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Cross-Disciplinary Innovation 6
Market-Ready Professionals 14
Distinguished Faculty 22
Internationally Engaged 30
Public Service Ethos 36
Collaborative Community 42
Global, Urban, Ivy 48
Curricular Compass 54
How to Apply 60
Penn Law Profile 66
“Penn Law is a national leader in interdisciplinary legal education, uniquely
equipping students with the knowledge and skills they need to excel
in today’s legal marketplace, wherever their career aspirations and
intellectual interests take them. Our faculty are celebrated scholars
and devoted teachers, and the Law School has earned a well-
deserved reputation for a collaborative, collegial culture
that serves to support students in their legal training while
making them better lawyers. I hope you enjoy learning
more about the innovative, cross-cutting programs and
the outstanding people that compose the Penn Law
community.”
Wendell PritchettInterim Dean and Presidential Term Professor
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LEGAL EDUCATION FOR A CHANGING WORLD
A renowned faculty, a wealth of opportunities for cross-disciplinary study, and countless ways to
gain practical experience and develop superb professional skills keep Penn Law graduates ahead
of change. Our well-deserved reputation as a singularly collaborative professional community
nurtures the risk-taking and teamwork that prepare you to lead in the new legal landscape.
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CROSS-DISCIPLINARY
INNOVATION
“Penn’s small class size offers great opportunities for leadership positions. I developed relationships with faculty members both as a class representative and while attending an international IP conference at Waseda University in Japan. Serving as a board member for Penn Law’s IP Group, I coordinated the symposium on fashion law, which included general counsels of several esteemed fashion houses, such as Ralph Lauren and Coach.”
Ivan Cao L’14, WG’14 Hometown: Irvine, CA BS 2005 UCLA Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Los Angeles, CA
PENN LAW
A Penn Law education prepares you to seize emerging opportunities. At a time when the law increasingly intersects with countless other fields, we are the most interdisciplinary law school in the nation, with a curriculum uniquely focused on integrating the economic and social complexity of a world in transition.
At Penn Law, you will receive a classic legal education adapted to a world in which lawyers must navigate across diverse fields to serve their clients’ needs and to address virtually every issue facing society. Nearly 100 students graduate each year with joint degrees or certificates that propel them along varied career paths.
Wherever your goals and dreams lead you – whether to a judicial clerkship, to a BigLaw job, to public interest work, to a career in government service or crossing international boundaries, or to leadership in business and industry – there is simply no better education to receive now or for the future.
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS LOCATION
Wharton Certificate in Management 3
Business Economics and Public Policy 3
Cross-Sector Innovation 5
East Asian Studies 15
Environmental Policy 14
Environmental Science 14
Gender and Sexuality Studies 10
International Business and Law (with ESADE Law School in Barcelona, Spain)
Middle East and Islamic Studies 2
Global Human Rights (multiple Penn schools)
Latin American and Latino Studies 2
Nonprofit Administration 1
Politics 1
DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
WITH OTHER SCHOOLS AT PENN
Penn’s world-leading graduate and professional schools place extraordinary cross-disciplinary
resources at your doorstep, with opportunities to pursue more than 35 joint degrees and certificates.
CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INNOVATION | 9
THREE-YEAR PROGRAMS LOCATION
JD/MBA, Business Administration 3 The Wharton School
JD/MA or MS, Criminology 6 School of Arts & Sciences
JD/MSEd, Education Policy 4 Graduate School of Education
JD/MES, Environmental Studies 14 Institute for Environmental Studies
JD/MPA, Public Administration 1 Fels Institute of Government
JD/MA, International Studies 7 The Lauder Institute
JD/MBE, Bioethics 9 School of Medicine
JD/MS, Social Policy 5 School of Social Policy & Practice
JD/MSW, Social Work 5 School of Social Policy & Practice
OTHER DEGREE PROGRAMS LOCATION
JD/Engineering Master’s 16 School of Engineering & Applied Science
JD/MCP, City and Regional Planning 13 School of Design
JD/MPH, Public Health 8 School of Medicine
JD/AM, Islamic Studies 11 School of Arts & Sciences
JD/MSW, Social Work 5 School of Social Policy & Practice
JD/MBA, Business Administration 3 The Wharton School
JD/MA, Global Business Law The Université Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne Law School Institut d’Études Politiques
JD/PhD, American Legal History 12 School of Arts & Sciences
JD/MA, JD/PhD, Philosophy 10 School of Arts & Sciences
JD/BA, JD/BS 17 School of Arts & Sciences School of Engineering & Applied Science, School of Nursing, The Wharton School
JD/DMD 18 Penn Dental Medicine
JD/LLM Hong Kong University
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“I participated in the Certificate in Management program through the Wharton Business School. The program taught us about various aspects of both finance and management, including accounting, emotional intelligence, team-building, branding, and motivation. The course was team-taught by several of the Wharton School’s most renowned faculty and was geared specifically toward the types of issues faced by practicing lawyers. This interdisciplinary approach is emblematic of the entire Penn Law philosophy.”
Brandon Harper L’14, Wharton Certificate in ManagementHometown: Cleveland, OHBA 2009 Washington UniversityEditor-in-Chief, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law (Volume 16, 2013-14)Law Clerk to the Honorable Raymond A. Jackson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2014- )
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
As a 1L you will learn the foundation of the law with some of the finest professors in the world as you explore traditional legal topics: Constitutional Law, Contracts, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Torts, and Legal Practice Skills. You will also select two electives from a rich array of courses, one in a regulatory law topic, and another from a combination of timely subjects. Your faculty – accessible, dedicated teachers – will bring their expertise, research, and cross-disciplinary perspectives to this strong 1L curriculum.
Beyond the first year, you will have the opportunity to craft a course of study from more than 90 courses, seminars, and clinics offered each semester. And you can augment this curriculum with study abroad, pursuit of a joint-degree or certificate in a complementary field, or taking up to four courses at another graduate or professional school at Penn.
