What is the practical difference between different practice areas within corporate work? How do you know if you will like Real estate work more than M&A more than debt finance more than capital markets…? I’ve heard the work is pretty much the same but I feel like that must not be true.

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You don’t, until you do it. And the reality is that the people you work with matter 1000x more than the practice area.

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Top Law Schools. A web forum. Bit of a cesspool, but there’s fantastic threads in there - some are older, but discussion on this type of stuff is still relevant.

The kids these days…

In not a lawyer but worked at a big law firm for over 38 yes corporate law is totally different from bankruptcy law etc find out which one u like best
And stick too it many associates change their direction I know a few from antitrust law to real estate law it mostly depends on their mentor
Some law u work harder than others
Good luck to u

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