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Graduating at 26 and making it to a T1 law firm is still much better than someone who bothered about age and graduated pristine young at 23 but from a Tier 3 local law school and still after 4 years not being able to get into a T1 law firm or get any good job for that matter. There are several factors at play, I suggest you research and find what is most applicable in your scenario. Exceptionally talented people with the right internships and right contacts can make it into T1 even if they are from local law schools.