How these American lawyers have built their lives and careers in foreign lands
POSTED MAY 01, 2015 06:20 AM CDT
BY ANTHONY LIN

Nowadays, with even regional American law firms eagerly expanding overseas, young lawyers seeking to experience life and work abroad wouldn't appear to be short of options.
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