Long story short, I want to do a 180 career switch and get into fintech. I find the crypto, blockchain, NFT, web-3 space fascinating and want to figure out how I can get involved.
About me: I've been practicing law for about 4 years now. I have a decent pedigree (t-14) and then biglaw for 2.5 years (practice area super niche and boring - finance/HY debt). Ended up realizing not for me and quit to do some legal adjacent stuff at an investment bank (so no transactional experience last 2 years, just doing some regulatory/licensing stuff).
I've financially secure and willing to take a giant paycut for some experience in a relatively novel and exciting space. And doubly so if the company culture is remote work. Any tips?
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Re: How to switch to fintech as entry level?
Do you mean on the business side or on the legal side? On the business side, I can't really be helpful (although many players in the space - of varying degrees of reputability - are hiring like mad). On the legal side, I work in this space and I actually think you could sell this pretty easily, either for roles at a firm or a role in-house.
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Re: How to switch to fintech as entry level?
Thanks, would like to hear more about your experience. I was thinking the legal side to start (don't really have any biz side skills or experience, except was a CPA before law school.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sun Jan 09, 2022 8:51 pmDo you mean on the business side or on the legal side? On the business side, I can't really be helpful (although many players in the space - of varying degrees of reputability - are hiring like mad). On the legal side, I work in this space and I actually think you could sell this pretty easily, either for roles at a firm or a role in-house.
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Re: How to switch to fintech as entry level?
Following. Also interested!
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OP here - how can I sell it? What do you look for when trying to fine these kinds of roles?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sun Jan 09, 2022 8:51 pmDo you mean on the business side or on the legal side? On the business side, I can't really be helpful (although many players in the space - of varying degrees of reputability - are hiring like mad). On the legal side, I work in this space and I actually think you could sell this pretty easily, either for roles at a firm or a role in-house.
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