London, England

May 30 - June 17, 2011

(3 Semester Credits)

May 30 - July 1, 2011

(6 Semester Credits)

Application

Brochure

The London Program on Comparative Advocacy offers law students much more than a classroom experience. It provides a unique and privileged opportunity to enter the world of the English barrister and savor all that is traditionally associated with life at the Bar in London.

Above all, students will be able to see first hand how law cases are conducted in the very home of the common law. At the same time, students can immerse themselves in the cultural riches that this dynamic city and the broader reaches of the United Kingdom have to offer.

The three-semester-unit program comprises two components: one week of classes on the English legal system, and two weeks of a pupillage with a barrister selected from among some of the most successful chambers of London.

The six-semester-unit programs allows students to continue their London experience with an additional two weeks of classroom learning.  The two weeks will cover comparative U.S., U.K., and EU Law.  The class will focus on special topics in comparative law and cases currently before the highest courts in London and the European Court of Justice.  Brief essays on the materials covered will be assigned and graded.

The mission of this exceptional program is to promote development of the practical skills every lawyer needs in order to pursue a successful career.

In addition to receiving instruction from a superb faculty that has established an international reputation for preparing lawyers for practice, our students will also receive individual guidance and attention from their pupil-masters, who belong to a profession which has earned world acclaim for its expertise.