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Is it better for my career progression/exit opportunities to do general corporate/M&A in a small firm or a specialised field (such as IP, tax) in a big firm?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is it better for my career progression/exit opportunities to do general corporate/M&A in a small firm or a specialised field (such as IP, tax) in a big firm?

Intern under M Ravi best

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What is the paralegal pay in big 4 and mid-sized firms? Are most paralegals fee-earners too?

Got paralegals in international firms earn close to 10000 and their lives v shiok one billing target is 50hrs a month good good good

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Lol what about banking and finance? Doesn't the claim of relevance outside of practice hold true for that dept too, or am I missing something

i think corporate (in the sense of non-disputes) work generally has more relevance outside of practice than disputes. Then within corporate, general corporate / m&a would have the most relevance _in general_ because it can touch on many areas of law.

banking/finance is probably narrower than gen corp / m&a. But I think yes it's very transferable internationally (esp in private practice); but even then not all economies / cities / towns have such a heavy finance presence like SG (or the other beloved cities of SG lawyers).

just my 2c from what i hear from others.

I am a y2 student and should be doing internships in summer. Applied to several but have no received any offer/rejection. Should I be worried...when should I stop waiting for the replies?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What seems to be implied in your question is that they make more than lawyers. And they really don’t? The average insurance agent will make far less than the average lawyer. And the best agents will also make less than the best lawyers. Show me an insurance agent who is pulling 200k starting salary as a 26 year old?

Lurker here. The top 5 under 30yo priority bankers (not private) of each local bank are clearing 1m a year all in easily.

I know an independent insurance agent who just turned 30 who cleared 700 last year.

You just need to not have a conscience. Like in our line of work.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I am a y2 student and should be doing internships in summer. Applied to several but have no received any offer/rejection. Should I be worried...when should I stop waiting for the replies?

Are you only applying to big firms? By this point in the year.. yeah it's pretty late. But you should still try, people drop out of internships all the time for many reasons.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I am a y2 student and should be doing internships in summer. Applied to several but have no received any offer/rejection. Should I be worried...when should I stop waiting for the replies?

Apply to ceca law firms and let a ceca come and take your place. Win-win.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Lurker here. The top 5 under 30yo priority bankers (not private) of each local bank are clearing 1m a year all in easily.

I know an independent insurance agent who just turned 30 who cleared 700 last year.

You just need to not have a conscience. Like in our line of work.

Don't they crash and burnout eventually...

Is anyone signing up for the July 2021 QLTS MCT? Are you able to book a slot?