Miami has long been the U.S.’s gateway to Latin America, and at least two Am Law 100 firms are using their offices in the city to tap the region’s legal talent, bringing in a number of foreign attorneys to help with cross-border work while giving the lawyers experience in the U.S. market.

Greenberg Traurig takes the approach of taking in law clerks after they’ve completed a master of laws program, while Duane Morris tends to stick to taking in students while they’re still in school. Both programs differ slightly, but they both give the firms extra help from lawyers with good knowledge of their home countries. Meanwhile, the attorneys get experience in the U.S. and, in some cases, get hired by the host firms.