XI. International Positions on the Net
While using the Internet to identify international opportunities may be a step above
going to the country of choice and beginning the jobsearch, it is unfortunately not much
better. There are a variety of reasons for this. First, the Internet is very much an
English dominated medium and English versions of foreign sites are rare. Secondly, because
each jurisdiction regulates what a foreign lawyer can do you are, necessarily, looking for
"non-traditional" sites. Specific positions are often phrased in terms of
consultants or advisors on American law or trade. Finally, the Net has not expanded as
much beyond the technical areas outside of North America. However, there are some good
English language resources which are available. Here are some of our favorites:
Generic Resources
1. The International Job Search Page: This is a great page which claims links to over 600 pages listing jobs world wide. The page provides links to resources on both a country and industry specific basis. While few are directly legal in nature a number are law related.
http://www.overseasjobs.com/resources/jobs_no_frame.html
2. Peoplebank: Based in the United Kingdom this database lists positions
world wide. There are a large number of positions listed but registration is required.
Most law related positions are with consulting firms in Europe and the Middle East.
Http://www.peoplebank.com/
3. Thunderbird Site: Sponsored by Thunderbird University's International
Business Program, Although somewhat difficult to find, this site provides a number of
links to international jobs data bases in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
http://www.t-bird.edu/entry/default.asp
4. The Riley Guide International Job Search Page: The Riley Guide is known as one of the foremost resources on employment information on the Internet. This page provides a large number of links to pages listing positions overseas.
http://www.dbm.com/jobguide/internat.html
5. Attorney Find: A great resource permitting you to identify attorneys
throughout the world.
http://www.attorneyfind.com
6. Foreign Counsel: The newest legal site for folks interested in
international law. It has links to lots of international resources and promises
international legal positions in the next few months.
http://www.foreigncounsel.com/
7. Overseas Jobs: While there a limited number of legal positions listed
on this generic site (mostly with U.S. AID) with are a good number of law related
positions listed.
Http://www.internationaljobs.com
9. Job Sites: A pretty good site for folks interested in international
business. Limited number of strictly legal positions, mostly in banking.
10. Euro-Graduate: A good data base of European positions for graduates and graduate students. A recent search turned up a number of British law firms recruiting law graduates.
11. International Jobs: A good generic international job site. To see them all you have to be a member. But a good idea to browse those available for free.
International Organizations: There are a number of pages providing links to international governments, relief agencies, NGO's and international organizations. Job seekers should be aware that they will be competing with foreign nationals and language skills will be required. The following pages provide these resources on a non-country specific basis:
1. One World Jobs: A very good page for identifying specific positions with overseas environmental, economic development and relief organizations. In addition to listing positions, the "partners" page provides links to organizations world wide.
http://www.oneworld.org/jobs/
2. Political Corner: This database housed in Italy provides one of the
best set of links to government and activist organizations world wide. It is searchable by
both country and organization.
http://www.agora.stm.it/politic/
3. Specific International Organizations: We recommend a general directory search using Yahoo or Excite to identify specific agencies of the UN/ World Court/etc. A few more specific sites are listed below:
The International Red Cross
http://www.irrc.ch/unicc/
Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org/
Lawyers Without Borders-Promises to be an excellent site and has provided an English
language list on contacts worldwide.
http://www.asf.be/
Organization of American States (this one also lists internships)
http://www.oas.org/
UN Organizations
http://www.unsystem.org
The World Bank Home Page
http://www.worldbank.org
4. The International Organization Vancany Page: Maintained by the Italian government this page provides links to the vancancy lists for over 100 international organizations.
http://missions.itu.int/~italy/vacancor.htm
5. Friends and Partners: This is a super page for folks interested in
positions in the former Soviet Union. Legal, environmental, and development positions are
listed. Great links to organizations within the CIS.
http://www.friends-partners.org/ccsi/ccsihome.html
6. International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives: World wide links to environmental organizations and information both legal and non-legal.
7. International Human Rights on Line: This site has links to hundreds of Non-Governmental Organizations dealing with Human Rights violations worldwide.
Http://www.human-rights.net
8. International Trade-FITA: The home page for the Federation of International
Trade Associations. This site provides outstanding links to international job search pages
and a link to The International Career Employment Weekly a for fee services.
Http://www.fita.org
9. Global Careers: Both a position listing service and resume posting
service for international positions. This should be a good one as they expand.
Resources and Sites By Geographic Area-Asia
1. Career Asia: Sponsored by Career Mosaic this service has articles, links to major Asian employers, as well as jobs. A good place to start. Also links to Career Mosaic sites throughout the world.
Http://www.careermosaic.com/cm/gateway/
2. Hong Kong Super Net: Provides links to some of the largest employers in Hong Kong.
3. Asiaco: This is a generic Asian job search site. A limited number of legal positions are listed.
Http://www.asiaco.com
4. Law Recruitment: This is the site of an international headhunter based
in Hong Kong. It provides some basic information on the overseas legal market.
Australia
1. Career Australia: Also from the folks at Career Mosaic, this site
lists a
variety of positions down under. Some although not many are legal in nature.
http://www.employment.com.au/
2. Department of Employment Education and Training: Our favorite
Australian site, this is the home of their employment security office. While your browser
must be frame capable, it allows you to search all jobs listed with them. A few searches
picked up both legal and law related positions.
Canada
1. Canadian Justice Site: A great site for links to law firms, public interest agencies, and government in Canada. The site seems to change frequently so we recommend checking it often.
http://www.acjnet.org/
2. Charity Village: This site provides links to Canada's major charitable
organizations. Both legal and non-legal positions are listed in their database.
http://www.charityvillage.com/cvhome.html
United Kingdom
1. British Law Society: This page provides contacts for solicitors throughout Great Britain. It also provides useful links and descriptions of British Practice.
http://www.law-services.org.uk/
2. Profnet: Provides listings of barristers and solicitors as well as other professionals both in the UK and Internationally.
http://www.profnet.co.uk/uklawyer/
3. International Center for Commercial Law: Based in the UK this site
links you to commercial laws in the UK and on the continent.
http://www.icclaw.com/
4. Jobsite: While generic, this site does list a fair number of legal
positions in the United Kingdom.
5. The British Law Student Site: This site is a very interesting one and a must for anyone interested in working in the UK.
Http://www.studentlaw.com
6. Venables: This is an excellant site for anyone interested in legal
information in the UK. The job links are also very impressive.
http://www.venables.co.uk/jobs.htm
7. Corporate Law-UK This legal recruitment site lists positions in the
UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Http://www.corporatelaw-uk.com
8. The Lawyer-UK: A legal trade paper devoted to the UK. It lists positions and
provides info on what is happening in the London market.
Http://www.the-lawyer.co.uk/
9. Interactive Lawyer: Another British legal trade, some over lap with
the previous site but both are definitely worth a look.
http://www.interactive-lawyer.com/