Careers in International Law

  Careers in International Law, a best-selling career guide from the ABA Section of International Law, has now been published in a second edition.  It's a collection of essays by leading international lawyers about their own careers and career paths.  It's a useful guide for law students and new lawyers who are seeking to enter the field of international law.  It's also useful for more experienced international lawyers who are seeking to move into a new area of international practice.  Here's the table of contents, which shows a wide range of topics and author experiences:

Demystifying the Mystical Career of an International Derivatives Lawyer

How Do You Get from Philadelphia to Paris?

What You Find Out after you Find Ice

My Career As a Latin American Transactional Lawyer

A Foreign (to the U.S.) Viewpoint on Practicing International Law

A Solo Practitioner's Pathway to International Law Practice

The Road to an International In-House Legal Career - A Tale of Two Lawyers

Fair Winds and Following Seas: A Career in Admiralty Practice

The China Bug

A Career in International Commercial Arbitration

Practicing International Criminal Law

An International Judge in Kosovo

The Practice of International Trade Law in the Public Sector

From San Francisco to Bulgaria: The Journey of a Private Practitioner Who Became an International Rule of Law Attorney

Using the Internet to Develop a Small-Firm International Law Practice

Network or Not Work

Creating Strategies for Launching and Growing an International Law Practice

Click here to learn more about the book. 

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