I joined an American tech firm as a junior lawyer based in the Eu . I questioned this in the interview process they said they feel this is what the business needs. after 1 month they’ve made me redundant citing they want to move the role to the US and hire someone more senior. Am I missing something here? Seems like the legal profession is really about getting a personality match and less about competence

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am i missing something from your post, you literally said they wanted someone more senior but later conclude that practicing law is more about fit than competence? it sounds like you are in denial about being under-leveled or you do not have critical thinking skills

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A lot of tech is subject to Export Compliance rules. If a part falls within controlled parameters, even something like hosting a file on a server accessible by non-US persons can bring significant fines. It can be a lot cheaper and easier to form a team of US-only lawyers than to have to make sure you don't inadvertently break the rules whenever you Reply-All.

This had nothing to do with that but I understand your meaning. I mean I had literally just finished my onboarding training the day before…

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