US JD in a foreign country: help me choose
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 8:27 am
3L at T10, did summer at V40 but need to move back to a home country due to urgent family reasons. I have two offers in hand now.
1) A big full-service local firm (top 4 in the country, 15-20% of their attorneys are US-qualified and have US biglaw experience)
2) A satellite office of globally recognized US biglaw (very small office with around eight attorneys, focused on the niche industry but very strong in that area)
Salaries are similar but training is better at the local firm for obvious reasons. I want to keep developing my career in this country in a long term because all of my family are there. As a US-qualified lawyer, however, I would like to (and need to) have some experience in US or a bigger legal market at some point in my career. Any general career advice would be appreciated.
1) A big full-service local firm (top 4 in the country, 15-20% of their attorneys are US-qualified and have US biglaw experience)
2) A satellite office of globally recognized US biglaw (very small office with around eight attorneys, focused on the niche industry but very strong in that area)
Salaries are similar but training is better at the local firm for obvious reasons. I want to keep developing my career in this country in a long term because all of my family are there. As a US-qualified lawyer, however, I would like to (and need to) have some experience in US or a bigger legal market at some point in my career. Any general career advice would be appreciated.