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Re:Why Are Lawyers So Expensive Even With The Excess Supply ... by retroafroman on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @04:31PM (#3672992)
Do accountants in other countries know US tax law? According to this source [0] at least some do. I don't see how general law would be much different.

[0] http://www.nysscpa.org/cpajournal/2005/605/essentials/p54.ht...

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Re:Why Are Lawyers So Expensive Even With The Excess Supply ... by rprasad on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @12:06AM (#3674348)
Here's how it works: I know the law of Australia, Hong Kong, China, and the U.S. However, I only advise clients about U.S. law.

Why? Because I'm liable for malpractice if I get it wrong. Unless I'm willing to religiously follow the legal developments of X other nations, I would not be willing to take the risk of the law having changed since I last check it. And if I were the kind of person anal enough to follow legal developments in other countries, my skills would be in such demand that only megacorporations could afford my services.

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