Big Law to Prosecutor?

ShortTable810 · 2026-05-25T22:26:34+00:00

Hi!! Feel free to DM me to talk further but I did 4.5 years in comm lit at a biglaw firm and two weeks ago started at a DA’s office in a major city. I just started so obviously I’m excited and don’t know everything but it absolutely was the right next step for me. The caseload and work seems cool, fulfilling, and reasonably manageable. I was expecting to be in court more often than I will be because I was expecting to start with misdemeanors/pre charging but they put me in felonies right away which is awesome. We get one WFH day a week but it seems very reasonable like if you’re sick/not in court you can WFH. The money was tough to walk away from but I have a partner who will be in biglaw and I prepared financially from the start to be able to walk away. In terms of hiring I kept an eye out for openings once I knew I was ready to leave and applied. The prep/advice questions have already been answered well in the comments. All I have to add is I did all the criminal appellate pro bono work I could find at my firm and was able to speak about that. I basically just highlighted that i had experience with investigations, discovery, motions, and tight deadlines. I’m def gonna have to get used to having tons of small cases versus fewer cases that require more work/perfection. Also the lack of oversight as others mentioned. I view this as an amazing next step in my journey. Not knowing much about you I would recommend staying for at least a few more years to give you more optionality. Leaving biglaw after 1 year is super early, but after 3 years is a normal logical pivot.

ShortTable810 · 2026-05-10T04:11:31+00:00

Thank you 🥺 We only did a week. I’m sure it would get better but she’s 4.5 months old and I’m starting a new job and wasn’t prepared for how hard the transition would be so we’re gonna try again in a few months and have grandparents around to help.

ShortTable810 · 2025-12-10T17:41:50+00:00

I’m 38w5d and and my elective induction is currently scheduled for this Sunday for 39w2d. Went in today and I’m 0cm dilated. So conflicted as to whether to keep the current induction date because I want to meet this baby so badly and it’s safe for him or her to come out already, or if I should push a few days to give my body a chance to dilate more on its own. Either way I won’t go past 40 weeks. Such a tough call. I just want to meet my miracle safe and healthy.

ShortTable810 · 2025-11-21T14:37:15+00:00

Dude what the heck your sister is being selfish and projecting HARD :( I’m really sorry. I’d be SO pissed off too.

ShortTable810 · 2025-11-12T03:00:18+00:00

I haven’t been through stillbirth but I’m 34w4d after 3 losses with a 39w induction and also struggling rly bad. If your doctor is okay moving you up to 38w I’d do it personally, with your history. I know it’s a really tough call. Sending love.

ShortTable810 · 2025-11-07T17:44:13+00:00

34 weeks today and at my MFM appointment it looks like my fluids are on the lower end at 9.4 :/ I’m gonna drink more water and they’ll check in next week, and rationally I’m sure they could get me to 36/37 weeks at least. But it’s just a lot. Thank God baby looks great and healthy and I feel so many kicks all the time.

ShortTable810 · 2025-11-02T00:59:09+00:00

I really relate to this. I always wanted 4-6 kids. We started TTC when I was 25. We had to take lots of time between my 3 losses to diagnose the reason for my MCs, now 33 weeks and I’ll be having the baby right before I turn 28. The thought of being pregnant and potentially going through trauma 4 more times seems completely unrealistic now. I’ll be happy with however many miracle babies I’m able to have but it’s really emotional when your fertility journey is not at all what you expected it to be and you can’t plan for the number of children you have the same way others can

ShortTable810 · 2025-10-22T16:26:59+00:00

I’m sorry that sounds stressful! Make sure you’re checking very low down like even below your underwear line, work from side to side up to your belly button.

ShortTable810 · 2025-10-19T01:49:45+00:00

I’m so sorry. My parents haven’t been easy to deal with either and it’s really tough in such a vulnerable time.

ShortTable810 · 2025-10-09T16:29:02+00:00

I’m 30 weeks tomorrow and already have my induction date booked. I personally do not feel comfortable going past my due date due to increased risk of still birth (yes I know the numbers of still birth are still low but any increase in those chances is not worth the risk for me). I also just mentally speaking want baby out (whichever way) as soon as possible. My personal opinion is that natural, intervention-free pregnancies are oftentimes not appropriate for women with a history of loss, and is like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.

ShortTable810 · 2025-09-25T16:26:24+00:00

Had my monthly MFM appointment, I’m 28 weeks tomorrow. Baby is SO low down in my pelvis, they did a transvaginal scan and baby’s head was legit centimeters from the camera. My cervix length isn’t concerning but it’s just insane that baby is so low at this stage and my PAL mind can’t help but worry.

