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What's Biglaw Like In Israel? A Conversation With Attorneys from Yigal Arnon & Co.

What's it like to practice law in Israel? In some ways, law firm life in Israel is quite similar to law firm life in America.

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Ed. note: This is the latest post by Above the Law’s guest conversationalist, Zach Abramowitz, of conversation platform ReplyAll. You can see some of his other conversations and musings here.

When I walked into Yigal Arnon & Co.’s Tel Aviv office last summer, I was struck by how much it reminded me of an upscale Manhattan law firm. Bear in mind, since leaving SRZ, I have made it a point not to go into law firms unless it was to rescue small children from a burning fire (or to pitch our company to investors), but I immediately felt a rush of nostalgia. Then, Daniel Damboritz, a senior associate, took me into one of the firm’s conference rooms where we looked out on a stunning view of Tel Aviv and the Mediterranean.

As I’ve spoken with other attorneys in Israel, I’ve learned that that experience is a microcosm of the comparison between American vs. Israeli Biglaw. In some ways, law firm life in Israel is quite similar to law firm life in America, but different in others. So I thought it would be fun to invite a few attorneys from Y&A to join me this week to discuss the what it’s like to practice law in Israel. The firm has been nice enough to loan me Daniel Damboritz, Etai Kramer, and Ruth Loven. They represent a spectrum of Israeli attorneys — Etai use to work at Fried Frank, Daniel has worked only in Israel but is American born, and Ruth has spent her career in Israel.

Zach Abramowitz is a former Biglaw associate and currently CEO and co-founder of ReplyAll. You can follow Zach on Twitter (@zachabramowitz) or reach him by email at zach@replyall.me.

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