Hi, I am from a good private college and have a PPO from a T1 law firm in investment funds.

My brother lives in London, UK, so I want to join him after 2-3 years. I wanted to know the scope of lateral hiring in investment funds practice area outside India.

Thank you.

I'm assuming you are from Jindal. Funds practice, as it is quite niche, has above-average opportunities abroad. If you play your cards right, you can easily land a funds role in London. Speak to certain folks who have done this transition (their initials are IK and SA, and they have worked with a law firm starting from K).

1. Not much scope. DCM is one of the few areas that translates internationally.

2. I live in the UK (and in London specifically), have done for four years. Please don't waste your energy on trying to come here. Not worth the effort, time, money, embarrassment and humiliation, heartache, anything. UK (and London, in particular) are in a state of inexorable decline. Shitty economy, extraordinarily poor public finances, some of the highest tax rates in the world, cost of living going up and up, inflation at an all-time high, health system in state of collapse, extraordinarily hard immigration processes compared to what you get, paradox that those crossing the channel in boats get government-funded hotel accommodation because the government has never had the balls to call them what they are - "illegal immigrants" - extreme on the other side who believe all browns and blacks to be illegals (made worse because of out of control boats situation) (especially hurting because we sacrifice blood, sweat and tears), crime out of control in London (suggest to anyone that you will walk in Tower Hamlets East London at 7pm and they will say that the odds on getting mugged are very high, while stabbings and phone snatchings have shot up at an alarming rate and people engaging in what they call "fare evasion" (trying to jump the ticket barriers on the underground to avoid paying) has gone up to the levels expected in a stereotype formed by a neocolonial mindset of India), shocking levels of spending on the so-called "welfare bill" (social security payments) which rewards frauds instead of genuine cases, with millions of people who don't need it being on it and NEET (not in education, employment or training). When that Oxford-educated civil servant jokes with Sir Humphrey in Yes Minister that "The British worker is fundamentally lazy, wants something for nothing" (or words to that effect), he is totally right. The UK is two extremes: if you, in any capacity, try to enforce hard work or high standards, you get labelled "not inclusive", "racist", "ableist", "sexist" etc. Or, on the other side, you will be seen as the problem by whites who hate browns and blacks in any case, but are equally shocked by the collapse of responsibility and desire for hard work standards in their society and see browns and blacks as the cause for it. There is much better scope for your intellect, take it elsewhere. Not sure from your post whether you are a man or a woman. India is certainly not a fantastic society for women. But the UK is also much less fantastic then you might think. Not worth coming if you think you might have a safer or more dignified life in the UK if you are a woman, ain't necessarily gonna happen.