“I am a banking & finance 1PQE associate who has recently been made redundant from a top-tier US law firm. I’m quickly becoming aware that none of the top players are hiring junior banking & finance lawyers at the moment. There are some banking & finance jobs in the Middle East, but I am not too keen to relocate. On the one hand, I am concerned that if I go into a medium or small-size law firm, I might find it difficult to get back into a large City firm. On the other hand, one cannot be too picky in the current market and my redundancy pay will go only so far. Apart from one year of banking & finance experience, I have some tax experience from an accounting firm.
“What would be the best move for my career at the moment?”
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