In addition, the rich extracurricular life at Penn Law offers many opportunities to develop professional skills, as you work on journals, organize symposia and conferences, take up clinical assignments, perform pro bono work, and engage with the Center on Professionalism.
570+ courses taken outside Penn Law
by Law School students
35 joint degree and certificate programs offered
in conjunction with other Penn schools & departments
90student organizations,
including 14 affinity groups
50+student group-sponsored lectures supported
by Dean’s speaker fund
18U.S. and international advocacy competitions
in which Law School students participate each year
10academic centers & institutes
9 clinics
6 law reviews & journals
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WHARTON ADVANTAGE
Unique Partnership Programs
Through innovative partnerships with the Wharton School, Penn Law students are equipped with the business and management skills and credentials needed to compete in today’s legal landscape.
An accelerated, intensive three-year JD/MBA program prepares students for careers in corporate law, public governance, investment banking, private equity, entrepreneurship, hedge funds, and much more.
A Wharton Certificate in Management – awarded upon completion of a custom-designed, one-semester course open to all 2L and 3L students – is the first of its kind in the country offered by a leading law school.
“The most important issues facing our society are now debated through the framework of corporate law.”
Edward Rock L’83 Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law
“Today every lawyer requires a basic fluency in finance and management, and Penn Law is in the vanguard of providing these skills to all students as a regular part of the law school curriculum.”
Jodi Schwartz W’81, L’84, WG’84 Partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzOne of the world’s leading tax attorneys
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Wharton Certificate in Management
Responding to the demands of a rapidly changing legal marketplace, Penn Law offers a Wharton Certificate in Management, a 12-week program designed to increase the business skills and leadership capabilities of upper-level law students who aspire to lead key parts of a firm, business, non-profit, or government agency.
The course is divided into four modules: Finance and Accounting; Leadership and Organization Design; Strategic Decision-Making and Leadership; and Competitive Advantage: Building a Strong Personal Brand.
Designed exclusively for Law School students, the Certificate complements and strengthens the practical training Penn Law students receive as part of a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary legal education. The managerial and leadership skills taught in the course build upon Penn Law students’ extensive practice skills, honed in the Law School’s many clinics, externship programs, and pro bono service opportunities and developed through the Center on Professionalism.
CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INNOVATION | 13
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MARKET-READY
PROFESSIONALS 15
425+clerkships at all levels since 2009
220+Law School student enrollment in 2013-14
for the Wharton Certificate in Management
18 Center on Professionalism (COP) 2013-14 offerings
80+students per session participating in COP’s Nuts & Bolts
workshops in Corporate, Criminal, & Litigation practice skills
8 COP executive skills areas
10members of the career planning team
BE THE CEO OF YOUR CAREER
At Penn Law, we equip you with the professional competencies and leadership abilities highly sought after by leading employers.
Career counselors in the Office of Career Planning & Professionalism, and a multitude of programs offered through the Center on Professionalism, ensure that you are thoroughly prepared to achieve your professional goals from the day you graduate and throughout your career.
We will work closely with you to obtain summer and post-graduate employment and to craft a long-term strategy to achieve a satisfying professional life.
THE CENTER ON PROFESSIONALISM
To prepare you for today’s highly competitive legal market, the Center on Professionalism offers a program of executive training that rounds out your academic education and prepares you for the practical demands of the legal marketplace.
Programming develops your skills in these key areas:
• Leadership
• Management & Career Development
• Communication
• Relationship-Building
• Strategic Thinking & Organizational Savvy
• Client Development & Marketing
• Practice Skills & Pro Bono Opportunities
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Our Counselors & Staff
The Career Planning & Professionalism team assembled to work with you at Penn Law is one of the finest in the country. It includes nine counselors who hold the JD and possess diverse experience, from public service, to judicial clerkships, to private practice.
We offer practical programming and identify resources to address the changing legal market.
We provide comprehensive, individual counseling and are available daily to answer all of your questions.
We reserve one hour each week in the first-year curriculum for professional development programming and executive training.
“CP&P provides the framework and guidance that prepare our students to identify their professional goals and develop the full range of competencies required to achieve them. We provide you with the tools you need to be the CEO of your career.”
Heather Frattone L’98Associate Dean for Professional Engagement
Resources for Every Career Path
• On-campus interviewing and job fairs.
• Regional interview programs in places such as Los Angeles, Century City, San Francisco, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, San Diego, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Texas, and Denver.
• Extensive data for both large and smaller legal markets to help you identify opportunities.
• Programming on a wide range of practice areas.
• Connections with alumni for networking and relationship-building.
• Mock interviews with practicing lawyers.
• Intensive individual assistance in seeking judicial clerkships.
• A full-time counselor specializing in public interest opportunities to help students find post-graduate fellowships and positions in government, with non-profits, and in other public service roles.
• A lifetime commitment to ongoing career counseling and assistance after you graduate.
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JENNIFER LEONARD
CHRISTINE FRITTON
ATIYA CLARK
BETH LAMBERT
SUZANNE MARSH
MARIEL STASZEWSKI
CAROLINE RUHLE
KATHY MCDONNELL
KATHRYN DEANS-SCHAUB
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JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS
Circuit
District
Magistrate
Bankruptcy
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Immigration Court
Delaware Chancery
State Supreme
State Intermediate
State Trial
International
Total
MAY 1, 2013 TO APRIL 30, 2014
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48
3
2
1
1
3
1
2
4
1
91
“Navigating the clerkship application process is not only difficult and time-consuming, it also requires intense examination of your personal and career goals. Penn Law, the clerkship committee, and Professor Yoo were fantastically helpful at every step of the process. I received personalized, candid, and detailed explanations of what to expect at every step, from deciding where to apply to how to accept an offer.”
