Is there an international legal market for employment lawyers?
Hirschfeld: It definitely is. The establishment of the ELA nine years ago shows that. In a very short time the ELA has grown globally to include some of the world’s finest law firms providing high-end labour and employment law services. In our network, a London lawyer will actually know the lawyer in Mumbai. They will have worked together on client matters, and they are more than likely to be close friends. A crucial feather in the cap of the ELA is its Global Employer Handbook, a tool that goes far beyond the conventions of traditional legal networks. This unique online service provides comprehensive, practical labour and employment law guidance around the globe. It is a compliance manual that includes detailed information and supporting case law, statutes, and regulations on local labour and employment laws in over 60 different countries. It is available free of charge to ELA clients. In the last few years, the ELA has worked with over a dozen major multi-national companies, based ac
