u/aoyunn

A question for transactional senior lawyers - what value do you get from networking with bankers?

I'm a junior in M&A and I've been told it's always worth doing. Is it because many of them will move on to other roles elsewhere?

This is a broad and superficial comment but I find junior bankers to be a bit painful to talk to. It seems like their environments are so abrasive that they have to put on an air of arrogance (something like a machine-like persona) which makes conversation feel like squeezing blood out of a stone. It really surprises me since their seniors tend to be pretty charismatic.

I’m qualifying in September and trying to figure out what’s a reasonable amount of rent to pay.

Appreciate that it’s an assessment to be made based on my personal circumstances, but that did get me wondering what a ‘normal’ amount would be.

As a trainee, I’m paying c. £1.3k per month for my half of a two bed flat in zone 2.

I’ve moved from London to New York. Work feels really different here. Stuff progresses so fast. I’m trying to figure out why.

What’s your experience working with London lawyers? Do you think it’s different?