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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Meg - Paul Weiss" data-source="post: 217700" data-attributes="member: 42302">Good afternoon.In my experience the firm is indeed open to career switchers, indeed I consider myself to be one of them!Being a career switcher provides you with two invaluable advantages over more traditional candidates i.e. university graduates or lateral hires: (i) You will bring indispensable industry knowledge to your legal career. For example, from an Antitrust perspective, who better to advise on the substitutability of various semiconductor IP than a semiconductor IP engineer? Indeed, one of the most difficult things about being an AT lawyer is that with every new deal, you have to learn about a new industry. If the products are tangible e.g. car manufacturing and the supply chains simple, then this is not too challenging. However, many of the deals PW advises on are some of the most complex in the market involving AI, semiconductors, and all manner of software, for example! If you come to a transaction with the ability to explain highly technical concepts in layperson's terms to your colleagues, then you will be invaluable addition to the team! (ii) You will bring with you all the contacts from your previous career which can be built upon as Business Development opportunities, ensuring you can introduce the firm to potential new clients. Hope this helps.BestMeg</blockquote>

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