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c) peer pressure- you see folks around you managing the system and work without struggling as much as you do; hence, you want to prove yourself and work harder.
d) some inner desire to prove yourself
e) Money (both in short run and long run). Tax benefits in short run and the money as you earn in the long run as a partner attracts lot of folks as well especially those who are upper middle class (by this I mean folks who can afford jindal nlu fees but not anything more).
What surprised me most was middle class and upper middle class folks saying no to this life and looking instead for govt jobs and inhouse counsel jobs but folks who are above them willing to grill long hours.
You earn good money no doubt but your health gets compromised badly. I even though don't have a heavy work schedule, poor physical and mental health does take away a lot of joys from your life.