I used to want to do litigation, so my experiences on my resume skew toward litigation (moot court competitions, Art. III internship). Now I feel like I'm more interested in transactional stuff, but I don't have any grade trends that "jump" out as transactional. I got a A- in Ks 1st semester and a B+ second semester. Other grades above the median are civ pro and crim law.
How would you spin an interest in transactional work? I probably want to do something finance-related and I took ~4-5 finance courses in undergrad.
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Re: How to spin interest in transactional work after 1L
I'm in a similar position (as are many rising 2Ls b/c it's pretty difficult to actually so corporate work your 1L summer), and my career counselor said it's perfectly fine in interviews to say "Most of my classes and my 1L internship have exposed me to litigation work, but I think as a summer associate I would like to try transactional work as well." You can emphasize aspects of their firm (their assignment/rotation system) that you like b/c it will enable you to try both as a summer. Taking finance courses in undergrad is also definitely something to bring out. Or just mention that you follow business developments and are interested in working on behind the scenes on important business transactions (you shoudl definitely read the business section of the NYT/WSJ the weeks leading up to your interview so if they ask you something about a recent business deal, you'll have a response). You can also talk about how you want to work with the other side to achieve something rather than always be in an adversarial position.
The basic point, though, is that you don't have to do much "spinning" as long as you are knowledgeable abut the firm and enthusiastic.
The basic point, though, is that you don't have to do much "spinning" as long as you are knowledgeable abut the firm and enthusiastic.