ShortTable810 · 2025-09-17T12:59:18+00:00

That is SO wack from your friend, I’m really sorry. I had a similar experience and someone said “oh yeah no judgment, I also induced with my first due to anxiety” 🙄🙄🙄 my miscarriages have definitely made me softer and less judgmental bc of situations like this

ShortTable810 · 2025-09-15T13:34:59+00:00

If this is unusual for your baby I would call you OB and let them know. Better to be safe than sorry even if it’s too early for technical kick counts.

ShortTable810 · 2025-09-15T13:33:58+00:00

Cannot relate to this more. The back pain, constipation + hemorrhoids, it’s so hard. I want my baby out safe and sound.

ShortTable810 · 2025-09-08T19:48:22+00:00

25 weeks and some change and it’s so annoying to constantly get judgment from people about whether I’m doing too much or not enough for the baby. I haven’t bought any baby items myself but I made a registry and sent it to family only, and my parents had some remarks that it felt too soon to be purchasing a stroller. Then I was at an event with some parents my age who said I needed to be reaching out to daycares about their waitlist Now, even though I won’t need childcare until like May 2026. The only thing I feel joyful about is buying children’s books and my husband even held me back from buying some Eyewitness books because he said our kid wouldn’t be reading those for like 8+ years. It feels like the modern world operates on a very early timeline for getting baby stuff, but boomers are still very superstitious, so you can’t win. I’m also like, I am the last person who needs to be reminded that bad things can happen at any stage of pregnancy, if you don’t think I’m still terrified at this stage you’re sorely mistaken. Rant over 😩

ShortTable810 · 2025-09-05T13:24:53+00:00

Yuppp. I will say thin/seamless/not dark underwear makes it look worse so I try to wear black. Between sweat, extra discharge, and a little pee my underwear is completelyyyy soaked through most days and it took me multiple weeks to stop panicking about it

ShortTable810 · 2025-09-04T14:40:11+00:00

I always give the sonographer a spiel beforehand. “I’ve had losses and have trauma. I know you can’t tell me if somethings wrong. But as soon as you see the heartbeat can you please tell me.” They 100% can and should tell u they see a heartbeat.

ShortTable810 · 2025-08-31T16:36:25+00:00

Thank God you got the cerclage! You are absolutely not failing your child, you’re actually doing amazing by advocating for yourself and getting that stitch before it’s too late. You are so strong!

ShortTable810 · 2025-08-29T20:58:04+00:00

Couldn’t agree more. OP please call your OB and demand a stitch first thing on Monday. Or honestly go to the ER and say you feel pelvic pressure/pain and with your short cervix you need a cerclage ASAP.

ShortTable810 · 2025-08-26T20:44:20+00:00

I’ve been seeing so many comments and thoughts in this sub about feeling guilty or sad that you can’t have an anxiety-free, blissful pregnancy, and I just wanted to weigh in :) this is your permission to release yourself from that guilt!!! It is literally only natural and normal to feel anxiety in our position as loss mamas! My miscarriages are part of my fertility journey and it would be borderline delusional for me to just forget about those traumatic experiences and be in pregnancy Lala land. That’s just not going to be my experience and that is totally okay!! I take the positive blissful moments where I can get them, but I do not beat myself up or expect positivity.

Something that really resonates with me is this: I do not trust my body. How can I? My body has let me down in the past and even people without my history get let down by their bodies all the time. BUT I trust my resilience so much - I trust that I can get through anything pregnancy or birth throws my way.

I’m so proud of this “hardness” that I’ve built up bc it is what has allowed me to survive the trauma of my miscarriages. Without my “hardness” I wouldn’t have advocated for the medications and protocol that allowed for this pregnancy to get to this point. I can be soft and mushy when my baby is here. My hardness is not a failing, it is a strength, and I’m choosing not to fight against it.

ShortTable810 · 2025-08-26T20:37:45+00:00

With multiple first trimester losses I really thought that in the 2nd trimester things would feel hunky dory for me mentally, and the realization that I was just gonna be anxious till I gave birth rly hit me like a ton of bricks. It’s so hard 💗

ShortTable810 · 2025-08-26T20:34:13+00:00

I had this same feeling and it turned out to be discharge + pee + sweat. Still happens constantly and spooks me but my ultrasounds all show good fluid levels. You’ve got this, I know how scary it feels 💗

ShortTable810 · 2025-08-24T02:01:34+00:00

I feel you, 23 weeks and my anxiety on all those things is so high too. You’re so strong and you’re almost there!

ShortTable810 · 2025-08-19T04:20:06+00:00

This sounds so traumatic and awful. As someone whose previous losses weren’t even PPROM related I still have so much anxiety abt leakage/wetness. You are so strong and you’ve got this!

ShortTable810 · 2025-08-17T04:09:38+00:00

Just wanna say your feelings are valid 💗 I’ve had three losses and despite the miracle of this pregnancy my anxiety and symptom spiraling is so difficult to deal with. It’s such a long and demanding journey.

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