Emily Turner L’15Hometown: Burnsville, NCAB 2002 Bryn Mawr CollegeSummer Associate at Simpson Thacher Bartlett STB Public Interest Fellow, University of North Carolina Center for Civil RightsClerk to Judge Sri Srinivasan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2015- )
A Record of Success
No law school in the country does more than Penn Law to support students and alumni seeking judicial clerkships. Mentored to prize the clerkship experience and individually guided through the application process, an uncommonly large proportion of Penn Law graduates – more than 300 over the past four years – begin their careers as judicial clerks.
JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS
“The career counselors at CP&P know students by name and are deeply invested in their success. The office’s resume review and mock interview programs prepared me to meet with law firms at the start of my 2L year. But I am most impressed that the
office has continued to guide me through the clerkship process even after I graduated. Career Services is just one example of how the close-knit community at Penn creates great opportunities for students.”
Katherine Meeks L’12Hometown: Short Hills, NJ
BA 2002 YaleClerk to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, U.S. Supreme Court (2013-14)
Clerk to Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2012-13)
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LEGAL PRACTICE SKILLS
The Art of Persuasive Communication
To prepare you for the real world of legal practice, Penn Law revamped its legal writing program, distinguishing the Law School from our peers. In your first year, you will receive practical training in real-world writing and communication skills through a series of simulations. You will also learn a range of other practice skills, including negotiation, basic contract drafting, and fact development – the know-how you need to represent a client.
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MOOT COURT AND JOURNALS
Keedy Cup is the flagship of an active moot court program that sends nearly 18 student teams across the country and around the globe to compete each year.
Students also gain first-hand experience serving on the editorial boards of the Law School’s six journals.
The University of Pennsylvania Law Review, the nation’s oldest, is ranked among the leaders in the number of most-cited articles, U.S. Supreme Court citations, judicial citations, and total citations overall.
University of Pennsylvania Law Review
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law
University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change
University of Pennsylvania East Asia Law Review
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DISTINGUISHED
FACULTY
PENN LAW
ACCESSIBLE SCHOLARS, DEVOTED TEACHERS
The essence of a great law school is a great faculty. Since 2000, we have grown the Penn Law faculty by nearly 50 percent while holding the size of the student body steady. This has further strengthened the Law School’s academic rigor and fostered close, mentoring relationships between students and teachers.
SCHOLARSHIP
Our professors are renowned and prolific scholars, publishing broadly-acclaimed books and articles that advance knowledge in the law and related fields. Nearly 70 percent of faculty members hold an advanced degree in addition to the JD, and almost half have a PhD.
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INSTITUTES AND CENTERS
Dedicated to integrating knowledge, Penn Law professors lead cross-school and interdisciplinary centers at the University that attract scholars, experts, and practitioners from all fields and from around the world.
The 10 institutes and centers housed in the Law School sponsor groundbreaking research on vital issues facing society and host a vibrant calendar of lectures, symposia, conferences, and events.
Center for Ethics & the Rule of Law
Center for Tax Law & Policy
Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition
Criminal Law Research Group
Institute for Law & Economics
Institute for Law & Philosophy
Legal History Consortium
Penn Program on Documentaries & the Law
Penn Program on Regulation
Quattrone Center for the
Fair Administration of Justice
“Penn Law’s professors are brilliant academics at the forefront of their legal disciplines, but they also have fascinating backgrounds as practitioners, and most are experts in fields outside of law. This makes for a dynamic and challenging classroom environment, but what sets Penn Law’s faculty apart is their personal investment in their students’ success. When I applied for clerkships, my professors rallied behind me and even those who hadn’t written my letters of recommendation called federal judges on my behalf.”
Jessica Rice, L’14, MA’14Hometown: Rockville, MDBM 2008 University of MichiganLaw Clerk to the Honorable Joel M. Flaum, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2014- )
TEACHING
A low student-faculty ratio and small class sizes lead to close collaboration among students and professors. Faculty share their research at informal brownbag lunches and seek student feedback on their scholarship. Professors partner with students on field-based teaching and research activities in the U.S. and abroad and are actively involved in the Penn Law community, from participating in student-organized symposia and conferences to competing in the Celebrity Law Chef Cook-Off.
STUDENTS WORK WITH PROFESSOR TOM BAKER ON HEALTH CARE REFORM
During summer 2013, students working with Professor Tom Baker helped lay the groundwork for
a comprehensive and objective examination of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Baker is a preeminent scholar in insurance law and a member of Penn’s Health Insurance
Exchange (HIX) Research Group, a cross-disciplinary team of scholars working in health
and policy-related fields. He and his students spent last summer compiling a state-by-
state database of information about the online insurance markets that are the linchpin
of the new health care law. The database will be used to analyze how well different
insurance exchanges perform. “Professor Baker is concerned about developing his
students to be lawyers who are engaged and give back to the community,” said
Whitney Mayer L’15, one of the students participating in the project.
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55 full-time faculty
2/3with advanced degrees in addition to the JD
50% Penn Law faculty with secondary appointments or affiliations
with other Penn schools & programs
11 faculty members on Penn Law’s clerkship committee
80+ adjuncts & lecturers
40+books recently published by faculty
450+articles recently published by faculty
“Say ‘law and film’ to many people and the first thing they think of is copyright. But lawyers are increasingly producing documentaries to tell their clients’ stories in arbitration and mediation proceedings, and in legislative and executive-branch hearings.”
Regina Austin L’73 William A. Schnader Professor of Law Director, Penn Program on Documentaries and the Law
“Business law deploys a handful of economic and organizational fundamentals in an ever-changing political economy, both national and global. The results are dynamic, often surprising, and always compelling.”
William Bratton Nicholas F. Gallicchio Professor of Law; Co-Director, Institute for Law & Economics
“The law offers opportunities for involvement in a broad range of activities, from teaching and research to litigation and legislation. Learning the law at Penn offers an opportunity to profit from the insights and techniques of other disciplines while studying with talented and supportive people.”
Stephen Burbank David Berger Professor for the Administration of Justice
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“China’s importance to the world economy and to fundamental issues of law and governance cannot be overstated. American
law students need to understand the origin and evolution of legal institutions and practices in China and its neighbors.”
