A little foreign legal experience can go a long way... -
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Published on: 10/17/2003
Last Visited: 5/24/2004
For University of Toronto graduating law student Aaron Delaney, the allure of work with a top New York law firm was too much to resist.
So off to the Big Apple he will go, after being hired by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, a leading New York firm.He will start with the firm in September, after writing the New York bar exam this summer.His plan is to eventually serve as counsel for a major international non-profit organization such as Amnesty International.
"If you want to work for one of the big American non-profits, having one of these premiere firms on your résumé is a major advantage," Mr. Delaney says."Some of the best law firms in the world are in New York.Getting in at one can be a ticket to whatever you want to do."
Mr. Delaney is joining a select group of Canadians in demand by foreign law firms.
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It can be difficult, too, to uproot yourself from family and friends," says Mr. Delaney, who is being joined by his fiancé.
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Despite predictions of an increase in foreign placements, there's talk that Canadians are actually falling out of favour at some U.S. firms, Mr. Delaney says.
"I've heard that some U.S. firms aren't recruiting as much because Canadians return home after they've spent a lot on recruiting and training them."
Those who stay away too long could have a harder time getting back into a Canadian firm, Mr. Delaney says.