". If you want to be on the "partner track", you can't do that though.
Answered by M

Corporate work is ideal for this sort of thing, as it is more predictable. The women that I know who have done this have started at larger law firms. Upon having children, they leave their firms, and do part-time work for one of their clients. The problem with litigation is that the hours are too unpredictable to easily do part time as a working mom.
Answered by Andrew C

I agree with Andrew C. That sort of arrangement is more typical of a lawyer serving as in-house counsel, rather than working at a firm.
Answered by raynrock23