Anyone make a pivot from law to finance?

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Hell ya dude

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I know someone who did but then pivoted back to BL. He was a JD/MBA.

He said his main reason for going back was that he could be a PE deal lawyer for a few years then go to a PE mega fund in house — he found this easier to do through law than through banking. He would do in house counsel at the first mega fund, get good cred, then join a smaller fund or start a smaller fund on the business side.

I’m now plotting to do the same.

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Why finance, if you don't mind me asking?

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