Profile assessment and advice for pushing into IB positions after career switch! (Law -> Big 4 SaT -> IB)

Maybe additionally from a „timeline“ perspective, for my business law bachelors, I‘ll take my final exam by the end of this month and I‘ve been now at my Big4 for one year (part time).

Hey! 
First of all, thanks for your reply!

Oh yeah, I‘ll definitely finish my Degree 😅 

Actually my last exam is next week, in my post, I was referring to my law degree, where im not sure if I‘m gonna finish it.

Im currently studying business law AND law, so thats probably where the confusion is at.

Also thank you for your advice!

I mean „part-time“ as part-time as it gets in finance 😅 But yeah, I‘m very fortunate about this opportunity. Im just not too sure about the WU Master. When you say, I can push to London, do you still refer to Big4 but in London, or are you talking about Banking Positions? I think the bigger opportunities (like BB, EB) will probably be over for me

for that life, but might MM in London still be realistic?

Also speaking of the internships, what do you think might be realistic to apply for?

Thank you in advance! 🙏🏼

Ah that's okay, it just wasn't clear from your post. You just need one Bachelor's degree, so completing the second one is totally up to you in my opinion. 

I don't know how things work in Frankfurt, so let me comment on London. In the UK, including London, Big4 pay peanuts, so going there doesn't make much sense. I am actually assuming you might be paid more than British employees in their graduate roles. Part-time work for students does exist in retail, coffee chains (so industries that have wages). Therefore, industries such as Finance and Business that pay salaries in general don't offer part-time positions to anyone studying - there might be some exceptions with smaller firms but normally students gain experience only during summer internships. 

As I understand you will get your legal diploma from a non-target which automatically puts you at a disadvantage and I don't think you will be able to get any internship with that, sorry. Of course, you can try as it doesn't hurt applying but be prepared for rejections from both BB/EB and MM. The job market is messed up atm and I'm afraid it won't get much better, rather the opposite considering the low amount of return FT offers given and other factors. In my opinion, you should be aiming at an internship but as a Finance student. Go through targets, there are some in Germany plus WU which I'm aware of. Alternatively there is RSM in the Netherlands which is highly valued in London, but the recruitment process for Finance and Investments 2024-25 is already closed (though for MSc Finance and Accounting is not). I'm arguing against British unis unless you are very rich and can afford paying around 60K GBP for a year including the living cost. I personally find it too risky to spend such an amount of money without knowing if the money you spend really give you the job you want. In general, the job application process for internships/FT roles starts in August/September so you need the relevant experience up this date. Additionally, you can try to apply for Off-cycle internships even now at BBs.