Originally Posted by Unregistered

But remember anything international entails long hours, factoring in time differences, and the fact that you're competing with other hubs (like Hong Kong, India) for international cross border work. On the outset, all these international cross border work is something that every law student aspire to land a job in, but they are not aware (as interns) the true reality of international practice. You're required to sleep with your BB/IPhone, pull in all nighters consistently (with no lull), skip lunches/dinners because of the time difference (our lunch is someone's start of business, our sleeping hours is someone start of business, etc).

So it sounds rosy on paper but the reality is bad.