Jacques deLisle Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law
Director, Center for East Asian Studies
“Studying American history from the perspective of law as well as religion gives students and scholars new insight into the ways that religious life and the rule of law have interacted – and why conflicts between them have produced so much controversy.”
Sarah Barringer Gordon Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law and Professor of History
“The clinical experience is the perfect venue for students to apply the theoretical law that they’ve learned in other classes. It’s real
clients in the real world with real consequences and real impact.”
Praveen Kosuri Practice Professor of Law
Director, Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
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“Brains don’t commit crimes; people do. We do not blame and punish brains; we blame and punish people. The criteria for responsibility and excuse are behavioral,
including mental states. Neuroscience is learning much about causes of behavior, but causation alone does not excuse behavior.”
Stephen J. Morse Ferdinand Wakeman Hubbell Professor of Law; Professor of Psychology and Law in Psychiatry
“Understanding the social implications of using race in scientific research and biotechnologies is especially urgent today and demands an interdisciplinary
approach that includes law, social science, biology, and ethics.”
Dorothy E. RobertsGeorge A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology
and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights
“Internet policy must take into account how much the underlying technology and the demands being placed on the network are changing.”
Christopher S. YooJohn H. Chestnut Professor of Law and Professor of Communication and Computer & Information Science Founding Director, Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition
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INTERNATIONALLY
ENGAGED
A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES
In a world without borders, Penn Law has developed innovative and strategic global initiatives that move far beyond standard law school offerings. A global perspective is infused throughout the curriculum, and students have myriad opportunities to address issues in international and comparative law here and abroad.
You can:
• Earn a master’s degree in international studies from the University’s Lauder Institute or a master’s in law from Sciences Po/Paris or Hong Kong University in addition to your JD.
• Become an International Summer Human Rights Fellow and spend a summer doing human rights work in Africa, Asia, Europe, or Latin America.
• Gain hands-on experience and cross-cultural understanding at an overseas firm through the Penn Law International Internship Program.
• Practice international law as counsel to clients petitioning for refugee status in the Transnational Clinic and engage in broader advocacy efforts related to international law and treaty obligations.
• Travel overseas with a Penn Law faculty member as part of Penn Law’s Global Research Seminar, an unparalleled research and learning opportunity combining an intensive seminar with hands-on fieldwork.
• Study alongside 100 LLM students from more than 45 countries who come from such careers overseas as sitting judges, government officials, NGO leaders, bankers, academics, and attorneys with the world’s leading law firms.
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS:
Barcelona (ESADE Law School)
Beijing (Tsinghua Law School)
Hong Kong (Hong Kong University)
India (National Law School Bangalore)
Tokyo (Waseda Law School)
Paris (Sciences Po)
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BOK VISITING INTERNATIONAL PROFESSORS
Our Bok Visiting International Professors each year are a prestigious cohort of experts invited to deliver special seminars at Penn Law. During the past year, Penn Law hosted faculty from the University of Hong Kong, Tilburg University (Netherlands), Peking University, Goethe-University (Germany), and the European University Institute.
GLOBAL RESEARCH SEMINAR
Students who participate in the Global Research Seminar travel abroad to study cutting-edge issues with experts from around the world. Recent topics include Rising Powers in International Law (Brazil and China), Comparative Internet Law (Belgium and Germany), Indian Private Law (India), Islamic Finance (Malaysia), International Bankruptcy Law ( Japan), and Globalization of Corporate Governance (Italy).
“At Penn Law, I have found the resources to prepare for a transnational career in social justice lawyering. The Toll Public Interest Center facilitates exciting training and leadership opportunities and supports significant pro bono legal contributions locally, nationally, and globally.”
Shikha Bhattacharjee L’13Hometown: Iowa City, IowaBA 2006 Yale UniversitySummer intern, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NYPenn Law Review Public Interest Fellowship in Partnership with Human Rights Watch and the Jan Sahas Social Development Society in Madhya Pradesh, India
“Global perspective and cultural sensitivity are essential skills for 21st century lawyers. Through its unparalleled international faculty and programming, Penn Law is uniquely equipped to prepare its students to thrive personally and professionally around the world.”
Frank DeSimone L’15, MA’15 Hometown: Rosemont, PABA 2009 Harvard UniversitySummer Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (New York, NY)
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THE PENN LAW GLOBAL LANDSCAPE
Alumni Faculty Teaching Other Faculty Public Interest Student/Faculty Student Study Abroad Summer Interns Visiting Faculty Wharton Lauder Clubs Abroad Activities Abroad Work Projects Organizations Sites and Associates and Researchers Institute
East Asia
Europe
Middle East/ North Africa
South America
South Asia
East Asia
Eurasia
Europe
Middle East/ North Africa
North America
Oceania
Africa
Central America
East Asia
Eurasia
Europe
Middle East/ North Africa
North America
Oceania
South America
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Africa
Central America
East Asia
Eurasia
Europe
Middle East/ North Africa
North America
South America
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Africa
Central America
East Asia
Europe
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Africa
Central America
Europe
Middle East/ North Africa
North America
East Asia
Europe
Middle East/ North Africa
North America
Oceania
South Asia
Africa
East Asia
Europe
Middle East/ North Africa
South America
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Africa
East Asia
Europe
Middle East/ North Africa
North America
Oceania
South America
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Africa
East Asia
Eurasia
Europe
Middle East/ North Africa
North America
South America
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THE PENN LAW GLOBAL LANDSCAPE
100 students who work, volunteer, study,
or conduct research abroad every year
35+ 1L students who work overseas each summer
in global law firms or human rights organizations
35Penn Law courses each year focusing on
international or comparative law
27Bok Visiting International Professors
7 Global Research Seminars involving travel to
Brazil, China, Europe, India, Japan, & Malaysia
30+ global centers at Penn
6 international partner schools
3 regional specialization certificates in East Asian Studies,
Middle East Studies, & Latin American Studies
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PUBLIC SERVICE
ETHOS
TOLL PUBLIC INTEREST CENTER
Celebrating 25 Years of Service
The Toll Public Interest Center is the hub of Penn Law’s robust public interest community.
