Careers in international law

This third edition of a best seller is an essential resource for law students and lawyers interested in a career in international law, irrespective of age, experience, nationality, residence or practice area. Each chapter is written by an attorney who has made the transition to international law. The authors detail their paths and describe what their work truly entails, including the pros and cons of their positions. Topics covered include: strategies for starting and developing an international law practice; international in-house counsel careers; international law and the public sector; developing a small firm international law practice; networking; and more.

Demystifying the career of an international derivatives lawyer / by Jeffrey B. Golden -- How do you get from Philadelphia to paris? / by Salli A. Swartz -- What you find out after you find ice / by Bruce Horowitz -- My career as a Latin-American transactional lawyer / by Andrew J. Markus -- A foreign (to the U.S.) viewpoint on practicing international law / by Marcelo Bombau -- A solo practitioner's pathway to international law practice / by Aaron Schildhaus -- The road to an international in-house legal career / by Janet Wright and Carolyn Herzog -- Fair winds and following seas : a career in admiralty practice / by Michael Marks Cohen -- The China bug / by Michael E. Burke -- A career in international commercial arbitration / by Marc J. Goldstein -- Practicing international criminal law / by Daryl A. Mundis -- An international judge in Kosovo / by Hon. Marilyn J. Kaman -- The practice of international trade law in the public sector / by Eleanor Roberts Lewis -- The journey of a private practitioner who became an international rule of law attorney / by Mary Noel Pepys -- Using the Internet to develop a small-firm international law practice / by Jeffrey M. Aresty and Edward Rholl -- Network or not work : the choice is yours / by Mark E. Wojcik -- Creative strategies for launching and growing an international law practice / by Janet H. Moore.