Philadelphia and Beyond

Many of Penn Law’s programs extend beyond the Law School and the University, allowing students to further pursue their cross-disciplinary education.

Public Service Program

As part of the Public Service requirement for graduation, Penn Law students complete a mandatory 70 hours of public service. Students can often select areas of cross-disciplinary interest among the hundreds of placements available to them or they can initiate one to meet their needs.

Examples of cross-disciplinary pro bono placements include field work for the Center for Biomedical Ethics, the Center for Community Partnerships, and Justice Talking. Several of our student-run pro bono projects have forged unique and effective alliances with graduate schools, such as our Penn Advocates for the Homeless (in collaboration with the Penn School of Social Policy & Practice) and our Animal Rights Project (with a student group at the Veterinary School). The Program also sponsors a wide range of cross-disciplinary events including the Public Service Speaker Series, Constitution Day, and the Edward V. Sparer Symposium.

Study Abroad

Penn Law offers six opportunities to study abroad:

Waseda (Tokyo)
Bucerius (Hamburg)
Paris 1/Sciences Po	Possibility of earning a second law degree from the foreign jurisdiction
Tsinghua (Beijing)	Possibility of earning a second law degree from the foreign jurisdiction
Tel Aviv	Also an opportunity for a local Supreme Court clerkship
ESADE (Barcelona)	Possibility of earning a second law degree from the foreign jurisdiction

For more information go here.

Work Abroad

A new Summer International Fellows Program provides funding for students to work abroad in between the 1L and 2L year. In the summer of 2006, the program's inaugural year, placements included the following:

Commission for Victims of Domestic Violence – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ecuadorian Centre for Environmental Law – Quito, Ecuador
Institute of Comparative Criminal Law – Guatemala
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Legal Aid of Cambodia – Phnom Penh, Cambodia

International Fellows receive a $4,000 for summer internship as well as a $1,000 stipend for travel. Prior to their internship, they receive human rights training and following the internship they participate in a forum related to their field placements.