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A Lawyer's Journey - Sumaira Shaikh

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Do you want to become a lawyer? Today on the My Career Shop Podcast, I am joined by Sumaira Shaikh, a seasoned banking attorney licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C., New York, Massachusetts and Ontario, Canada. In this episode, we will discuss Sumaira's journey from high school to working at an AM Law 100 firm, her diverse experience as a litigator and in the transactional world, prerequisites to becoming a lawyer, stress and work life balance in the legal profession, type of characteristics you need to succeed as a lawyer, pros and cons about the profession, tips to help you succeed and much more.
More details regarding this episode and the career of a Lawyer at https://mycareershop.com (Under Construction)
Guest: Sumaira Shaikh

Support the show

Thank you for listening!
Contact me at umair.shaikh@mycareershop.com
Please provide a 5-star rating, subscribe and leave a comment on the platform you are listening on! Also, let me know what other professions you would like to hear from!
More details regarding each profession can be found at https://mycareershop.com (Under Construction)
THE MY CAREER SHOP PODCAST (“PODCAST”) DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR REPRESENT AS TO THE ACCURACY OR SUFFICIENCY OF THE INFORMATION FEATURED IN THIS PODCAST. THE INFORMATION, OPINIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST ARE FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND ANY RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS PODCAST IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THIS PODCAST SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE, MY CAREER SHOP, LLC DOES NOT ENDORSE, RECOMMEND, APPROVE, OR CERTIFY ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCT, PROCESS, SERVICE, OR ORGANIZATION PRESENTED OR MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST, AND INFORMATION FROM THIS PODCAST SHOULD NOT BE REFERENCED IN ANY WAY TO IMPLY SUCH APPROVAL OR ENDORSEMENT. MY CAREER SHOP, LLC ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT CONTAINED IN THIS PODCAST.

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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Sumaira's Journey (00:01:23)

3. Prerequisites & Steps to becoming a lawyer (00:07:26)

4. Importance of 1st year in law school & On Campus Interviews (00:14:20)

5. Steps after law school in Ontario, Canada (00:17:56)

6. Recap of steps to become a lawyer in Ontario (00:21:46)

7. Canadian transitioning to becoming a lawyer in USA (00:22:51)

8. Steps to becoming a lawyer in the US (00:25:21)

9. MPRE requirement (00:26:53)

10. Regional limitations (00:28:31)

11. Traits to succeed as a lawyer & undesirable traits for the profession (00:31:14)

12. What does a day in the life of a lawyer look like? (00:40:17)

13. What does a banking attorney do? (00:45:40)

14. What are some ancillary tasks a lawyer has to perform? (00:51:04)

15. Time entry & billable quotas (00:51:17)

16. Is being a lawyer stressful? (00:56:13)

17. Does the job get redundant? (00:59:27)

18. How much money does a lawyer earn? (01:04:25)

19. Not all lawyers make a lot of money (01:06:20)

20. Special perks of being a lawyer (01:15:29)

21. Work-life balance or lack thereof (01:20:55)

22. What Sumaira likes about being a lawyer? (01:28:14)

23. What Sumaira dislikes about being a lawyer? (01:29:13)

24. Advice to younger self (01:32:27)

25. Best career advice (01:34:28)

26. Best career advice (01:34:28)

27. Worst career advice (01:34:55)

15 afleveringen

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Inhoud geleverd door Umair Shaikh. Alle podcastinhoud, inclusief afleveringen, afbeeldingen en podcastbeschrijvingen, wordt rechtstreeks geüpload en geleverd door Umair Shaikh of hun podcastplatformpartner. Als u denkt dat iemand uw auteursrechtelijk beschermde werk zonder uw toestemming gebruikt, kunt u het hier beschreven proces https://nl.player.fm/legal volgen.

Do you want to become a lawyer? Today on the My Career Shop Podcast, I am joined by Sumaira Shaikh, a seasoned banking attorney licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C., New York, Massachusetts and Ontario, Canada. In this episode, we will discuss Sumaira's journey from high school to working at an AM Law 100 firm, her diverse experience as a litigator and in the transactional world, prerequisites to becoming a lawyer, stress and work life balance in the legal profession, type of characteristics you need to succeed as a lawyer, pros and cons about the profession, tips to help you succeed and much more.
More details regarding this episode and the career of a Lawyer at https://mycareershop.com (Under Construction)
Guest: Sumaira Shaikh

Support the show

Thank you for listening!
Contact me at umair.shaikh@mycareershop.com
Please provide a 5-star rating, subscribe and leave a comment on the platform you are listening on! Also, let me know what other professions you would like to hear from!
More details regarding each profession can be found at https://mycareershop.com (Under Construction)
THE MY CAREER SHOP PODCAST (“PODCAST”) DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR REPRESENT AS TO THE ACCURACY OR SUFFICIENCY OF THE INFORMATION FEATURED IN THIS PODCAST. THE INFORMATION, OPINIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST ARE FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND ANY RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS PODCAST IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THIS PODCAST SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE, MY CAREER SHOP, LLC DOES NOT ENDORSE, RECOMMEND, APPROVE, OR CERTIFY ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCT, PROCESS, SERVICE, OR ORGANIZATION PRESENTED OR MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST, AND INFORMATION FROM THIS PODCAST SHOULD NOT BE REFERENCED IN ANY WAY TO IMPLY SUCH APPROVAL OR ENDORSEMENT. MY CAREER SHOP, LLC ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT CONTAINED IN THIS PODCAST.

  continue reading

Hoofdstukken

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Sumaira's Journey (00:01:23)

3. Prerequisites & Steps to becoming a lawyer (00:07:26)

4. Importance of 1st year in law school & On Campus Interviews (00:14:20)

5. Steps after law school in Ontario, Canada (00:17:56)

6. Recap of steps to become a lawyer in Ontario (00:21:46)

7. Canadian transitioning to becoming a lawyer in USA (00:22:51)

8. Steps to becoming a lawyer in the US (00:25:21)

9. MPRE requirement (00:26:53)

10. Regional limitations (00:28:31)

11. Traits to succeed as a lawyer & undesirable traits for the profession (00:31:14)

12. What does a day in the life of a lawyer look like? (00:40:17)

13. What does a banking attorney do? (00:45:40)

14. What are some ancillary tasks a lawyer has to perform? (00:51:04)

15. Time entry & billable quotas (00:51:17)

16. Is being a lawyer stressful? (00:56:13)

17. Does the job get redundant? (00:59:27)

18. How much money does a lawyer earn? (01:04:25)

19. Not all lawyers make a lot of money (01:06:20)

20. Special perks of being a lawyer (01:15:29)

21. Work-life balance or lack thereof (01:20:55)

22. What Sumaira likes about being a lawyer? (01:28:14)

23. What Sumaira dislikes about being a lawyer? (01:29:13)

24. Advice to younger self (01:32:27)

25. Best career advice (01:34:28)

26. Best career advice (01:34:28)

27. Worst career advice (01:34:55)

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