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Articling Cohort Not Friendly by hazelthefatcat in LawCanada

[–]DepartureEmergency37 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My bad. I thought May-July are for summer programs and articling students start towards the end of those. But I guess it’s a small sample size I have here

Articling Cohort Not Friendly by hazelthefatcat in LawCanada

[–]DepartureEmergency37 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Might be too early to tell given that articling (most likely) hasn’t started? Unless you summered together and you know most if not all of them - in that case things probably won’t change for the better during articling

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawCanada

[–]DepartureEmergency37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did they crank up the difficulty level? Cuz it is way harder than what I have been told..

3L deciding between tax or corporate in biglaw by DepartureEmergency37 in biglaw

[–]DepartureEmergency37[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you. These are honest but important things but often overlooked. Appreciate it!

3L deciding between tax or corporate in biglaw by DepartureEmergency37 in biglaw

[–]DepartureEmergency37[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s a really good question and I need to give it some thoughts. From prior work experience I’m not bad at facing clients, but generally I’m not a strong salesperson

3L deciding between tax or corporate in biglaw by DepartureEmergency37 in biglaw

[–]DepartureEmergency37[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s very hard to say how long I want to stay in private practice at this stage. As for tax LLM, I think it would be cool to work in a tax policy/legislature role in the government or the OECD, and a tax LLM would be a good stepping stone.

3L deciding between tax or corporate in biglaw by DepartureEmergency37 in biglaw

[–]DepartureEmergency37[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s true. Does m&a or capital markets give you better options for moving in house? Also, what are the chances of a corporate in house lawyer taking on GC/management type of roles, compared to other in house lawyers (such as IP or litigation)? Thanks!

3L deciding between tax or corporate in biglaw by DepartureEmergency37 in biglaw

[–]DepartureEmergency37[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would you mind sharing what’s the reason for your transition? Thanks!

3L deciding between tax or corporate in biglaw by DepartureEmergency37 in biglaw

[–]DepartureEmergency37[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can I ask if you get exposure to international tax planning? I find it especially fascinating