Australian Lawyer in Paris interested in moving to Switzerland

Welcome and Introductions
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Hello all!

I'm an Australian lawyer and I moved to Paris this year to look for job opportunities in Western Europe. I would really like to work in Switzerland!

My French is good (improving every day) which sadly means that my German is lagging behind (still very basic German).

I love pilates, electronic music (actually, all music except country and western - sorry if I've offended anyone!), and anything to do with food and cooking. I've just started running again after a break and am loving the feeling of just "moving".

I would be happy to help anyone with contacts or information on Australia, Asia or Paris, so please dont hesitate to ask.

I look forward to chatting with more of you in the near future

Best wishes to all,

K

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Hi and welcome to this forum.

What part of Australia do you come and what would be your preference (town) if you would move in Switzerland ?

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Gday fellow Aussie

These guys specialise in the kind of areas you are looking into:

http://www.futurewatch.ch/jobs.php

Try contacting them, worth a shot.

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You can find a legal job with Bright Case International Law Firm According to my knowledge this law firm always accepts EU lawyers and they hire by case or partnership of percentage of fees http://www.bcsite.com/en/careers.html

Good luck

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Hi K. Welcome to the EF. All the best. Kev.

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If you are interested in working in Switzerland in the legal profession, the best place to find a job remotely is via the Swiss recruitment site http://www.qual.ch which specializes in careers for very highly qualified professionals.

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Industry is quite keen to have common law lawyers , there's a shortage in CH (for obvious reasons) but law firms? London likes Oz lawyers on short term contracts, but in a civil law country, not sure it will be the same. If your interested in in house work, try some of the big pharmas, engineering companies maybe?

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OP posted in November 2009, folks. Think he’s probably found a new job by now.

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Hey, who said anything about needing to pay attention to detail?

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Not me. Just thought you’d rather post elsewhere so your insightful comments can be appreciated.

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Hi All,

I just stumbled across this post and I am interested how our Australian friend went finding employment in Ch.

I myself will be moving to Ch in 4-5 months. As a commercial lawyer with two years experience (mid-tier, general commercial & litigation experience), I am interested how the market is treating english only speaking lawyers.

Also, are Swiss firms still "sponsoring' non eu & non swiss lawyers?

Thanks for the time guys.

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Given that the OP hasn't replied since opening the thread in 2009, I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for a reply.

Her history indicates that her last post was about dating advice with the French. I'm willing to bet she met her French beau and never made it here.