Interviews
Behind-the-scenes stories of how internationally trained lawyers build their career in the U.S. and worldwide
Season 3: Episode 2: Magdalena Mozdzierz
Senior Manager at Ernst & Young New York
How to make it as an international tax lawyer at Big Four?
Season 3: Episode 4: Alyanna Apacible
Legal Researcher at International Association of Privacy Professionals
How to find a job in the U.S. as a Tech Law LLM?
Season 3: Episode 5: Helen Winter
Assistant Professor of Law and Practice at Pepperdine University School of Law
How to become a law professor as an internationally trained lawyer?
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: Episode 9: Allan Achesa Maleche
Human Rights Lawyer and Global Health Expert
How to change the world as an international human rights lawyer?
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: 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 4: Yara Karam
Lawyer from Lebanon and Legal Extern at Hogan Lovells
What do Amal Clooney and Yara Karam have in common? How did a recipe on LinkedIn lead to Yara’s BigLaw externship?
Season 1: Episode 7: Pushkar Keshavmurthy
Pushkar, a LinkedIn influencer before he even set foot in law school, is the third-generation lawyer in his family. He’s dedicated to establish a career in international arbitration.
Season 1: Episode 8: Haohan Wang
Haohan Wang applied to 25 externship positions and received 15 interview invites and 3 offers. Haohan received his first law degree in the UK. He studied and worked in Beijing, London and Brussels. What are the top networking tips that landed him an externship position at BigLaw?
S1: Bonus Episode: Claudio A. Klaus Jr
Meet Claudio A. Klaus Jr, a LinkedIn influencer and a law student from Brazil. He built a network of 9,000 LinkedIn followers under 6 months.