“I’m a three-year-qualified assistant working in the structured finance team of a major City firm but don’t really feel that this is the job for me. I have considered going in-house with a bank but I don’t like the idea of working in a support function.
I’ve heard a lot of talk recently about lawyers going into investment banking but what I really want to know is what kind of roles and prospects there are for lawyers in IB. Many seem to be working in compliance roles for debt securities, which doesn’t seem to quite cut it. Can lawyers really cross the floor to take on commercial roles at banks? And, if so, in what areas do you have the best prospects?”
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