How Do You Get An Investment Banking Job As A Lawyer?
Decided to go to law school, start working at a law firm, and realize you’re actually more interested in finance and investment banking? You’re not alone. It’s fairly common for lawyers to switch into finance and investment banking specifically. There are several paths from law to investment banking. You can get a banking job immediately after finishing law school; you can work as a law firm Associate for several years and then transition over; and you can go to business school after practicing for several years and interview for banking jobs as you complete your MBA. It sounds appealing to go immediately from law school into investment banking. However, it is difficult to pull off and most banks do not recruit someone immediately out of law school. They would have difficulty placing the candidate and deciding whether to make him an Analyst or Associate. This method becomes easier if you had finance experience prior to law school, in which case you just need to tell a good story about