Public service has always been an essential feature of legal education at Penn Law. A wide array of public service opportunities focus on civic engagement, personal enrichment, and professional skill development.
Through dozens of pro bono projects, Penn Law students address issues about which they are most passionate. We were the first school to receive the American Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award in recognition of our impactful public service initiatives.
Whether you are launching a career in public service or preparing for a lifelong commitment to pro bono work, you will gain valuable hands-on experience and develop core professional skills.
Through TPIC, students enjoy the rewards of making a difference in the lives of others:
• Helping thousands of low-income individuals secure essential public benefits.
• Partnering with non-profits and prominent law firms to engage in impact litigation and to advocate for systemic change.
• Traveling around the globe to engage in law-related education and advocacy.
• Educating hundreds of school children about the law, civics, and entrepreneurship.
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92%of Class of 2014 exceeded 70-hour
pro bono requirement
30,000hours of pro bono service by Class of 2014 students
175 students who receive guaranteed
summer funding each year
100%students requesting summer public interest
funding who receive it
$140,000per student maximum TolLRAP eligibility
for public interest careers
“By connecting students to practitioners in the public interest community – locally, nationally, and internationally – we create pathways to public interest careers.”
Arlene Rivera Finkelstein Associate Dean for Public Interest Programs
Toll Public Interest Center
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The nationally acclaimed Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies is Penn Law’s teaching law firm. The Center’s nine clinics bridge classroom learning with real-world practical experience and public service on behalf of real clients. Individualized mentoring and supervision by experienced faculty-practitioners help students develop core lawyering competencies and foster professional identities.
We offer diverse externships for academic credit with government and non-profit organizations. Students have the opportunity to complement in-house clinical work and deepen professional skills development at 30 externship sites in Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, D.C., including the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, the Capital Habeas Unit of the Federal Defenders, the New York Attorney General’s Office, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the U.S. State Department Office of the Legal Adviser.
Recently, clinic students:
GITTIS CENTER FOR CLINICAL LEGAL STUDIES
• Mediated conflicts ranging from employment discrimination claims to international child custody disputes.
• Engaged in extensive discovery and litigated multi-day hearings in state and federal courts in housing, employment, and civil rights cases.
• Coordinated business transactions involving real estate acquisition and multi-staged financing.
• Negotiated an international distribution agreement for an online magazine focused on Arab women’s issues.
• Obtained a grant of asylum for a client facing certain harm if returned to his home country.
• Successfully defended clients accused of misdemeanors and felonies in criminal court.
• Briefed and argued pro bono cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
• Protected vulnerable children at risk as court-appointed child advocates.
• Interned in Washington, D.C., and drafted proposed legislation on emerging public policy issues.
• Won four groundbreaking recent U.S. Supreme Court cases, in conjunction with a large national law firm.
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“Our clinics help students build strong relationships with diverse clients, develop essential lawyering skills, and apply their talents and creativity to problem solving in real world professional settings.”
Louis RulliDirector of Clinical Programs and Practice Professor of Law
Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies
9client-based clinics
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Civil Practice
Criminal Defense (with the Defender Association of Philadelphia)
Entrepreneurship (with Wharton)
Intellectual Property & Technology (with the schools of Engineering, Medicine, Wharton,
and Arts & Sciences)
Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy (with the schools of Medicine
and Social Policy & Practice, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
Legislative
Mediation
Supreme Court Litigation (with the Paul Hastings law firm)
Transnational Law
30 governmental and non-profit externship sites
in Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, D.C.
230student spots each year in the clinical program’s
many offerings
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COLLABORATIVE
COMMUNITY
PENN LAW
OUR COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY
The Power of Diversity
Whoever you are and wherever you come from, the power of diversity at Penn Law creates a supportive and inclusive community where collaboration and teamwork are prized. We appreciate differences and are willing to engage colleagues and faculty in ways that respect, and even celebrate, the many differences in philosophy and experience that appear in a community as rich in ideas and backgrounds as Penn Law.
Our supportive community encourages students to take intellectual risks. Our belief – confirmed by feedback we receive from employers and leaders in the profession – is that students who learn the law in an encouraging and supportive environment such as Penn’s make exceptional lawyers and leaders.
“Community engagement at Penn Law is not the exception but the rule. Students participate in everything from Custody and Support Assistance Clinic (CASAC), a pro bono project that allows students to serve as advocates in child support and custody cases, to Y’allsa, an affinity group designed to give students a taste of Southern hospitality during their time in Philadelphia. Through my involvement in various pro bono, affinity, and student government groups, I not only feel like I am contributing to the Penn Law community, but also am enriching my law school experience.”
Steph Albano L’15Hometown: Medford, NJBA 2012 LehighSummer Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
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“One of Penn’s historic strengths – something that sets us apart from most law schools – is our commitment to a spirit of collegiality.”
Gary Clinton Dean of Students and Counsel to the Dean
YOUR LIFETIME NETWORK
The Law School’s collaborative community equips you with a lifetime network of alumni, colleagues, and friends who will contribute to your advancement. We have active alumni clubs throughout the United States and abroad, including places such as Brazil, China, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.
Penn Law graduates serve as attorneys, policy makers, corporate executives, deal makers, and entrepreneurs in specialties from academia to securities law to voting rights and more.
They lead multinational companies and health care institutions, run non-profit organizations, advise government officials, and forge market-changing mergers.
Alumni also help our students prepare for their careers, volunteering as mentors and guest speakers at the Law School, conducting mock interviews, and attending informal networking lunches.
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STUDENT GROUPS
Join an established student group or find like-minded colleagues to start your own. We are home to groups that consider substantive legal issues, run symposia, welcome speakers on career exploration, perform musicals, and bowl competitively.
“Collaboration at Penn Law makes for a collegial, friendly environment to grow as a lawyer.”
