๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ ๐‘๐š๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ โ€” ๐€๐ง๐ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐…๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐
Every law student knows the top 10 firms in the rankings. Many treat them like trophies to chase.
But hereโ€™s the reality: rankings only measure perception, not the daily experience of life inside the firm. They tell you almost nothing about what really shapes your career.
๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐ฅ:
โ€“ Quality of training: Are you getting mentorship that sharpens judgment, or just slide-deck assignments?
โ€“ Partner investment: Do senior lawyers actively develop juniors, or just delegate tasks?
โ€“ Team dynamics: Will you collaborate, or be left to survive in isolation?
โ€“ Responsibility level: Will you handle real, high-stakes work, or just peripheral matters?
โ€“ Client quality: Are your clients learning opportunities, or endless firefighting exercises?
Prestige looks great on LinkedIn, but it doesnโ€™t guarantee youโ€™ll grow โ€” or even enjoy the work.
Your career isnโ€™t built on logos. Itโ€™s built on experience, exposure, and the quality of work you do every day.
๐‘บ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’‚๐’˜๐’‚๐’š
Donโ€™t chase a firm for its name. Chase the environment that challenges you, develops you, and positions you for influence โ€” not just endurance.
When evaluating firms, ask yourself: what matters more โ€” the logo outside, or the work youโ€™ll do inside?
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Hassan Akram
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๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ ๐‘๐š๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ โ€” ๐€๐ง๐ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐…๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐
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