<p>Because, it illustrates my point that time spent at school is but one number. It can be as meaningful or meaningless as you want it to be. In my opinion, it means close to nothing. 1 year in the grand scheme of things makes close to no difference. I doubt law firm hiring partners are so short-sighted as to look at the applicant’s date of birth and say “Let’s not hire him, he’s 9 months younger than the other candidates. He MUST be less mature.” In the long run, I would think it makes zero difference to clients whether someone’s 30 or 31. They just want the work done right. They couldn’t care less if it’s a high school student doing it or a senior partner with 50 years experience in the business.</p>