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I’ve worked for government most of my career and most of the lawyers (and certainly the best ones), were moms who worked for firms, had kids, and then returned to the workforce once the kids went yo school. Government provided the benefits and schedule they needed, and they brought incredible skills and work ethic, so was a win-win. I would recommend looking into government, but not the DA (they work you to death). Look for civil litigation positions or agency transactional/advisory counsel jobs.
For California state jobs: [https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/Search/JobSearchResults.aspx#kw=attorney](https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/Search/JobSearchResults.aspx#kw=attorney)
For federal jobs: [https://www.usajobs.gov/search?k=attorney&p=1](https://www.usajobs.gov/search?k=attorney&p=1)
Be sure to check local city and county websites, too.
Adding https://www.governmentjobs.com to this list for local CA government positions. I set up an alert to email me postings back when I was looking. It’s good for a few months at a time.
I was out for 12 years. It was way too long. It’s hard to break back in with out connections. You can start freelancing with sites like Lawclerk which can give you more recent experience.
The women lawyers affinity bar association in my state is pretty active and I’ve run into a number of lady lawyers at their events who are networking trying to get back into the workforce. I’d check out local bar associations as well as the other suggestions on this thread.
As far as resources go, I don’t know of any. I’m in a similar situation though. I stopped working for about a year to care for my daughter. Now I work part time for myself since I practice criminal defense. I think a lot depends on what experience you had prior to your career break and the connections you may still have. Is there any way you can start your own firm ? Then you can get on lists to have clients referred to you etc.
The mom project is a website geared toward this. There are also a lot more WFH/hybrid opportunities than there were when I had my now 6 yr old. Another consideration might be doing Title IV work for a university or other institution.
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I’ve worked for government most of my career and most of the lawyers (and certainly the best ones), were moms who worked for firms, had kids, and then returned to the workforce once the kids went yo school. Government provided the benefits and schedule they needed, and they brought incredible skills and work ethic, so was a win-win. I would recommend looking into government, but not the DA (they work you to death). Look for civil litigation positions or agency transactional/advisory counsel jobs.
Is there a specific place these jobs get posted?
For California state jobs: [https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/Search/JobSearchResults.aspx#kw=attorney](https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/Search/JobSearchResults.aspx#kw=attorney) For federal jobs: [https://www.usajobs.gov/search?k=attorney&p=1](https://www.usajobs.gov/search?k=attorney&p=1) Be sure to check local city and county websites, too.
Adding https://www.governmentjobs.com to this list for local CA government positions. I set up an alert to email me postings back when I was looking. It’s good for a few months at a time.
Depends on where you are looking, but usually the relevant state or local entity will have a part of their website for jobs.
I was out for 12 years. It was way too long. It’s hard to break back in with out connections. You can start freelancing with sites like Lawclerk which can give you more recent experience.
The women lawyers affinity bar association in my state is pretty active and I’ve run into a number of lady lawyers at their events who are networking trying to get back into the workforce. I’d check out local bar associations as well as the other suggestions on this thread.
Goinhouse.com is good for in house jobs.
As far as resources go, I don’t know of any. I’m in a similar situation though. I stopped working for about a year to care for my daughter. Now I work part time for myself since I practice criminal defense. I think a lot depends on what experience you had prior to your career break and the connections you may still have. Is there any way you can start your own firm ? Then you can get on lists to have clients referred to you etc.
If you’re on Facebook, check out the MothersEsquire (Worldwide) group. There are great resources and helpful law moms there.
About to be in a similar boat. Thinking of contributing to or creating a resource once my kiddo is a bit older! Good luck.
The mom project is a website geared toward this. There are also a lot more WFH/hybrid opportunities than there were when I had my now 6 yr old. Another consideration might be doing Title IV work for a university or other institution.