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  1. My better half has given up trying after a year and a half. His french is basic and nowhere near good enough re the technical vocabulary. The legal vocab is acknowledged as the most difficult barrier of all the professional vocabs. This works both ways as we know french lawyers who are battling with english legal terminology too. The system of law is completely different, in concept, drafting and practice.  Some of french law has left us fairly amazed to be honest (company and family). It's been very disappointing. However there are young graduates now qualifying in both systems and they are getting good jobs, although mostly in Paris, if that's where you want to live. We didn't and in the regions there are extremely limited opportunities for English lawyers. A few for property lawyers maybe, helping English buyers, but that's not really too much in the way of a career option. If your husband is experienced and at a senior level, it is quite weird how the system is different eg in England you are appointed a partner whereas in a french law firm you have to buy your partnership. Anyhow good luck as think it is probably possible in Paris depending on his specialty and how bilingual he is. Having said that, we do know a NZer who speaks very little french who is employed by an American law firm in Paris. International options may be easier than french firms.
  2. This is something I didn't manage to do and I wish you all the best. Greta [in my area] had only a very few courses within a small range of activities. To qualify though you would need to have adequate written and spoken French. They send you first to the local APP, if there is one in your region. (atelier pedagogique personalise). They are mostly only in the bigger towns and cities. This improves your written french but is of limited help with spoken french. The best way to improve your spoken french is to get a job in a resto or do some benevole work with french people for a couple of months. There is however a lot of helpful information at any APP in the shape of how-to-get-a-job magazines which list various 'formation' centres. There is also online formation if you are web-connected. The ANPE should also be able to advise you on what options are available. I know a lovely Turkish guy who came here after marrying a french woman and redid his formation as an electrician despite not speaking any french to start with (Ok he was already an electrician in Turkey). He said it was very, very hard but doable. He now runs his own business and is doing well. Bon courage. Don't give up!
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