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Careers in International Law, Third Edition |
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This third edition of a best seller is an essential resource for law students and lawyers interested in a career in international law, irrespective of age, experience, nationality, residence or practice area. The book's four parts cover foreign practice, private sector, public sector, and practice tips and methodology. Each chapter is written by an attorney who has made the transition to international law. The authors detail their paths and describe what their work truly entails, including the pros and cons of their positions.
Topics covered include: strategies for starting and developing an international law practice; international in-house counsel careers; international law and the public sector; developing a small firm international law practice; networking; and more.
Table of Contents
- 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
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This work is especially suitable for the practice-bound lawyer, with its illustrations of the diverse career paths one may consider in the pursuit of an international practice. The authors generally live and practice in their respective arenas, thus providing local on-the-job tips about "how to do it", i.e., getting from where you are to "there." - American Society of International Law Newsletter Issue #38: May 2008
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