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What's french biglawl like?

Saw a job in Paris I could interview for...non-american firm...
Silver frisky water buffalo
  08/25/15
The only non Anglo Paris firm that has prestige is darrois. ...
Stimulating rusted point
  08/25/15
How close to market are Gide and Salans (Dentons, right?)......
Silver frisky water buffalo
  08/25/15
Have you lived in Paris or France before? It's a great plac...
Stimulating rusted point
  08/25/15
It is a bunch of defense lawyers settling
wine irradiated lodge depressive
  08/25/15
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Silver frisky water buffalo
  08/25/15
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bull headed quadroon trailer park
  08/26/15
"international law" is not actually flame over the...
coral rehab
  08/25/15
Damn. I knew I should have copped dat LLM in International ...
low-t dilemma
  08/25/15
*Resumes perusing of Serious Eats for a new Sunday Brunch sp...
Narrow-minded hospital selfie
  08/25/15
Just do GIDE, bro
electric stock car
  08/25/15
thin, elegant, chain smoking female secretaries wearing knee...
godawful curious circlehead library
  08/25/15
They dont use deodorant. HTH.
harsh corner
  08/25/15
Exactly have fun in the non-air conditioned metro in the sum...
Stimulating rusted point
  08/25/15
blowjobs from non deoderant users are awful
godawful curious circlehead library
  08/25/15
all your coworkers look like this; http://www.darroisvilley...
orange antidepressant drug
  08/25/15
hnnnnggh
godawful curious circlehead library
  08/25/15
holy shit
light appetizing tanning salon ceo
  08/25/15
sometimes you may need to take the train over to zurich to t...
orange antidepressant drug
  08/25/15
brb moving to europe...actually nm wont be back
godawful curious circlehead library
  08/25/15
Legit hot
light appetizing tanning salon ceo
  08/26/15
JFC
demanding charismatic boiling water center
  08/26/15
holy shit.
Brindle Massive Kitchen
  08/26/15
They're probably all douchebags but douchebag sounds much cl...
gaped doctorate
  08/26/15


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Date: August 25th, 2015 4:53 PM
Author: Silver frisky water buffalo

Saw a job in Paris I could interview for...non-american firm...is the lifestyle worth it? I know nothing about the French legal scene.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28623091)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 5:30 PM
Author: Stimulating rusted point

The only non Anglo Paris firm that has prestige is darrois.

Gide and salans are shit and don't pay market.

U.S. Firms pay us market in Paris which is enormous for france. Brit firms are next best. There are also smaller Australian or international firms that I didn't know in the U.S.

The french lawyers have just as many late nights. I think the differences are the emphasis on FaceTime and the lack of support that in NYC makes the lifestyle remotely bearable. No seamless (yes I know the online options are growing but still shitty when working late and don't want pizza or sushi), no black cars, stores are closed on Sunday (though this is also changing), no delivery services for stores like you have in NYC, basically life with big law hours in Paris makes regular day to day stuff really hard.

But vacations are sacred.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28623322)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 8:06 PM
Author: Silver frisky water buffalo

How close to market are Gide and Salans (Dentons, right?)...and I don't need the support if I don't have to be in the office all the time.

Vacations...nice.

Did you work in Paris, or just know the lay of the law over there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28624260)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 8:39 PM
Author: Stimulating rusted point

Have you lived in Paris or France before? It's a great place to visit on vacation but living there is a pain. Especially if you are coming from the U.S./NYC, especially if you are working at a law firm. There aren't doormen to receive your packages (though good concierges do exist). Dry cleaners don't deliver anyways. plus all the reasons I mentioned before. Living in Paris is flame. Only good thing is now the usd is strong so it's cheaper than it used to be, but I guess you'd be paid in euros anyways so wouldn't matter for you.

Unless you have strong family ties, a personal reason for relocating to France, or are being temporarily/finite term sent there by your current firm, not sure why anyone would want to switch firms to go there.

Also if you are getting hired as local hire I suspect they would want you to do The bar equivalency and become profession liberale - I'd put that off as long as you can because it will reduce your take home and make it easier for them to get rid of you without notice.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28624500)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 4:56 PM
Author: wine irradiated lodge depressive

It is a bunch of defense lawyers settling

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28623098)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 4:57 PM
Author: Silver frisky water buffalo



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Date: August 26th, 2015 8:17 AM
Author: bull headed quadroon trailer park



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Date: August 25th, 2015 5:01 PM
Author: coral rehab

"international law" is not actually flame over there. lots of cases that originate in french courts get kicked over to EU tribunals and courts in brussels (especially) or luxembourg, or occasionally the UN system in geneva.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28623133)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 5:02 PM
Author: low-t dilemma

Damn. I knew I should have copped dat LLM in International Law.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28623137)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 5:07 PM
Author: Narrow-minded hospital selfie

*Resumes perusing of Serious Eats for a new Sunday Brunch spot*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28623168)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 5:05 PM
Author: electric stock car

Just do GIDE, bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28623157)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 8:42 PM
Author: godawful curious circlehead library

thin, elegant, chain smoking female secretaries wearing knee length skirts blow you weekly

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28624527)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 8:43 PM
Author: harsh corner

They dont use deodorant. HTH.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28624535)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 8:44 PM
Author: Stimulating rusted point

Exactly have fun in the non-air conditioned metro in the summer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28624542)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 8:45 PM
Author: godawful curious circlehead library

blowjobs from non deoderant users are awful

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28624555)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 8:46 PM
Author: orange antidepressant drug

all your coworkers look like this;

http://www.darroisvilley.com/en/avocat/marie-vigneron/



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28624560)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 8:47 PM
Author: godawful curious circlehead library

hnnnnggh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28624573)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 8:50 PM
Author: light appetizing tanning salon ceo

holy shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28624590)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 8:53 PM
Author: orange antidepressant drug

sometimes you may need to take the train over to zurich to talk to co-counsel.

http://www.baerkarrer.ch/lawyers/associate/fopp-melanie.html



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28624609)



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Date: August 25th, 2015 8:55 PM
Author: godawful curious circlehead library

brb moving to europe...actually nm wont be back

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28624628)



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Date: August 26th, 2015 7:41 AM
Author: light appetizing tanning salon ceo

Legit hot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28627237)



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Date: August 26th, 2015 8:05 AM
Author: demanding charismatic boiling water center

JFC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28627257)



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Date: August 26th, 2015 8:17 AM
Author: Brindle Massive Kitchen

holy shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28627275)



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Date: August 26th, 2015 7:32 AM
Author: gaped doctorate

They're probably all douchebags but douchebag sounds much classier when you say it in French...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2972708&forum_id=2#28627230)