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Subject: International Lawyers
Category: Reference, Education and News > Job and Careers
Asked by: mehtasachin569-ga
List Price: $25.00
Posted: 06 Jan 2006 14:41 PST
Expires: 05 Feb 2006 14:41 PST
Question ID: 430115
I am a attorney 3 years out of practice, and I was looking to work internationally.

My question is:  What does one need to do to get a job as a trial
attorney at the International Criminal Court?  How about an attorney
position anywhere for the United Nations and/or its affiliated
organizations?

I sent them an application electronically, and received a curt,
automated response.  Am I way out of my league?  Do I need to speak
French (I'm about to sign up for French lessons)?  Are the types of
people who get these positions typically international trial attorneys
from elite, Ivy League schools (I'm from University of Southern
California, Law School)?

I guess an answer would be complete if it gives me a realistic sense
of what it takes to be working at the U.N. or ICC as an attorney; i.e.
does one need to be published, renowned, have contacts, be
'international.'  An answer would be even better if it opened my eyes
to other cool possibilities abroad - places, governments,
organizations, that could use an attorney from California.

Oh, researcher: If you think more money would help, let me know...I
don't know how to gauge the price of these things! Thanks...

Clarification of Question by mehtasachin569-ga on 06 Jan 2006 17:38 PST
Oops...I meant *3* years of experience...not out of practice...
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Subject: Re: International Lawyers
From: myoarin-ga on 06 Jan 2006 17:09 PST
 
Greetings,
"three years out of practice" or with three years of practice?

I am no lawyer and no Researcher, so this is just a free comment  -
and maybe just worth that, nothing.

Perhaps a Researcher can find sources that tell what qualifications
are expected for the kind of position you are seeking.

In those positions, you will be competing with persons who speak their
own language, and if that isn't English, probably English and a third
language, and they will probably have spent at least a year studying
in that country, i.e. they will have an educated exposure to another
country's legal system and probably their legal studies will have been
directed to international law, although they will have had to pass
exams in the nitty-gritty of their own legal system to get their
degree.
I live in Germany and see lawyers' letterheads; several names will
have a foreign degree in addition to their German one.

I would be talk through my hat if tried say more.
I hope a Researcher can give you more detailed information.
Regards, Myoarin
Subject: Re: International Lawyers
From: mehtasachin569-ga on 06 Jan 2006 17:39 PST
 
Thank you for the information...and pointing out the mistake...that's
three years of practice, not three years out of practice like I
wrote...

Sometimes i wonder why I became a lawyer - almost impossible to
transfer my skills to another country (even another American state)...

...thanks again for your comment!
Subject: Re: International Lawyers
From: myoarin-ga on 06 Jan 2006 17:53 PST
 
Hey, if you practice in California, it is as big as many countries and
probably a lot more litigious, good place to be, besides its other
advantages.

myoarin

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