Have you passed your first Staatsexamen (or equivalent qualification) or your Assessorexamen successfully or will you be doing so shortly? Before you make important career decisions affecting your future, you should examine your options carefully. It is advisable to draw up an individual requirements profile for your future career. You should consider the following:
- Career in a firm or entrepreneurship?
- Generalisation or specialisation?
- Regular working hours or self-realisation in professional working surroundings?
- Routine or development opportunities?
If you are attracted for the second alternative in each case, your ideal choice would be an international law firm. And even if you are not completely sure about all of the points, you should take a closer look at this option. After you have had a few job interviews, you will also be able to make your decision based on these experiences. You will realise that it is not only the possible income, the prospective career opportunities, the structure of the law firm and other tangible criteria that interest you. You will place as much emphasis on how well you can imagine spending a long period at the firm you have come to know during your job interview. Perhaps ask yourself: did you engage with the people you met?