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Mikezilla:

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--- Quote from: ark_ader on February 22, 2011, 05:08:01 pm ---
I agree. The US is a blast. 


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The US is a blast.  But lest you think I'm just promoting my country it's worth mentioning that I am actively trying to leave.  My first choice for a job is in Paris and that's my primary destination for resumes.  I'm also working on getting a long-term work visa there, which is extraordinarily difficult (stupid French).  Beyond that I'm looking for work in London, Brussels, New York and D.C. (and one thing in Miami, for good measure).

I know that leaving your country isn't for everyone, and it definitely puts you outside your comfort zone.  But I sort of feel like I'm never really learning unless I'm a bit uncomfortable.  Obviously garwil has to look at the pros and cons to see if it's feasible, but if it is, it's a hell of an opportunity, not just to find a good job, but to find any job that will allow him to be completely immersed in a foreign culture.

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Have you ever traveled out of the country for extensive periods of time Shmokes?

shmokes:
I did a 3-month internship in Paris about a year and a half ago.  That was the most extensive. 

Mikezilla:
Thats cool, I was just wondering. I was in Japan for about 6 months because my girlfriend got a job as an english teacher there, and I went with her for support. I love Japanese culture, but man, there is no place like home.

ark_ader:

--- Quote from: shmokes on February 22, 2011, 05:42:39 pm ---
--- Quote from: ark_ader on February 22, 2011, 05:08:01 pm ---
I agree. The US is a blast. 


--- End quote ---

The US is a blast.  But lest you think I'm just promoting my country it's worth mentioning that I am actively trying to leave.  My first choice for a job is in Paris and that's my primary destination for resumes.  I'm also working on getting a long-term work visa there, which is extraordinarily difficult (stupid French).  Beyond that I'm looking for work in London, Brussels, New York and D.C. (and one thing in Miami, for good measure).

I know that leaving your country isn't for everyone, and it definitely puts you outside your comfort zone.  But I sort of feel like I'm never really learning unless I'm a bit uncomfortable.  Obviously garwil has to look at the pros and cons to see if it's feasible, but if it is, it's a hell of an opportunity, not just to find a good job, but to find any job that will allow him to be completely immersed in a foreign culture.

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Don't you have to take additional exams to practice law in a foreign country?  Are you thinking of supporting our troops with legal services in Europe?  Have you even looked at contracting overseas for the US government?  Lots of jobs here in the UK for unique legal services.  You could do three months in and one month out.  Lots of cheap flights from Florida to the UK.   :lol Now I'm selling the UK.

shmokes:
I want to practice international commercial arbitration, which is essentially commercial litigation where the companies on either side of the v. are from different nations.  For a number of practical reasons that I won't bore you with, regular courts are almost always a poor option for settling disputes between companies from different nations.  I technically need no legal qualifications at all to practice international arbitration.  Practically, I have to be barred somewhere because nobody would hire me otherwise.  But I don't need to take the Paris bar unless I plan to practice French law.  It just so happens that Paris is the (or one of the) international arbitration capitals in the world.  The International Chamber of Commerce is headquartered there. 

London is also big in international arbitration, but it seems to be a harder market to break into (despite language similarities) because all the law firms hire from 2-year traineeships that are a required part of legal education there.  I.e., the last two years of English legal training is essentially a 2-year internship that typically ends in a permanent job wherever you were a trainee.  Trying to break into a law firm fresh out of school with no substantial experience when I'm competing against kids who have spent the last two years at the firm is probably an exercise in futility.  After a couple years of experience I'm sure it's not hard to move laterally into a position into a London firm, but not right out of law school.

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