Géraldine Rothschild L’15, Wharton Certificate in ManagementHometown: West Hartford, CTBA 2012 Brandeis UniversitySummer Associate at White & Case (New York, NY)
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GLOBAL, URBAN,
IVY
OUR UNIVERSITY
Penn Law is a small law school offering a rare blend of an inviting and green Ivy League university with global reach in the heart of a great city.
Enjoy world-class cultural performances at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Tour inspiring exhibits at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the Institute of Contemporary Art, and the Fisher Fine Arts Library. Attend conferences and guest lectures at our sister schools. Work out in our state-of-the-art fitness facility, the Pottruck Center, with its four floors of fitness equipment, Olympic-size pool, and climbing wall.
Visit University City’s popular stores, restaurants, cafes, cinema complex, and lovely parks. Admire the fine Victorian houses, many of which have been divided into affordable apartments. Follow Penn Park east across the Schuylkill River and experience everything that downtown Center City has to offer.
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CAMPUS WITHIN A CAMPUS
Built around a tree-lined central courtyard, Penn Law occupies the finest urban law school campus in America. Our four interconnected buildings integrate classrooms, faculty and administrative offices, and many gathering places to encourage interaction and engagement among faculty, students, and staff.
“Philly is so close to NYC and DC. In the same 1L semester, the Penn Law & Business Association visited several leading private equity firms in NYC, which led to an interview and callback offer; I also listened to oral arguments at the Supreme Court for a case we had briefed in our legal writing class.”
Jeremy Pettit L’14, Wharton Certificate in ManagementHometown: Savannah, MOBA 2002 Brigham Young UniversitySummer Clerk, Judge G. Murray Snow, Federal District Court for the District of ArizonaAssociate at Vinson & Elkins (Dallas, TX)
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There is no better place to study law than Philadelphia, America’s sixth-largest city and home to a vital legal community. Just a train ride from the nation’s political and financial capitals, the Law School’s location affords almost limitless internship and externship opportunities.
Moreover, with a reputation as one of the most livable cities in the country, Philly is lively and affordable. World-class museums, (sometimes) championship sports teams, a vibrant theater and art scene, and some of the nation’s best restaurants make our city a place where there is always something to see or do.
ART MUSEUM KIMMEL CENTER BOATHOUSE ROW THE LINC ITALIAN MARKET LOVE STATUE ELFRETH’S ALLEY ACADEMY OF MUSIC
PHILADELPHIA
City of Neighborhoods
ART MUSEUM KIMMEL CENTER BOATHOUSE ROW THE LINC ITALIAN MARKET SANSOM STREET RITTENHOUSE SQUARE CITIZENS BANK PARK INDEPENDENCE HALL READING TERMINAL MARKET
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CURRICULAR
COMPASS
FIRST YEAR CURRICULUM COURSES:
Civil Procedure
Constitutional Law
Contracts
Criminal Law
Torts
Legal Practice Skills: Yearlong
SAMPLES OF RECENT REGULATORY ELECTIVES:
Administrative Law
Bankruptcy
Environmental Law
Legislation
Public International Law
SAMPLES OF RECENT OPEN ELECTIVES:
Chinese Law
Introduction to Intellectual Property Law and Policy
Introduction to Jurisprudence
Law and Economics
Law and Society in Japan
Legal Responses to Inequality
Property
THE SECOND & THIRD YEAR CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS:
54 semester hours (up to four courses can be taken outside Penn Law at one of Penn’s 11 other grad schools)
Senior research and writing project
Professional Responsibility course
Public Service (70 hours minimum requirement)
A CURRICULUM RICH IN SUBSTANCE AND CHOICE
The First Year Program
The Juris Doctor degree requirements at Penn Law have been established to assure that students graduate with the analytical and critical intellectual skills necessary to meet tomorrow’s challenges in an ever-changing world, a thorough understanding of the basic principles of the law, an appreciation of the value of contributing to society through pro bono legal service, the ability to research and convey ideas and legal arguments both cogently and coherently, and an understanding of, and an appreciation for, legal ethics and the inherent responsibilities of becoming a member of the legal profession. In light of these goals, the Penn Law faculty creates a rich and diverse curriculum for our students.
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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND REGULATION
Administrative Law
Advanced Antitrust Law
Advanced Regulatory and Policy Law Seminar
Analytical Methods
Antitrust
Church and State
Cultural Heritage and the Law
Election Law and Policy
Energy Law and Climate Change
Global Antitrust
Privacy Law and Data Protection
Regulatory Law and Policy Seminar
Transnational Legal Clinic
BUSINESS AND TRANSACTIONAL LAW
Accounting
Advanced Antitrust Law
Advanced Corporate Law: M&A
Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy
Analytical Methods
Antitrust
Bankruptcy
Business Bankruptcy: Chapter 11
Business Strategy and Corporate Law
Commercial Finance
Commercial Litigation Strategy
Common Law Contracts for Civil Lawyers
Contracts
Contract Drafting
Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance – Legal Aspects
Corporate Governance
Corporations
Cross-Border M&A
Deals
Detkin IP and Technology Legal Clinic
Distressed Dealmaking
Empirical Law and Economics
Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
Federal Income Tax
Financial Accounting
General Counsel
Global Antitrust
Intellectual Property and Corporate Lawyering
International Business Transactions
International Commercial Arbitration
International Tax
Introduction to Intellectual Property Law and Policy
Issues in Advanced Corporate Law
JD/MBA Capstone Course
Law of Credit
Law Firm as a Business
Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship
Money Laundering and Its Effect on Individual Rights in Post-9/11 Era
M&A Litigation Seminar
M&A Through the Business Cycle
Mediation Clinic
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Partnership Tax
Patent Law – Appellate Advocacy
Patent Litigation
Property
Real Estate Transactions
Regulatory Law and Policy
Securities Regulation
Strategic Transactions in the Fashion & Retail Industries
Structured Finance and Securitization
Thinking Like a Litigator
Trademarks
Transactional Drafting
Transactional Lawyering
Trial Advocacy
Wharton Certificate in Management
White Collar Crime and Capital Markets
Widening the Lens on Corporation Law: Canonical Cases and Comparative Perspectives
CIVIL LITIGATION: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Administrative Law
Advanced Problems in Federal Procedure
Advanced Torts
Appellate Advocacy
Civil Practice Clinic
Civil Pre-Trial Litigation
Civil Procedure
Comparative Constitutional Law
Complex Litigation
Constitutional Criminal Procedures
Congress, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court
Constitution Outside of the Courts: Theory and History
Constitutional Litigation
Criminal Defense Clinic
Here, to give you a sense of the breadth of the curriculum, is a listing of courses taught in recent semesters. Note that, because our faculty is engaged in cutting-edge scholarship in all fields, our course and seminar roster changes frequently, and we cannot guarantee that any given course will be taught in any specific semester.
