Larry Fitzsimmons wrote:
> John W. wrote:
> > Larry Fitzsimmons wrote:
> > > Hello:
> > >
> > > I am an American attorney in Tokyo who is looking to fill a
current
> > gap
> > > in my employment by teaching English while I search for legal
> > > employment in Tokyo.  I am looking for a not-too-strenuous gig
and
> > > moderate pay while I continue searching for an attorney job in
> Tokyo.
> > > I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions regarding English
> > > teaching employment in Tokyo (I would prefer something on the
West
> > side
> > > of Tokyo as I live near Shinjuku).  I have been curious about the
> > > private companies like Eneos and Nova, but haven't really heard
> > > anything firsthand about them.  Does anyone on this newsgroup
have
> > any
> > > information regarding teaching at these schools?
> >
> > How realistic is the chance of getting legal work in Tokyo? What's
> your
> > visa status? What's your Japanese level? What type of law?
> >
> I think the chances of getting legal work in Tokyo are pretty good--
I
> have heard from some recruiters in the past few weeks.  I have a 3
year
> Japanese work visa.  I speak fluent Japanese.  I am looking for a
> corporate-law position.
>
>
> > The reason I ask is that I think you have a difficult road ahead of
> > you. A McNova (or any eikaiwa) might not hire you because you're
> > obviously not going to stay (no matter how hard you try to convince
> > them otherwise). I would personally try to get company classes; you
> > might be able to get an 'in' for a job that way. If you're thinking
> of
> > working for at least a year I'd suggest maybe looking at junior
> > colleges.
> >
> > And what is Eneos? Is that a new one? :)
> >
> > John W.
>
> Thanks for the advice, I am still looking for a position in Japan.  I
> think Eneos is a Japanese eikaiwa school; I'm not sure.

Thanks for all the responses to my questions; I am still looking for an
attorney position in Japan.  I am also still looking for an eikaiwa
teaching position in Japan.  If anyone has any information regarding
either of these job searches, especially regarding eikaiwa schools in
Tokyo, I would greatly appreciate hearing about it.  Thanks a lot for
your help in advance.