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brownpride
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BigLaw as a Canadian
I'm a Canadian starting at HLS in the fall. I'm wondering if there are any obstacles to getting BigLaw - will a firm have any preference for an American over a Canadian? Will it be willing to sponsor a Canadian to stay in the US? Thanks for any advice.
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M458
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Re: BigLaw as a Canadian
Also a 0L, so take this with a grain of salt, but I believe you do have a leg-up on other Internationals, as you're eligible for a TN (NAFTA professional worker) visa which is much easier, quicker, and substantially cheaper than an H1-B to process and "sponsor" for firms.brownpride wrote:I'm a Canadian starting at HLS in the fall. I'm wondering if there are any obstacles to getting BigLaw - will a firm have any preference for an American over a Canadian? Will it be willing to sponsor a Canadian to stay in the US? Thanks for any advice.
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bdubs
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Re: BigLaw as a Canadian
I doubt that you will have any issues coming from HLS as a Canadian. The TN visa should help but I think US perceptions of Canadians is also fundamentally different from most other immigrants (for better or worse).
