As one of the newest junior associates to join the growing Structured Finance Group at Reed Smith, there are times when I feel that I have the best seat in the house to witness the changes going on in this tumultuous period for our financial markets.  The economy as a whole, and its associated regulatory regime are in a clear and sustained state of flux.

The main benefit of this for someone at my stage of their career is that it encourages you to “challenge the unchallengeable.”  Ideas and concepts that were previously accepted practice are now being reformulated and reconsidered.  The building blocks which were simply taken as read are now questioned and analysed in detail. 
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