--- calvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You see, Frank, you should have become a mechanic > after you left school - ok you wouldn't speak > multiple langauges, but at least you'd be rich... > especially if you thought lawyers were paid in gold > bars...
I am sure thats what most mechanics wish for. :) -Frank > > "Car mechanics overtake barristers' hourly rate", > it's official > (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1711617,00.html) > > > > Frank Pohlmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > on the strength of a degree and competence in, > > say, > > > Russian, Hindi, Chinese or Japanese, even if > they > > were > > > competent in bread and butter fields like CS, > > > accountancy, economics and b) if hired, retained > > as > > > valuable members of staff in a budget crunch. > > > > > > > Foreign languages are a definite asset in my > London > > law firm, and, as far as > > I know in most international services firms > > (accountants, consultants, > > lawyers,etc) because it is so useful in > > international transactions, > > Well, then something must have changed the last 5 > years. The last time I tried to get a job in London > my > experience and languages got me absolutely nowhere. > Btw, I managed to get a temporary call centre job on > the strength of knowing German, but that was pretty > much it. > > I am considering doing a CPE etc., but the one > reason > I hesitate is that I dont want to end up as someone > who is regarded as the equivalent of a freak. > > > translations, talking to clients, you name it. I > > recently (from the London > > office) worked on a deal between Japanese and > > Germans and there are > > frequently emails going around the office asking > for > > translation help. > > yes, but does it amount to a permanent advantage for > a > lawyer? > > > > > The application form for new employees (and this > is > > true of all major London > > firms) has a prominent section asking you to list > > all the languages you > > know, and you are tested on your languages when > you > > first join, and it is a > > huge factor in getting foreign postings, and so > > on..not so much Asian > > languages yet, but that's only a matter of time.. > > I am sorry to be so sceptical, but I spent 15 years > of > my life , until I went to the US at least, > apologizing > for knowing languages and getting nowhere. > > -frank > > > > > Badri > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC > calling worldwide with voicemail > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
