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borders. Attorneys have to be careful about being offensive or insensitive. But it is precisely working with so many cultures and legal traditions that gives international law firms more depth and results in more exciting work. “You get more diversity with respect to projects and clients,” said Moffatt. Plus, there are more chances to travel and learn about different legal traditions and ways of thinking, from visiting clients to helping out in one of the firm’s foreign offices. Interested in international practice? These top firms say they all want the same things in junior associates as other law firms: brightness, ambition, leadership, and proven hard work, says Learner. Additionally, Pollack adds that being attuned to different legal practices and sensitive to cultural differences may help you land the job—language skills or life experiences in living or working abroad, for example, can show your multi-cultural side. “Know the firm you’re going to interview at,” said Moffatt, who used to serve on Salans’ recruitment committee. “Don’t ask me about my Italian office — we don’t have one!” Though it’s not uncommon for international firms to relocate or “lend out” their associates to other countries, don’t interview with an international firm’s New York office if what you really want is to work in Paris; the hiring committee in New York isn’t hiring for other offices. At truly international firms like the ones on this list, you will surely be exposed to work and offices in other countries no matter where you get your start. HOUSTON GETS YOU READY FOR THE WORLD OF LAW The University of Houston Law Center is the perfect school for foreign-trained lawyers to earn their LL.M. degree. Our home is Houston, the fourth-largest U.S. city with consular ofﬁces of 86 countries. The intensive, one-year curriculum of our Foreign Scholars LL.M. Program can help further your legal career with a solid understanding of how U.S. laws integrate into the global legal framework. Our school is recognized for its strengths in these areas of the law: Health Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Intellectual Property & Information Law International Business To learn more about the Foreign Scholars LL.M. Program at the University of Houston Law Center, click to www.law.uh.edu/LLM or contact us via email at LLM@uh.edu. UH is an EEO/AA institution. Correction We omitted the following schools in our October National Jurist LL.M. listing: American University Washington College of Law — focus: Human Rights Law; app. fee: $55; app. deadline: Fall: June 1; Sp: Nov. 1; contact: llminfo@wcl.american.edu; U.S. students: Yes tuition: $1,350 per credit. Washington University School of Law — focus: Tax Law; app. fee: $70; app. deadline: March 15; contact: kamoore@wulaw.wustl. edu; U.S. students: Yes; tuition: $37,600/yr. Focus: Intellectual Property Law; app. fee: $70; app. deadline: March 15; contact: shoresman@wulaw.wustl.edu; U.S. students: Yes; tuition: $37,600/yr. November 2007 THE NATIONAL JURIST 31 http://www.law.uh.edu/LLM http://www.law.uh.edu/LLM

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National Jurist - November 2007 Contents Disturbing the Peace For the Record Blogs: The Death-knell for Law Reviews? Chemerinsky Heads UC-Irvine Ave Maria Dispute Raises ABA Inquiry John Marshall Establishes Veterans Clinic The Firm Report The Paper Chase Chronicles Law School Rankings at Math's Mercy Academic Freedom Called into Question St. Thomas Students Choose ‘Quality of Life’ Experience The Hidden Debt Crisis The Global Frontier International Education has to be a Part of Any Legal Education Employment Defender Career Hotline Off the Bench

National Jurist - November 2007

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