I was asked by a contact in Robert-Gordon-University to talk to their LLM and Policy Master students about my career. While I have obtained an LLM during a career break 2010-11, my career isn't really in the legal profession, and I have not done much with it since, I had to take a more general perspective. The flipside is that this presentation might be of some general interest.

1. Ernst Schnell
RGU Networking Day
2017
Aberdeen, 12 May 2017

2. Who am I?
 Primary and Secondary Education in
Germany
 Dipl.-Ing. Chemical Engineering from
Universität Karlsruhe (TH)
 Field Engineer (Well Cementing) in
Nigeria, Germany, Netherlands, UK,
Angola
 LLM Oil & Gas Law, RGU
 Remote Operations Manager, Technology
& Business Development Manager,
EESSA

3. Career Decision Making

4. Why Oil & Gas Law?

Need for a career break (check
#OutsideWork)

Not an MBA

1 year degree

Maintain the career narrative

Arbitration as a joint application of
Legal and technical knowledge

5. Collateral Benefits

Writing skills

Knowledge of contracts,IP law

Understanding of M&A

Structured thinking and argument

CIArb membership

6. Takeaway

The road is not straight.

“Everybody has a plan 'til they get punched
in the mouth.” (Mike Tyson)

The power of serendipity
Follow Your dreams, but keep
your eyes on the road

7. Your Careerpath -
Questions & Comments
?
By Aziz Nasuti [CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons