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01/09/2026
Two months post-qualification, I handed in my notice. Nobody thought it was a good idea.
Nearly 20 years later, here’s what that route actually gave me. Swipe. 👉
Tell me in comments if you took the unusual, quiet path as well. I’m building something with you in mind and would love to connect.
30/08/2026
Nobody hands you a guide for an in-house lawyer job. Whether you come from private practice, or straight from qualifying, you assume the job is the law. But it’s so much more.
It’s learning the business, mastering the judgement, understanding where risks are, speed, translation (form legal to business), and knowing which fires are real.
Anything else I missed?
Hi, I’m Edyta.
I’m a derivatives lawyer, former corporate girl and now an entrepreneur.
I spent years inside Credit Suisse and Man Group, negotiating the agreements behind global financial markets. Today, I run my own legal consultancy and DerivativesLab - an education platform for lawyers who want to understand the parts of this profession that are rarely taught.
This account is for lawyers, paralegals and future lawyers who want to get closer to the business.
The ones who want to understand:
• what lawyers inside investment banks and asset managers actually do
• how complex negotiations work in practice
• how legal judgment is built under pressure
• how technical lawyers become trusted commercial advisers
I call this legal alchemy: learning to move between technical expertise, strategy and influence - depending on what the situation requires.
If you are curious about negotiating legal contracts, or what an in-house legal career in banking and finance really involves, comment IN-HOUSE and I’ll send you my free training.