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32 the philadelphia lawyer Fall 2015 of Pennsylvania), Scullin tutored English in Paris after graduating. After law school (The Dickinson School of Law) and four years of practice, he took a leave of absence to study at the University of Salzburg. That period led to an internship with a "Francophone" law firm in Geneva. Back in Philadelphia, where Scullin worked for the Monteverde firm, since merged with McElroy, Deutsch, he served as chairman of the Philadelphia Bar Association's International Law Committee and pioneered the Bar Association's partnership with the Bar Association of Lyon. The goal of the enduring Lyon partnership, he explains, "is for lawyers from both ends to develop international connections." The partnership has developed into a "nuts and bolts training session" for Philadelphia attorneys getting acquainted with the French legal métier and for attorneys from Lyon to immerse themselves in the highways and byways of our legal system. Under Scullin's leadership the program has provided international travel and study opportunities to law students as well. "The world is becoming globalized," Scullin said. "And the practice of law is getting much more globalized… students want to have international experience and employers appreciate that also." What has developed from Scullin's involvement in the partnership has been what he calls "a very robust relationship" between the Commonwealth and the Rhône-Alpes region (the cradle of Lyon) with many related activities, culminating in economic exchanges and the recent tour of Paris and the Rhône-Alpes region by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Philadelphia has hosted local consuls general since the 1800s, when a local Association of Consul General was formed. Currently there are, Scullin explains, "four and a half" On a typical day Scullin divides his time between consular duties and his ongoing practice as a specialist in international trade and development, sometimes combining the two by representing entities with dealings in the United States and Europe.