Former law firm partner here. What a weird post. Do you commit really think that every firm has the same committees?

The only committee that matters is the comp committee, and you aren’t getting on that. Concentrate on building your practice/clients. You can waste a lot of time in recruiting, unless you need new associates yourself.

This is incredibly firm-specific. Make sure you have a mentor and ask them.

As a first year partner, are there any firm committees worth trying to join? I understand Policy is at the top and I assume associate development or hiring is at the bottom in terms of “importance” — but any sleeper committees good for making connections across practices or offices?