u/aussiegonewest

I would love to get some advice from parents working in big law, especially those who manage without having a stay at home spouse. I have heard some big law firms offer parents the possibility to work an 80% schedule and pro rate bonus and compensation accordingly with the option to get paid more if you exceed the 80% target. Realistically, if I took that option would I still be considered for partner track if my work quality is good and if I am good with clients? Does anyone know of any partners that work on this model? And is it possible to be an equity partner and take a reduced share of equity in exchange for working a more reasonable schedule?

I would still be planning to work five days a week on the 80% model but would like to work from home on Fridays and leave early 1-2 days a week in order to do the school pick up then log on again in the evening.

I sat the LSAT twice, in November and January. I wasn’t sure how I would do the first time round which is why I enrolled for January because the deadline to enroll was before the scores were released. I did pretty well on my first attempt in November and got a 177, but then I kind of stopped studying for it after that and only got a 173 on the January test. I was testing pretty consistently in the 175-180 range and got a 180 a few times on practice tests. I am planning to apply for law school this cycle and I’m worried admissions will look down on the fact that my score went down the second time. I need to decide by Tuesday if I should enroll in the upcoming LSAT to see if I can beat my 177 score. I just don’t want to risk getting a lesser score because that might be a signal that I am getting worse at the LSAT, not better. But on the other hand it would be great if I could reach my full potential and aim for a 180. So should I retake the test or not?