Should I look into law school?

HappyAlumnus
Thu, 07 Jul 2016 23:35:20 +0000

I did international law (corporate/finance) for years. Either (1) you work abroad, which results in crazy hours due to time zone differences, and push paper (in English, practicing US law) in a foreign office or foreign law firm, spending much of your time in conference rooms and in front of a computer screen, or (2) you work in the US, which results in crazy hours due to time zone differences, and push paper (in English, practicing US law), spending much of your time in conference rooms and in front of a computer screen. See the difference?

Either way: I don’t like “international” (corporate/finance) law that much and there is very little about it that’s different from a regular US practice, except the crazier hours due to time zone differences.

Working abroad was neat, and it’s fine to do that when you’re junior and don’t have to develop clients, but given all of the headaches with law practice, also having to develop clients and please them in a foreign country and in a foreign language? No thanks.

If you like “international”, take extended vacations abroad, volunteer abroad, get a second home abroad, etc. That’s much more “international” than “international law”.