Wu, a 1985 law school graduate, says it’s possible to have family and career but that it will entail “sacrifices.” She ultimately passes the torch to younger lawyers to push for greater life balance.

So how are some of the younger women doing on this front? Angie Kim, a 1993 graduate of Harvard Law School, gives us a hint in Slate (“The Mommy Track Turns 21″), and the news is sobering.