Squeak,
I said, “I know three partners at one of the top two firms.” Somehow you seem to have added, in your mind that I know only three lawyers which enables you to employ the typical Coffee Room snarkiness and declare, “Sounds like you barely know anyone.”
You are mistaken. In the course of my legal career, I have met many, many colleagues and I am coinfident the total number probably has four digits.
I repeat my advice to the OP: try to find some real live attorneys from whom to seek advice, not the people here who view this all as a big joke.