Any insights into how to get into fashion/art law? I’m a commercial litigator primarily doing debt collection/consumer credit cases, and it’s pretty miserable. I’d ideally like to litigate cases within the art/fashion/entertainment field. I just find it so fascinating, but pretty niche. I’m looking for firms in NYC to apply to. Not picky about prestige.

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Networking is key here. These are small communities in NYC, and you can likely meet the key legal players within 6 months to one year.

*Join the Art Law Committee of the NYC Bar or similar bar associations
*go to conferences in Art Law, Fashion Law, or Copyright/Intellectual Property
*read recent decisions on these topics (and check out who is arguing these cases)
*go to events in the arts and fashion communities unrelated to law so that you are well-versed on trends

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Thank you! This is really helpful!

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