JD to IB/PE

I have went to undergrad with a major in business admin/financial economics at one of top Asia schools (#1 in my country - located in APAC) and going into

Prior to law school, I have done off-cycle internships at JPM IBD and local private equity firms in my country, with hopes to leverage on those experiences to pave my way into IB (Boutique restructuring teams possibly) and then into private equity in the US.

 

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