it's way too early to worry about that. you MIGHT have some idea when you start chambering. but in all likelihood, you would require a few years of working before you will be able to make a decision.

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Added on December 14, 2010, 5:07 pmthere are plenty of local grads in big firms. have you seriously looked online? which firms have you been tracking?

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Added on December 14, 2010, 5:21 pmdear, graduates from local uni usually dont get into private practice. they have a very bright future in government service. go check out the qualifications of the top ppl in the AG's chambers. their min presence in big firms is not because the big firm dont want to employ them but because they feel that gov service will take them further. trust me, if you can work hard and have the right attitude, you will get into the firm you are targeting.



This post has been edited by Eli: Dec 14 2010, 05:21 PM

1) Because some practising lawyer told me that better for me to choose now which area of law that I interested and focus on it during my study- I still disagree with this statement, the subjects that you take in uni have no bearing on your future professional life. they only serve as general knowledge. for example if you take company law as a subject in uni, it will give you some general background as to company law. but it does not mean that failing to take company law means you can never be a corporate and commercial lawyer. 99% of what you really need is what you will learn while working. if u have the drive and the attitude, you can pick up areas that you failed to study during university. the area that i am in, i didnt even remotely touch in uni.

2)ya there are plenty of local grads in big firms but most of them onli a legal assistant. Majority partners from big or medium size firm were graduated from overseas. i disagree. in big firms, they have a mixture of overseas grads (UK, NZ, Aust, Singapore), london external grads, UM grads and grads from other local uni (example IIU etc) as partners. i'm telling you, NO ONE looks down on local universities. however, having said that, big firms have no problem with ANY uni grads in so long as they can speak and write good english. and your english seems fine.

3) What I concern is because I currently studying in MMU, I feel that the future like limited if continue study in mmu, honestly speaking until now nobody can prove to me that local graduate can success unless study in UM. it has already been proven. u are just not listening. but it's your life. if you wanna do something silly like change uni midway of your career it's up to u. just remember that u are delaying your own career path.

Do you know that the firms you listed actively market themselves to local uni students? Try going to those career fairs. If ur grates are good and you are impressive during the interview it doesn't matter whether you are a local grad or a foreign grad.

Anyway, u are under the wrong impression if you think that being a partner in a big firm is the be all and end all of everything. There are tons of very good medium and small firms out there. It isn't so much where u work but WHO you work for. Plus some of these medium and small firms pay their legal assistants and partners much better than the big firms.