Myth or reality: straight-throughs burn out more quickly

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Eh, I don't think there's a lot of evidence for that. There are tons of partners who were straight throughs.

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It totally depends. Someone who goes from summa at H/Y/P to H/Y/S is probably more hardcore than someone who did Peace Corps. Former I-bankers, consultants, and military folks are a different story.

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Just going to quibble with one part of this. I don’t think the 25 year old who snagged a humanities degree at H/Y/P and then went to a law school that gives out happy face stickers instead of grades is necessarily more hardcore than the person who lived in a Ugandan village digging wells and coordinating with NGOs for two years.

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55 yo straight through here, with 23 years as a V25 partner. Pretty worn down but don’t think a few years off between college and law school would have made any difference. Definitely wasn’t burned out as an associate or young partner despite 2500 hour years year after year.

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Good to hear. I definitely have a couple of good mentors. I’m on the transactional side, in our real estate group.

Myth. Straight through who made NEP by 34. I get burned out from time to time but no more than my peers.

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