A Law License Is Like a Hunter License
The test is only the beginning.
January 19, 2026
There’s something about Hunter x Hunter that hits different when you’ve been through something that demanded everything from you.
In the show, a Hunter License isn’t treated like a regular credential. It’s not a trophy. It’s not just a badge. It’s not even just proof that you passed a test. It’s an artifact. A passport. A key. A symbol that tells the world you survived a process most people wouldn’t even understand.
And the more I thought about it, the more it hit me: a law license feels the same way.
People hear “lawyer” and they immediately jump to the image. They think about suits, money, status, or confidence. They don’t think about the internal grind it takes to even become the type of person who can carry that kind of responsibility. They don’t think about the pressure. The loneliness. The mental fatigue. The way your brain starts to feel like it’s always working, even when you’re trying to rest.
In Hunter x Hunter, the Hunter Exam isn’t just hard because it’s physically demanding. It’s hard because it forces you to confront yourself. It tests your endurance, yes, but it also tests your decision-making under stress. It tests how you handle confusion. It tests whether you can keep going when you’re not sure you’re built for it. It tests whether you can push through the moment when your mind starts whispering that quitting would be easier.
That’s the part people don’t talk about with law. They talk about the outcome. They don’t talk about the transformation.
The truth is, earning a license like that changes you. Not just professionally, but personally. You start seeing the world differently. You start moving differently. You start carrying yourself like someone who has been through something real. Something that required discipline, repetition, sacrifice, and a kind of obsession that the average person can’t relate to.
And what’s crazy is that even after you get it, it doesn’t mean you’re safe. In the show, having a Hunter License doesn’t protect you from danger. It gives you access to a world where danger is real. It opens doors, but it also raises the stakes. It lets you step into rooms most people will never enter, but it also puts you in situations where the consequences are higher.
That’s how the law feels too. People think the license is the finish line. But it’s really the entry point. It’s permission to operate in a world where decisions matter. Where precision matters. Where your preparation matters. Where you can’t afford to be sloppy, because real lives and real outcomes are tied to what you do.
And the deeper you go, the more you realize that mastery is never done.
That’s another reason the Hunter comparison is perfect. The best Hunters aren’t the ones who passed the exam and stopped. They keep evolving. They keep training. They keep learning. They keep building new skills because the world they’re in demands it. The moment they get comfortable, they get surpassed. The moment they stop growing, they get caught lacking.
It’s the same with being a lawyer. You’re always learning. You’re always sharpening. You’re always adjusting. You’re always getting better because the work requires it. The law is alive. It moves. It shifts. It changes. And you either grow with it, or you fall behind.
Sometimes people will look at you and say “must be nice.” They’ll assume you got lucky. They’ll assume it came easy. But the people who really know what it takes understand that there’s no luck involved. You don’t get a license like that by accident. You get it by doing the work, even when you’re tired. Even when you’re unsure. Even when you’re doubting yourself. You get it by staying in the fight long enough to come out different on the other side.
So yeah, a law license is like a Hunter License.
Not because it makes you better than anyone.
But because it proves you survived something real.
And more importantly, it proves you’re the type of person who can keep growing after the test is over.
Because the truth is, the exam was never the end.
It was just the beginning.
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