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Do you think lawyers from other countries know US law? I don't think so. You will pretty much have to start over in US.

simonbrown 15y ago
They would probably be prepared to learn it, if it paid. IANAL, but I'm guessing the main problem would be legal limitations.
- jrs235 15y ago
  And the BAR, like any other "professional" "over-seeing" monopolistic organization isn't about to reduce it's own members value... just like the AMA, Teacher's Unions, ETC. When certification(s) is/are required [to practice], those that have the certifications have a vested interest in limiting the access to said certification(s). It's all a legal racket.
  - puppop 15y ago
    We need an American Programmer's Association.
ig1 15y ago
You realize there are huge outsourcing industries (in the legal and accounting sector among others) where workers in India, China, etc. are trained to learn American standards, etc.
- mirceagoia 15y ago
  Most of those are doing the grunt work. But when it comes to go in the court who is going to go?
  - ig1 15y ago
    Most legal work is grunt work, the time spent in court is only a fraction of what a lawyer does.
- rprasad 15y ago
  As with coding sweatshops, the outsourced legal sweatshops really are an example of getting even less than you paid for.
retroafroman 15y ago
Do accountants in other countries know US tax law? According to this source [0] at least some do. I don't see how general law would be much different. [0] http://www.nysscpa.org/cpajournal/2005/605/essentials/p54.htm http://www.nysscpa.org/cpajournal/2005/605/essentials/p54.ht...
- rprasad 15y ago
  Here's how it works: I know the law of Australia, Hong Kong, China, and the U.S. However, I only advise clients about U.S. law. Why? Because I'm liable for malpractice if I get it wrong. Unless I'm willing to religiously follow the legal developments of X other nations, I would not be willing to take the risk of the law having changed since I last check it. And if I were the kind of person anal enough to follow legal developments in other countries, my skills would be in such demand that only megacorporations could afford my services.
geebee 15y ago
I think they'd be able to learn. In fact, I'd say I'm sure they could learn. Keep in mind, there isn't much incentive to learn US law when it's illegal for you to practice in the US. If the US allowed foreign graduates to sit for the bar and provided a visa and path to a green card to anyone who managed to pass and hold down employment, I think many foreign law schools would appear. Many would fail, but many would pass, and some would be very talented. Honestly, I don't think it would be all that different from software development, though I suppose the bar requirement would probably establish a higher floor than you see in programming.

They would probably be prepared to learn it, if it paid. IANAL, but I'm guessing the main problem would be legal limitations.

jrs235 15y ago
And the BAR, like any other "professional" "over-seeing" monopolistic organization isn't about to reduce it's own members value... just like the AMA, Teacher's Unions, ETC. When certification(s) is/are required [to practice], those that have the certifications have a vested interest in limiting the access to said certification(s). It's all a legal racket.
- puppop 15y ago
  We need an American Programmer's Association.

ig1 15y ago

You realize there are huge outsourcing industries (in the legal and accounting sector among others) where workers in India, China, etc. are trained to learn American standards, etc.

mirceagoia 15y ago
Most of those are doing the grunt work. But when it comes to go in the court who is going to go?
- ig1 15y ago
  Most legal work is grunt work, the time spent in court is only a fraction of what a lawyer does.
rprasad 15y ago
As with coding sweatshops, the outsourced legal sweatshops really are an example of getting even less than you paid for.

retroafroman 15y ago

Do accountants in other countries know US tax law? According to this source [0] at least some do. I don't see how general law would be much different. [0] http://www.nysscpa.org/cpajournal/2005/605/essentials/p54.htm http://www.nysscpa.org/cpajournal/2005/605/essentials/p54.ht...

rprasad 15y ago
Here's how it works: I know the law of Australia, Hong Kong, China, and the U.S. However, I only advise clients about U.S. law. Why? Because I'm liable for malpractice if I get it wrong. Unless I'm willing to religiously follow the legal developments of X other nations, I would not be willing to take the risk of the law having changed since I last check it. And if I were the kind of person anal enough to follow legal developments in other countries, my skills would be in such demand that only megacorporations could afford my services.

geebee 15y ago

I think they'd be able to learn. In fact, I'd say I'm sure they could learn. Keep in mind, there isn't much incentive to learn US law when it's illegal for you to practice in the US. If the US allowed foreign graduates to sit for the bar and provided a visa and path to a green card to anyone who managed to pass and hold down employment, I think many foreign law schools would appear. Many would fail, but many would pass, and some would be very talented. Honestly, I don't think it would be all that different from software development, though I suppose the bar requirement would probably establish a higher floor than you see in programming.