Hi,
This is going to be brief and general (DS and DD are about to wake up from their carefully synchronised naps!), but any advice would be useful...
I qualified as a solicitor in general commercial and IP law just before giving birth to DS (2yrs and a little bit), and was offered a job in that department at my old firm.
However in my (ahem) wisdom, i thought it would be good to have another baby and a career break instead of going back to work. Consequently i had DD (nearly a year old) and am now a full time mum.
I love being at home with my kids more then anything,but i do want to go back to work in the near future (partly financial reasons, partly for my own sanity, and partly because the shops are full of autumn/winter workwear and i am so jealous!)
If i am honest i dont really want to go back to what i was doing before because its a job that that i feel i can only do wholeheartedly and enjoy, or not at all. I get the feeling that in trying to balance a legal career and small children i would end up compromising one or the other.
I am trying to take a 'this is your chance to be anything and do anything you want to do' approach to job hunting. Although i dont know how true that will turn out to be, seeing as the job market where i am based (Leicestershire) is hardly booming.
I dont want to teach because i enjoy being in a fast-paced office environment or out and about. I would love to try doing something a bit more creative. Maybe marketing, retail etc.
Any ideas about what i should do? Would love to hear from people who have changed careers and are loving it.
Did i say this was going to be brief?