how did you balance your relationship with working in biglaw?
As an aspiring law student then biglaw associate, I am wondering how you balanced your relationship with your (life) partner with your work. Are you able to spend enough time together? Does it get tough because you're working so much? I met the love of my life in undergrad and I'm nervous that my workload will impact our relationship, but also am super high achieving and won't settle for less professionally. Do you have any advice about this?
- Anonymous
To be completely honest, I am a pretty terrible partner whenever I have work on my mind, and it’s a huge area of concern for me as I think about having children and a family. Despite my tendency to be preoccupied with work, I have tried (and am still trying) to put into place the following practices to help me be present in my relationships:
Figure out protected time from work. Especially in the more junior years in biglaw, this protected time likely won’t be 6pm onwards. But as you figure out when your team likes to work and needs to wo…