Foreign Attorneys
Here are some of several major law firms actively recruiting foreign law graduates:
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP,
Baker & McKenzie LLP,
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP,
Shearman & Sterling LLP.
Bar Admission
New York
California
Bar Statistics
Foreign Legal Consultants
---NY
---PA
---CA
---FL
---TX
---JAPAN
So far, only 24 states allow foreign legal consultants to advise
on the laws of their home country and other international law.
ISSUES TO CONSIDER BEFORE MOVING
---Why do I want to take an international
assignment?
---What do I really expect to get out of an international assignment?
---What decisions will I need to make regarding my personal life and career?
---What will be required to prepare for and move to another country?
---Can I cope with beliefs and expectations
that are different from my own?
---Can I adapt to differences in social and cultural systems?
---Can my marriage or relationship handle the pressure of so many changes?
---Will I sell or rent my present home?
Expatriate News
---Regulations governing driver’s licenses are a recurring problem for Americans
abroad.
---The United States is the only developed country in the world that continues
to impose worldwide income tax on its citizens working overseas.
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Relocation Services
Professional corporate relocation services are essential to recruiting and
retaining quality team members.
Concerns about how a spouse or partner's career will be affected by a move,
the needs of family members and the fear of being without support in a
strange location are common reasons why some attorneys reject
offers involving relocation.
International Counsel Search offers a range of Destination and Settling-In
Services that can help transferees and their families quickly feel at home
in their new environment.
Our services include, but are not limited to:
---Destination Services / Preview/Decision Trip / Pre-Arrival Consultation / Area Information Package
/ Area & Cultural Orientation / Settling-In Services / Educational Assistance
/ Spousal/Partner Career Support.
Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT)
Looking to Jump Start Your Career?
If you are an American attorney, you can now take the Qualified Lawyers
Transfer Test (QLTT) in the USA and qualify as an English solicitor. The
QLTT is a short and open book conversion test, officially administered by
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FOREIGN ASSIGNMENT
In general, the best major markets for
relocation have been California, the East Coast (including
New York City, Washington, DC, Northern Virginia, Boston and Philadelphia)
followed by Chicago. Other cities offering steady growth, affordable housing,
and an outstanding environment for raising families without the high cost of
living, frenetic pace and congestion of larger metropolitan areas are Atlanta,
Austin, Miami.
Bilingual attorneys may consider Paris, London, Frankfurt,
Berlin, Rome, Geneva, Brussels, Moscow, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Toronto,
Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, and Rio de Janeiro.
As foreign legal markets began to open up, those who enjoy travel and
intellectual challenge may undertake voluntary rotation at an overseas office. Since most of the work
done in the foreign offices is transactional, corporate attorneys often get the
assignments, first. However, litigators can expect to work on international
arbitrations.
Other who are benefiting from the globalization of law firms are LLMs, who are
generally more experienced than their JD or LLB colleagues.
Firms and corporations are finding LLMs
increasingly attractive as prospective recruits.
In addition to the intellectual
and sometimes language challenges, there are numerous benefits lo living abroad.
Many firms provide substantial cost of living adjustment and relocation expenses
benefits. Associates at the London office of
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP receive a $50,000
cost of living adjustment and an additional $4,000 relocation allowance.
Attorneys seeking an
overseas career opportunity have options beyond large New York firms with
extensive overseas networks. Prestigious London, Paris, Frankfurt, Montreal, and
Toronto firms have also been expanding into other continents. Language skills or
prior experience in the destination country is helpful but not required.
UNIQUE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
---Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Washington, DC, office allow
attorneys from outside the United States to spend nine to 12 months with the
firm. The Foreign Legal Consultants salary is
currently $100,000 a year.
---Vinson & Elkins LLP offers a first-year associate salary of
£80,000
($157,072) in London and pays all course fees and a
discretionary stipend (of up to £7,500 or $14,725) to assist with the LPC year.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
United States Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services
United States Department of State
United States Embassy in France
United States Embassy in Germany
United States Embassy in United Kingdom
SELECTED EMBASSIES
Embassy of Germany
British Embassy
Embassy of France
Embassy of Russia
Embassy of China
Embassy of Japan
Embassy
of Canada
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three subjects.
A fourth exam is on
Principles of Common
Law. However attorneys in
the US are exempt
from this exam.
Property
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Wills,
Probate and
Administration
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3/3/09
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Legal
System,
Civil
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and Criminal
Litigation
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3-hour
written
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Professional
Conduct
and Accounts
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FRENCH VERSION
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1990).
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Affiliations, Int'l Law. Newsletter, vol. xv, no. 6, 1993, at 26-37.
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in the European Community, 15 Fordham Int'l L.J. 699 (1991-92).
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introduced), The Times 27 (Aug. 17, 1993).
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