The International Summer Human Rights Fellowship Program (ISHRF)
Penn Law’s ISHRF fellowships support students to work in UN agencies, multilaterals, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations. In the summer of 2016, the following Penn Law students pursued human rights fellowships:
- Erica Clark L’18 - International Development Law Organization (Rome, Italy)
- Maura Douglas L’18 - Institute for Human Rights and Business (London, UK)
- Eric Gruebel L’18 - Assyrian Aid Society (Dohuk, Iraq)
- Andrew Hirschel L’18 - Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (Mexico City, Mexico)
- Joanna Hoodes L’18 - International Development Law Organization (Rome, Italy)
- Shaun Rosenthal L’18 - Lawyers for Human Rights (Pretoria, South Africa)
- Jane Seu L’18 - El Programa LGTB de la Communidad de Madrid (Madrid, Spain)
- Leah Wong L’18 - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Asia Pacific Section (Geneva, Switzerland)
Penn Law International Internship Program (PLIIP)
Penn Law offers pre-selected internship opportunities with preeminent law firms around the globe. PLIIP emphasizes internships in foreign firms, rather than the foreign offices of American or multinational firms, giving students cross-cultural experience and a better understanding of foreign legal practice. Summer 2016 PLIIP interns Included:
- David Gutierrez L’18 - SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (Makati City, Philippines)
- Ruth-Helen Vassilas L’18 - Wiener.Soto.Caparros (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- Scarlett Mengfei Ying L’18 - Cobden House (Manchester, United Kingdom)
- Karlen Parsamian L’18 - Bermeo and Bermeo (Quito, Ecuador)
- Benjamin Weitz L’18 - Israeli Supreme Court (Jerusalem, Israel)
- Yonghwan Kwon L’18 - Kim & Chang (Seoul, Korea)
- Ren-Ann Wang L’18 - Nishimura & Asahi (Tokyo, Japan)
- Ren-Ann Wang L’18 - Barun Law LLC (Seoul, Korea)
- Pete Yoon L’18 - Yulchon LLC (Seoul, Korea)
- Ji Jennifer Lee L’18 - Bird & Bird (Lyon,France)
Overseas Summer Associates
In addition to our standing summer programs, Penn Law students often pursue summer associate positions overseas for a portion of their first or second summers in law school. In summer 2016, the following students sought these opportunities:
- Alexandros Diplas L’17 - Three Crownes (Paris France)
- Stephen Lamb L’17 – Cravath (London, UK)
- Estee Ward L’17 - Sherman & Sterling (London, UK)
- Lacey Nemergut L’17 - Freshfields (Madrid, Spain)