If you have a really strong interest in international law, you probably want to think about law firms that have international practices (at least as a first step). Those will primarily be large national law firms, often based in NYC, and they concentrate their hiring on the very top law students, so the advice on grades was good advice. I have had an opportunity to travel on behalf of clients on a few international trips, and if you want to TRAVEL overseas (as opposed to becoming an Expat, which is different), I think you would want to look at doing some type of corporate practice, as opposed to a litigation practice. I can only echo the previous poster's comments on the workload that is the norm for associates (and partners, for that matter) at the large law firms; you can pretty much expect no vacations and very few uncluttered weekends for years on end at certain large firms. You make great $$$ but at a high price.