What's the best advice that you can give to a foreign lawyer trying to find work in the United States?

Laws are different in the united states so your education is not really any use here. What you can do is what my mom did, since she was a lawyer in sweden, she now works at a swedish consulate. Maybe you could find something at your countrys consulate, just make sure you are not becoming an honorary consul, they don't earn any money.What's the best advice that you can give to a foreign lawyer trying to find work in the United States?
My suggestion is that you begin by applying to a branch of an American company in your country. Show them that you understand the law as it applies to their business and can use your knowledge to save them time and money.





Work up to where you are advising them on national issues and then work your way to corporate headquarters.What's the best advice that you can give to a foreign lawyer trying to find work in the United States?
Pass the state bar in the state in which you wish to practice law. Otherwise you can't practice.
Use your brain, go into another field.
If you have a degree from a school that is not accredited by the American Bar Association you can't sit for most state bars (I actually don't think you can sit for any) BUT the easy solution to it is this: go back to an Amercian ABA accredited law school for a ONE YEAR LLM degree in anything - trust me, anything - and then when you graduate from that one year program, you now have a degree from an American ABA school and can sit for the bar exam and practice law in the state where you pass the bar. I am a lawyer and also teach college paralegal classes. I had some awesome students over the years who were lawyers from abroad who I was mortified to learn were delivering pizzas, etc. b/c they could not get jobs here. Most have gone and gotten the 1 yr LLM degree and are now earning more than I am in specialized fields. Good luck.