“It’s like being a Premiership player and being asked to come play for Man City.” Michael Finn, head of country in Ireland, is describing why he badly wanted to join the international law firm Bird & Bird. He apologises for the sporting analogy but can’t help himself. “In the areas that Bird & Bird really focuses on and is internationally renowned in like intellectual property, which is the area I work in, it’s basically like being asked to come and play for the best team in the Premiership.” A specialised disputes lawyer who has spent his legal career working in…

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