Interviews
Behind-the-scenes stories of how internationally trained lawyers build their career in the U.S. and worldwide
Season 4 Premiere: Amadeu Ribeiro
Partner in Regulatory and Antitrust Group at DLA Piper New York
How did he make it as an antitrust lawyer in BigLaw in New York City?
Season 4: Episode 2: Erblina Sejdiu
International Arbitration Attorney in Berlin, Germany
How to network your way into BigLaw?
Season 4: Episode 4: Aura Guerrero
Legal Advisor on Food and Nutrition Policy at Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
How can you leverage a BigLaw internship to transition into public interest law?
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?
Season 4: Finale: Alexander Gonzalez Castillo
Partner at Arguilar Castillo, Former attorney at Latham & Watkin (NY), Simpson Thacher (NY) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (DC)
How did he land jobs in BigLaw (three times)?
Season 3 Premiere: Danny Mutisya
Director and Co-Head, Clifford Chance London
How did he end up at the London office of BigLaw after earning his LLM in the U.S.?
Season 3: Episode 6: João Marçal Martins
International Litigation and Arbitration Partner in cooperation with DLA Piper in Brazil
What lawyering skills are among the most important to enable him to work in international arbitration?
Season 3: Episode 7: Paloma Cipolla Moguilevsky
International Arbitration Associate at Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, DC
How did a moot court competition turn into her job offer at BigLaw?
Season 3: Episode 8: Katya Hazard
Managing Director, K2 Integrity
How to network and land your first job at BigLaw?
Season 3: Finale: Diego Durán de la Vega
Dispute Practice Partner and Co-Chair of Hughes Hubbard & Reed in Washington, DC
How to make it as co-chair at BigLaw as an internationally trained lawyer?
Season 2 Premiere: Yao Liu
Shareholder at Cavitch Familo & Durkin
How did he become the first international intern turned shareholder at the firm’s 137-year history?
Season 2: Episode 4: Evelyn Y. Riley
Counsel in Complex Litigation Practice, Cozen O’Connor
This is a story of transformation: an IP lawyer turned BigLaw litigation counsel.
Season 2: Episode 5: Ignacio Zabala Alonso
International Arbitration Lawyer licensed in Spain and England & Wales, McDermott Will & Emery
How did he turn his BigLaw externship into a post-graduation job offer?
Season 2: Episode 6: Mônica Murayama
International Arbitration Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
How to network and ace your BigLaw interview with a personal touch?
Season 2: Episode 7: Nikolaos Doukellis
Investigations and White Collar Group, Hogan Lovells
How did he transition from the World Bank to BigLaw?
Season 2: Episode 8: Ruoke Liu
Partner, Investment Funds, Morgan Lewis
The hiring partner tells you: what is BigLaw looking for when hiring internationally trained lawyers?
Season 2: Finale: Lucas Loviscek
International Arbitration Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
How did he rise to the top in international arbitration at BigLaw?
Season 1: Premiere: Jose Garcia Cueto
International Arbitration Partner at Clifford Chance
Jose, a DC-based lawyer from Spain, is the partner running the Latin America international arbitration and dispute practice at Clifford Chance.
Season 1: Episode 2: Alfie Battista
Commercial Litigator and Legal Extern at KPMG
Find out how Alfie secured an externship at one of the Big Four accounting firms and how he continues to network on his job.
Season 1: Episode 3: Xin Tao
Partner at Baker McKenzie
Before Xin made partner at Baker McKenzie, he could not find many role models who have the exact same background as his.