London based finance lawyer here. Any examples of people successfully pivoting into IB or PE?

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Great Q. Are you thinking more in-house at a fund or pure biz side. Wonder what WLB/salary…etc look like for both. Are attorneys turned biz-side more highly comped? Respected?

I’ve seen some rare but not too rare opportunities in funds front office that need a transactional lawyer. I think smaller funds are probably easier because more flexible and less rigid function settings.

Also you could pay attention to APAC market if open to move

I did it last year. Jumped during my 3rd year as a corporate generalist into an IB associate role. Happy to talk.

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