I hope to work for a large law firm someday
It'll have to be a big one.  They're the one's that get paid the most steadily through retainer fees paid to their equity partners.  They're also the least likely to have debt
Yes that is very true. That's why it is so hard to be an attorney these days.
Law firms can't raise captial as quickly as other businesses.  I mean who ever heard of something investing in a law firm?
True. I never thought of it that way.
Because they can't raise capital as quickly, they sort of live "hand to mouth" as the saying goes, hunting for big clients with fat pockets.
And that's why they are so "savage" when trying to collect payment.
You can tell a good law firm, or at least a more honest law firm, if they only collect a commission if they are successful.  that means they'll fight harder for their clients.
That is something I always take into consideration too.
Also a safeguard against impropriety and unfairness, law firms in America are arranged such that only licensed lawyers can own law firms.