I am a US attorney with a very reputable environmentaL firm. Passed the MCT and will take the OSCE in May. Would love any and all advice about how law firm or in-house hiring in London works.

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From my (admittedly limited!) experience, the key two ways hiring occur are through referrals and recruiters. If you know somebody who works at a firm or for a company you’d be interested in, you could ask them to pass you CV along. Another approach is to use recruiters, as often they’ll have a very good understanding of what’s available and can then market you accordingly. I haven’t used them, but Taylor Root or the Stephen James Partnership are two options. Shoot them a message and I’m sure he’d be very happy to help!

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Thank you so much! This is super helpful!

I would love to hear more about your experience transitioning from the US to London.

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