Criminal Procedure: Prosecution and Adjudication
Cybercrime
Drug Product & Liability Litigation
Evidence
Federal Courts
Federal Indian Law
International Human Rights
Juvenile Justice
Law and the Holocaust
Lawyering in the Public Interest
Legislative Clinic
Litigation for Social Change
Mediation Clinic
Political Law
Practice of Law
Refugee Law
Regulatory Law and Policy Seminar
Remedies
Right to Counsel
Supreme Court Clinic
Torts
Transnational Legal Clinic
Trial Advocacy
Externship: Death Penalty (Federal Defender)
Externship: Federal Appellate Litigation
Externship: Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
Externship: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Civil Division
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
Appellate Advocacy
Church and State
Comparative Constitutional Law
Conflict of Laws
Constitution & the Family
Constitutional Criminal Procedure
Constitutional Interpretation
Constitutional Litigation
Constitutional Theorizing
Death Penalty in the US in Theory & Practice
Federal Courts
First Amendment in the 21st Century
Immigration Law
Intellectual Property and National Economic Value Creation
International Human Rights
Juvenile Justice
Law and the Holocaust
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Litigation for Social Change
Parents, Children, and the State
Political Philosophy of the Founders
Privacy and Data Protection
Property
Right to Counsel
Supreme Court Clinic
Supreme Court Practice and Process
Technology and Policy
Terrorism and International Law
Topics in Defamation
Transnational Legal Clinic
Externship: PA Human Relations Commission
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Advanced Criminal Law
Appellate Advocacy
Constitutional Criminal Procedure
Conviction Integrity
Criminal Defense Clinic
Criminal Law Theory
Criminal Procedure: Prosecution and Adjudication
Cybercrime
Death Penalty in the US in Theory & Practice
Evidence
International Human Rights
Introduction to Intellectual Property Law and Policy
Juvenile Justice
Law & Documentary Media
Law and the Holocaust
Mediation Clinic
Money Laundering
Remedies
Right to Counsel
Supreme Court Clinic
Thinking Like a Litigator
Topics in Proof
Trial Advocacy
Visual Legal Advocacy
White Collar Crime and Capital Markets
Externship: District Attorney’s Office - Montgomery County
Externship: District Attorney’s Office - Philadelphia
EMPLOYMENT LAW/EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Administrative Law
Advanced Torts
Business Bankruptcy: Chapter 11
Contract Drafting
Employee Benefits
Employment Discrimination
Employment Law
Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
Legal Responses to Inequality
Visual Legal Advocacy
Externship: Community Legal Services
Externship: PA Human Relations Commission
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Administrative Law
Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy
Animal Law and Ethics
Energy Law and Climate Change
Environmental Lawyering
Food Policy & Law
International Environmental Law
Property
Regulatory Law and Policy
Externship: US Environmental Protection Agency
FAMILY LAW
Anatomy of a Divorce
Appellate Advocacy
Civil Practice Clinic
Family Law
Historical Perspectives on Law and the Family
Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic
Juvenile Justice
Marriage: History and the Law
Mental Health Law
Parents, Children, and the State
Property
Trusts and Estates
HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
Advanced Torts
Animal Law and Ethics
Appellate Advocacy
China and International Human Rights
Constitutional Litigation
Immigration Law
International Human Rights
Introduction to Jurisprudence
Law and the Holocaust
Lawyering in the Public Interest
Legal Responses to Inequality
Litigation for Social Change
Race, Education, and the Law
Refugee Law
Religion, Law, and Lawyering
Terrorism and International Law
Transnational Legal Clinic
Externship: Federal Appellate Litigation
Externship: PA Human Relations Commission
HEALTH LAW
Administrative Law
Advanced Torts
Animal Law and Ethics
Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic
Drug Product Liability Litigation
Health Law
Health Law and Policy
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property and National Economic Value Creation
Mental Health Law
Neuro Law
Patent Law
Patent Law – Appellate Advocacy
Patent Litigation
Pharmaceutical Regulation & Enforcement
Privacy and Data Protection
Public Health Law & Policy
Regulation of Health Insurance Markets
Technology and Policy
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY LAW
Copyright
Cultural Heritage & the Law
Cybercrime
Detkin IP and Technology Legal Clinic
Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
First Amendment in the 21st Century
Intellectual Property & Corporate Lawyering
Intellectual Property and National Economic Value Creation
International Communication: Power and Flow
Introduction to Intellectual Property Law & Policy
Patent Law
Patent Law – Appellate Advocacy
Patent Litigation
Privacy and Data Protection
Property
Technology and Policy
Trademarks
INTERNATIONAL LAW
Approaches to Islamic Law
Bok Course: Development of Constitutionalism in Hong Kong
Bok Course: Public Law
Chinese Law
Comparative Law
Constitutional Law
Cross-Border M&A
Foreign Relations Law
Global Antitrust
GRS: Rising Powers in International Law
Intellectual Property and National Economic Value Creation
Intellectual Property Transactions
International Business Transactions
International Commercial Arbitration
International Communication: Power & Flow
International Environmental Law
International Human Rights
International Trade Regulation
Islamic Finance
Jewish Private Law
Law and the Holocaust
Law & Society in Japan
Money Laundering and Its Effect on Individual Rights in Post-9/11 Era
Refugee Law
Research in Foreign and International Law
Terrorism and International Law
Transnational Legal Clinic
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PERSPECTIVES ON THE LAW
Advanced Legal Research
Analytical Methods
Animal Law and Ethics
Appellate Advocacy
Approaches to Islamic Law
Church and State
Client Leverage and Law Firm Management
Comparative Constitutional Law
Current Issues in Civil Rights Litigation
Cultural Heritage & the Law
Empirical Law and Economics
