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JennBNYC wrote:As the subject says, I'm female and I'll be 29 when I graduate (currently 0L). Does anyone think that will make it harder for me to find employment? I'm by no means racing to have children, but will employers subconsciously think I'm a bigger risk to employ because they expect me to be less dedicated and want to have children asap? I know discriminating based on age and gender is a no-no, but does that seem to be an issue women face in the legal job market?

AlanShore wrote:I think you mean you will be 29 when you graduate? It definitely won't hurt! I don't think law firms love having 25 yr olds, fresh out of college then law school. They don't mind it and there are so many of those but they appreciate people who are a few years older, more mature, more experience actually working, etc.

Don't worry about it at all.

JennBNYC wrote:As the subject says, I'm female and I'll be 29 when I graduate (currently 0L). Does anyone think that will make it harder for me to find employment? I'm by no means racing to have children, but will employers subconsciously think I'm a bigger risk to employ because they expect me to be less dedicated and want to have children asap? I know discriminating based on age and gender is a no-no, but does that seem to be an issue women face in the legal job market?

JennBNYC wrote:As the subject says, I'm female and I'll be 29 when I graduate (currently 0L). Does anyone think that will make it harder for me to find employment? I'm by no means racing to have children, but will employers subconsciously think I'm a bigger risk to employ because they expect me to be less dedicated and want to have children asap? I know discriminating based on age and gender is a no-no, but does that seem to be an issue women face in the legal job market?

sophia.olive wrote:

JennBNYC wrote:As the subject says, I'm female and I'll be 29 when I graduate (currently 0L). Does anyone think that will make it harder for me to find employment? I'm by no means racing to have children, but will employers subconsciously think I'm a bigger risk to employ because they expect me to be less dedicated and want to have children asap? I know discriminating based on age and gender is a no-no, but does that seem to be an issue women face in the legal job market?

Cut your hair short and let a rainbow braclet flash once or twice from under your sleeve.
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It won't hurt. my sister did the same thing without any problems. 30 graduate, 33 child, no issues.

Anonymous User wrote:A woman at my school scored a DC V50 SA position despite being very visibly pregnant through the entirety of OCI season

wiseowl wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:A woman at my school scored a DC V50 SA position despite being very visibly pregnant through the entirety of OCI season

in all honesty, why not? the timing's just about perfect.

DoubleChecks wrote:

wiseowl wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:A woman at my school scored a DC V50 SA position despite being very visibly pregnant through the entirety of OCI season

in all honesty, why not? the timing's just about perfect.

i hear kids need to be taken care of for a few yrs after they're born, esp. during the pre-toddler yrs

sophia.olive wrote:

DoubleChecks wrote:

wiseowl wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:A woman at my school scored a DC V50 SA position despite being very visibly pregnant through the entirety of OCI season

in all honesty, why not? the timing's just about perfect.

i hear kids need to be taken care of for a few yrs after they're born, esp. during the pre-toddler yrs

MY sister flew over a european nanny to take care of the kid in addition to the father.

amyLAchemist wrote:I'll also be 29 when I graduate, and 30 by the time I start working. I don't think it will hurt you, but I would be prepared to deal with it in interviews. I was surprised how a good deal of my interviews were so different than my male peers.

As soon as someone (usually a middle-aged duder) would start going on and on about child care, flex-time, part-time, non-partner tracks, and other inapplicable women and family stuff, I would wait for a polite pause and inform them I wasn't interested in such things and would be interested in pursuing partner track if I came to their firm. And then I would ask a question about their patent litigation practice (what I do actually care about) to get back on track. Although this was borderline too ballsy, it was surprisingly well-received, saved wasting previous interview time, and perhaps dispelled any concerns at the same time.

JennBNYC wrote:As the subject says, I'm female and I'll be 29 when I graduate (currently 0L). Does anyone think that will make it harder for me to find employment? I'm by no means racing to have children, but will employers subconsciously think I'm a bigger risk to employ because they expect me to be less dedicated and want to have children asap? I know discriminating based on age and gender is a no-no, but does that seem to be an issue women face in the legal job market?

sophia.olive wrote:

DoubleChecks wrote:

wiseowl wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:A woman at my school scored a DC V50 SA position despite being very visibly pregnant through the entirety of OCI season

in all honesty, why not? the timing's just about perfect.

i hear kids need to be taken care of for a few yrs after they're born, esp. during the pre-toddler yrs

MY sister flew over a european nanny to take care of the kid in addition to the father.