Chile Forum

hi hi,
in the us, i worked as an attorney for five years, but i lost my job when the economy tanked - thank goodness, or i never would have taken a month to get to know chile! now i'm here and looking for a job. i got TEFL certified before i got here, and after a few promising leads, nothing has panned out. any advice on where to look? i'm also interested in continuing my legal career here - as valparaiso is a port city, i'm convinced there are international shipping companies that need lawyers - but i have no idea where to begin. any ideas?

I'm sorry to hear that you lost your job - but your perspective on it is wonderful. Unfortunately I don't have any good advice for you regarding work in Valpo, just wanted to say hi and welcome.

Years ago an old friend of mine from NY found a job teaching International Law at a University in Valparaiso... that might be a good route to consider

Where are you licensed in the States ? What did you practice? You can PM me if you prefer.

yea, the university law schools in Chile ( especially outside Santiago ) are always looking for international law professors of any sort because at least one or two classes is required. My wife teaches international law at 4 universities in the south currently (we are cutting that way back this year) and there is only like two other law professors "qualified" to teach anything other than Chilean law. Even at that, most have never practiced any international law, and instead just read a few books about it. My wife practices international law everyday and did graduate work in the Netherlands, so she has schools fighting over her in the south. She teaches it because she likes it, so she can pick and choose the schools she prefers.

The catch to teaching at University in Chile however is you really need to speak a super level of Spanish. Chilean university students even with a professor with a slight accent will likly be really brutal and unforgiving.