As the title says, I (28 m) am interested in making a move to the EU. Though I am U.S. born and raised, I have German citizenship. Uncertainty about the future here, rising cost of living, and an extremely demanding work culture have made me curious about finding a way to practice in the EU. My German is around B2, but I am open to moving most places in the EU and am a fairly quick language learner (though I certainly wouldn't be professionally proficient in any relevant time frame). What would you recommend I do to craft a career path practicing law in the EU?
Here are my thoughts: Getting an LLM at an accredited EU institution seems like a reasonable way of getting my foot in the door. Though I imagine I will largely be bound to working for international U.S. firms, this could also be a time to study for necessary exams (say, the Irish QLTT exam, which would then admit me to practice in other EU jurisdictions).
I have some specialized experience in the issuance of bonds and other types of municipal financing. It wouldn't be much of a jump to get an LLM in international tax law or a related field. I have a strong research background in natural resources (water) law, though my impression is that is extremely specific to the U.S. (and even more so to my jurisdiction).
I decided to go to law school in the first place after living in Jerusalem for a year and being motivated to use my skills for human rights purposes (read: Palestine). I have strayed far from that original goal, and I'm feeling it. Is there a world in which human rights law is a viable career path at all?