some great advice on how to break into finance law

some great advice on how to break into finance law #recruiter #finance #law #careeradvice

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00:00What is your job and how long have you been doing it for?

00:02I've been an attorney for four years now.

00:04Currently, though, I work in finance for a hedge fund.

00:06What law school did you go to?

00:07I went to St. John's Law School.

00:08What do you think was a key to you being able to initially break into this?

00:11Throughout my law school experience, I was told I have to go the law firm route first, which I did.

00:15I did it for nine months. I hated it.

00:16And I was trying to get out the entire time.

00:18What initially motivated you to actually get into law?

00:20One thing that I just wanted to do ever since I was a kid,

00:23I also come from an immigrant background.

00:24So it's just one of those things where your option is attorney, doctor, engineer, nurse, or failure.

00:30Okay.

00:31If you could go back in time to when you were in college,

00:33do you think there would have been anything you changed about the way you approached your career?

00:35No, because thankfully one of the good things about breaking into law

00:38is that you don't really have to major in anything specific, undergrad.

00:41What's one piece of advice that you give to any rising freshmen or sophomores who also want to break into law?

00:46Be motivated. Remember why you're doing it.

00:48And also network as much as you can.

00:49What's your best piece of networking advice?

00:51Don't be scared to be personable.

00:53People like to kind of get a sense of who you are, your background.

00:56So don't be scared of that.