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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Do you have the skillsets? Are you willing to network and beg for a chance to learn on the job? If not, forget about it. The transition is not easy at all.
I know friends who have done it. They fall into two categories - (1) either they had the finance skills to begin with (e.g. double degree, or did their own learning), or (2) they begged for a chance to prove themselves and nearly died learning on the job.
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Agree with this. Skillsets not just technical skills and aptitude. Also in certain industries not everything abide so closely to rule of law.
Age is another factor. Transitions across high intensity careers are better done when younger, as you need the energy to put in more hours to learn OTJ to just catch up with your competitive colleagues.
IMO there is more advantage to be in the law firm that works on different deals as you get overview across different companies.