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Having said that, if you have an offer from the fund in hand and no other offer, I’d say take the offer anyway and maybe continue to interview with firms? Joining the fund will likely introduce to a host of lawyers at law firms anyway.
The advice I’ve given you is quite generic and based on how people normally do things. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t choose a different approach but just wanted to explain why the traditional route is more commonly followed.
Good luck!
I have a job offer from an investment advisory firm who work in M&A and Venture Capital. Its an area of interest of mine but I finally want to work in a law firm in the above mentioned areas. Should I join the investment advisory firm or should I wait and join a law firm and then transfer? Will my experience at the investment advisory firm help me get a job at a law firm ? Looking forward to hearing from all of you. Thank you.