What Do People Misunderstand About Working At A Large Law Firm?

One misconception that a lot of people have is that it is impossible to have an effective work life balance in a big law firm. It is difficult, but not impossible.

It's not possible every single day. If that's your time horizon for monitoring work-life balance, it is impossible and you will fail, but over seasons, there can be balance.

Finding the ability to invest in work as a top priority when that's necessary, but also invest in your family when the space exists to do so is a skill over the longer term that is possible to develop.