As an attorney, practicing law overseas can be an incredibly rewarding experience, but it can also come with its own set of challenges. Jamie Bowman, a Bay Area lawyer with legal roots in San Jose, chronicles her professional and personal adventures as an international legal consultant working in Ukraine, Russia, Kosovo,
Afghanistan, Rwanda, Bangladesh, and South Sudan. Jamie gives us a new perspective on what it's like to live and work in these places as a legal officer. She also expounds on the state of credit regulation and laws in these countries, the corruption that she had to deal with, including bribery, and the modern legal system she helped to put in place to bring their economies into the 21st century. Discover what Jamie found attractive and lucrative about practicing law in foreign countries, especially in places that are hot and dusty, cold and muddy, and in second and third-world countries, and how this impacted her personal and family life. Get inspired by Jamie's real-life stories, experiences, lessons she learned, her meaning of success, and her advice to young attorneys.