PENN LAW SUMMER PROGRAM

Summer Program

The University of Pennsylvania Law School offers an innovative Summer Program with graduate level courses in the US Legal System and in US Legal Research. This Program provides arriving Penn Law LL.M. students an introduction to the U.S. legal system.

The program includes two introductory courses.

1. Foundations of the U.S. Legal System: This is a three-semester hour intensive survey course at an advanced level that addresses certain aspects of U.S. legal thought and practice that are likely to be unfamiliar to most lawyers trained outside of the United States.
2. U.S. Legal Research: This is a one-semester hour course that provides an opportunity to learn the effective use of U.S. legal materials.

Additionally, the program features lectures from other members of the Law School staff, including the Student Affairs Office (on making the most of a year of study at a US law school), the Career Planning & Professionalism Office (on U.S. job search strategies), the Registrar’s Office (on course selection and registration procedures), and Information Technology Services (on how to use the available Penn Law technology to your advantage). There are numerous opportunities for social interaction and students have the opportunity to take English as a Second Language classes as well.

The LL.M. Summer Program begins every year with an Orientation session on the first Friday in August, and will continue through the last week of August. Participation in the Summer Program is mandatory for students enrolling in Penn Law’s LL.M. Program (please see Application Procedures for Graduate Programs for details).

Please Note: Candidates applying for Penn Law’s LL.M. Program do not need to apply separately to the summer program. All successful applicants to the LL.M. Program are automatically granted a spot in the Summer Program.