I m french (live in Paris) and I d like to do a period of work experience as attorney in US!! HOW CAN I DO ???
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In order to work as an attorney in the U.S., you need to pass the bar exam for the state in which you will be practicing.  So you would have to pass the bar exam first and look for a job second.  You could conceivably find an employer who would be willing to hire you without a U.S. law license, based strictly on your expertise in French law, lock you in the office and have you do research and drafting, but those are relatively few and far between...\n\nAlternatively, you could apply for a position in the legal department with the French embassy or one of French consulates in the U.S...
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His best bet is to work in the UK for a few years in a specialized field for a large company and get a transfer with the same company to the US on a L1 visa.  I did it this way.  You can then live and work in the US for at least 5 years. \n \nHowever, I was also engaged to a US citizen at the time and have since got married and a green card.
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The attorney is right.\n\nWe went through this with my husband, who is French.  It all worked out and we had a good lawyer too.\n\nMy girl friend from Canada just married her boyfriend from Texas 3 days after her visa expired.  She had been coming in and out of the US for 5 years and living with him in the US - Canadians get a 6 month visa to the US.  Finally the last time she went home to Canada the US immigrations people told her she could not come back.  They got a lawyer and he told them the same thing your lawyer told you.\n\nIf you two are married then you have the power.
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The best advice I can give you is to actually hire an immigration lawyer and talk to him about it. The first consultation is usually free and they can help you get all the paperwork you need to keep you out of trouble for a few hours of their time. \n\nBesides, if the government has a problem with it, you then have a lawyer to defend you. This is the step I did applying in Canada from the US. It was the best money I ever spent!\n\nOn a side note, I suggest you read carefully the conditions outlined on your work permit. Usually a work permit outlines that you can only work in your field and sometimes only for a certain employer. If you violate those requirements, then you can get into trouble.\n\nYou often need to file for another work permit if you wish to change employers or apply to work in a different field than what you are trained for. Look into getting what they call an "Open work permit" which will allow you to work anywhere you want within your field.\n\nBut run it through the lawyer first, they can advise you more about the rules for worker permits in the country you are applying for.\n\nGood luck!
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I'm not an attorney nor do I play one on TV however...\n\nIf she needs a visa - your best bet it to work with an immigration attorney. Below is a link with some information about the K visa
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Hi\n\nI've been involved in French legal action a couple of times.\n\nMy advice is settle ASAP. There could be an appeal, which you could lose, leading to high costs.\n\nPeter
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Move on a work visa and apply for landed immigrant status once you're there. Contact the American embassy in your city for more information.
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Try the Louisiana Bar Association.
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Hello Anna, \n  You can try to apply for a job at Your current learning facility  - this is 1st step to obtain EAC  (employment authorization card )  . \n     After that and or at the present time,  You should advance  Your skills to the level , allowing You to apply and send resumes to USA employers  .  \n  You should be fine if You can perform job better than domestic employers, or apply for the job where not enough workers are on the market .
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Are you a US citizen? I am guess from your language that you are not..   Yes, speak with an attorney.
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get a lawyer who specializes in the immigration laws.   \n\nIf you go through the legal process good luck and welcome to the USA\n\nIt helps if you have the skills to perform a job that is always looking for employees and has a hard time finding \nqualified employees already in the USA.
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Well....thats next to impossible unless you have extra ordinary skills. Try coming here as a student. That way things are a lot easier. But there is almost no way that you would be able to come to the US with a  Job unless you are working for a huge firm like Microsoft or BCG.\nPS try working on your typing skills for starters
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If you have a basic law degree in France, you can go for 1-year LLM.  If you have a basic degree, but not in Law, you can go for  a 3-year JD program.  If you do not have any degree, then you need to do a basic degree first, before going for JD.  Very hard to get into Harvard.  Quite good in English may not be sufficient.  You need to be very good in English to be a successful lawyer in US.\n\nAfter the academic program, you need to sit for a Bar Exam.  In the US, different states have deffierent Bar Exams because you qualify for license to practice in that state only.  You can sit for NY Bar Exam, for example.  The bar exam preparation takes another few months if you are good.  Otherwise, you take the exam again and again till you pass.
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Depending on where you live, it may be possible to find a community of French-speaking friends with whom you can talk; if they have a little patience you will be able to transfer your written fluency into spoken as well.  \n\nIf you still can move around the country a bit, it might even be possible to live in such an area -- for example, living in some areas of the US can be cheaper than going overseas.  \n\nIf you actually live in a country where it is difficult to find French speakers, then I would suggest using the Internet.  This Yahoo forum has Messenger with Voice, there is a program called Skype, and I'm sure there are others.  With a fairly cheap microphone for the computer, it will sound like the other person is in the same room with you.  \n\nGood luck with the learning!
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You may be an American citizen anywhere in the world.  \n\nHowever, what you are asking for is probably ILLEGAL.  That's why the consulate won't help her.  Neither will I.
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As long as you have a visa, you can always apply to have your status adjusted.  The application does not guarantee approval, but as long as your application is pending, you will be legally allowed to stay in the United States.  (If CIS decides later on that your application was frivolous, you can be prosecuted for that, however.)  \n\nThe length of time that it takes to receive a decision regarding your case varies a great deal.  It depends on, among other things, the country of which you are a citizen, your background in terms of legal/criminal issues you may have had, previous immigration issues you may have had, your work history (both here and abroad), and the program under which you are applying for your LPR status.\n\nDifferent classes of immigrant visas that may be available to you include employment visas; family preference visa if you have LPR family members (parents, siblings or adult children)living here or if you have any American citizen relatives (they do not necessarily need to reside here in the US); or the diversity visa (the lottery).  Depending on your country of citizenship, there may special programs available.\n\nYour best bet is to contact CIS and make an application.  If your status here is not legal, then I would contact an immigration attorney.  Unfortunately, you need to take care in choosing an attorney as many are not knowledgable or competent in immigration law (immigration law is very different from "regular" law) and many are, to put it bluntly, taking advantage of the fact that many of their clients are not well informed or educated in immigration law and procedures.
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And it is depend on where are you from because when you move to another country, you will not be able to use your law degree to get a laywer job there.\nUnless you are trying to open a consultant firm to give advice for foreigner to do business in your country. If that is the case, all you need to do is save some money, and open a business there, apply for a working visa and permanent resident. After a few years, you could apply for a citizenship.