The difficulties encountered in these years of trying to find a post abroad leveraging the J.D. have likely proved insurmountable. (Thankfully, this is only one of my university teaching qualifications.) Away from the Anglo-American context, the J.D. is often rated as a first degree (akin to a B.A.). So even with my coursework and training in international public law, structural elements get in the way. (International public law wasn't my central area, but I took a few seminars and worked as a research assistant in the area, so I had a competence, in addition to my more central work in American criminal, commercial, and constitutional law; since I took as many courses as possible, I was able to develop a few more competencies than those taking the usual minimum number in quest of an uber-high GPA).
This false equivalence of the J.D. is likely by design, a device of the Powers that Be to keep the common law folks from the door. (Even though their private law is almost invariably based on common law principles and pedagogy, and the civilian aspect is only in the public law systems.)
I've had some leads, and even a signed contract in hand. But in the event, things did not eventuate.
Which is perhaps fortunate, since I've had to fold that work back into the other research work, which might yet prove fruitful, if the crick don't rise.