Interviews

Behind-the-scenes stories of how internationally trained lawyers build their career in the U.S. and worldwide

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Season 5: Episode 2: Paula Marques Merlin

Contracts Manager at American Structurepoint

How to get a job as a LLM in a consulting firm?

Yi Song 3/3/25 Yi Song 3/3/25

Season 5: Episode 5: Pauline Marie Gairanod

International Attorney at Milbank LLP in Munich, Germany

How did a LLM get hired at BigLaw in Germany?

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Season 5: Episode 9: Vayuna Gupta

Legal and Policy Advisor at Global Rights for Women

How to get a job in public interest law as a LLM?

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Season 4: Episode 2: Erblina Sejdiu

International Arbitration Attorney in Berlin, Germany

How to network your way into BigLaw?

Yi Song 9/8/24 Yi Song 9/8/24

Season 4: Episode 6: Alex Kaung Myat Ahkar

Associate at Steptoe LLP in Washington DC

How to land a job in BigLaw as a LLM?

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Season 3: Episode 9: Miki Kinoshita

Dual-Licensed Corporate and Securities Attorney in Japan and NY

How did she manage to pass the bar as an internationally trained lawyer (and a mom of two toddlers)?

Yi Song 3/2/23 Yi Song 3/2/23

S1: Bonus Episode: Ruth Njeri Gitau

Ruth Njeri Gitau, who not only wrote the best paper in my legal research and writing class at Georgetown University Law Center but just passed the February New York Bar Exam!