First Amendment in the 21st Century
Food Policy & Law
Health Law
Health Law and Policy
Intellectual Property & Corporate Lawyering
Intellectual Property and National Economic Value Creation
International Communications: Power and Flow
International Human Rights
Introduction to Intellectual Property Law and Policy
Introduction to Jurisprudence
Introduction to Philosophy of Law
Jewish Private Law
Jewish Law: The Rabbinic Idea of Law
Juvenile Justice
Law and the Holocaust
Law and the Morality of War
Law, Economics, and Psychology
Lawyering in the Public Interest
Legal History
Legal Interviewing and Client Counseling
Legal Responses to Inequality
Litigation for Social Change
Modern American Legal Thoughts
Neuro Law
Originalism Debate and the Constitution
Political Authority and Political Obligation
New Models for Post-Secondary Education
Privacy and Data Protection
Problems in Law and Morality
Race, Education, and the Law
Regulation of Health Insurance Markets
Religion, Law, and Lawyering
Supreme Court Practice and Process
Terrorism and International Law
Tort Theory
Trial Advocacy
Visual Legal Advocacy
Writing About the Law
Writing for Practice
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS
Appellate Advocacy
Client Leverage and Law Firm Management
E-Discovery
Lawyering in the Public Interest
Privacy and Data Protection
Problems in Law and Morality
Professional Responsibility
Professional Responsibility: Traversing the Ethical Minefield
Religion, Law, and Lawyering
Thinking Like a Litigator
Transnational Legal Clinic
PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE LAW
Deals
Empirical Law and Economics
Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
Environmental Law
Environmental Lawyering
International Environmental Law
Land Use Law
Property
Real Estate Transactions
GRS: Private Law, Nation-building, and Economic Growth
Externship: Delaware Riverkeeper
PUBLIC INTEREST
Administrative Law
Animal Law and Ethics
Appellate Advocacy
Civil Practice Clinic
Constitution Outside of the Courts: Theory and History
Constitutional Litigation
Education Law
Employment Discrimination
Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
Federal Courts
Immigration Law
Juvenile Justice
Lawyering in the Public Interest
Legislative Clinic
Litigation for Social Change
Mental Health Law
Parents, Children, and the State
Public Interest Law and Entrepreneurship
Race, Education, and the Law
Visual Legal Advocacy
Externship: Community Legal Services
Externship: Death Penalty (Federal Defender)
Externship: Delaware Riverkeeper
Externship: Lerner Fellow – Child Welfare Policy
Externship: PA Human Relations Commission
TAX LAW
Employee Benefits
Federal Income Tax
International Tax
Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship
Partnership Tax
Structured Finance and Securitization
Tax Policy Seminar
Trusts and Estates
CLINICAL/EXPERIENTIAL
Appellate Advocacy
Civil Practice Clinic
Civil Pre-Trial Litigation
Contract Drafting
Criminal Defense Clinic
Deals
Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic
Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic
Lawyering In the Public Interest
Legal Interviewing and Client Counseling
Legal Practice Skills
Legislative Clinic
Mediation Clinic
Negotiations
Pre-Trial Litigation
Practice of Law
Refugee Law
Writing for Practice
Supreme Court Clinic
Supreme Court Practice and Process
Transactional Drafting
Transnational Legal Clinic
Externship: Community Legal Services
Externship: Death Penalty (Federal Defender)
Externship: Delaware Riverkeeper
Externship: District Attorney’s Office - Montgomery County
Externship: District Attorney’s Office - Philadelphia
Externship: Federal Appellate Litigation
Externship: Lerner Fellow – Child Welfare Policy
Externship: Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
Externship: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Civil Division
Externship: Women’s Law Project
CO-CURRICULAR
East Asia Law Review
Journal of Business Law
Journal of Constitutional Law
Journal of International Law
Journal of Law and Social Change
Law Review
Littleton Fellows
Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition
Giles S. Rich Patent Law Moot Court Competition
Jessup Moot Court Competition
Keedy Cup
Marshall Moot Court Competition
Mock Trial Team Competition
Moot Court Board
National Moot Court Competition
Other Extramural Competitions
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ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID
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HOW TO APPLY
LSAC online application may be found at
www.lsac.org or visit www.law.upenn.edu/admissions/jd
Each year, we enroll a select class of individuals who are academically gifted, professionally accomplished, intellectually curious, and culturally and geographically diverse. While academic excellence is important in the evaluation process, we consider each application holistically. We do not apply numeric cutoffs for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) nor GPA. Instead, we read each individual file, including letters of recommendation, personal statement, supplemental essay, and resume, to gain a full picture of every applicant.
We are very deliberate about making Penn Law a collegial and collaborative community. We find that students who choose to study the law here are supportive of one another, contribute in countless ways inside and out of the classroom, and become great institutional citizens and future professionals.
Our students come from all over the country, from more than 200 undergraduate institutions, and from around the globe. They come from a broad spectrum of academic, professional, ideological, and economic backgrounds. Almost 70 percent of our students have had at least one year of work experience prior to attending law school, approximately one-third identify as students of color, and typically 10 percent hold an advanced degree. This breathtaking diversity inspires a cross-fertilization of ideas that makes the Penn Law educational experience intellectually rewarding and professionally transformative. We welcome your interest in becoming part of this extraordinary community.
Renée C. PostAssociate Dean, Admissions and Financial Aid
Application Requirements
Applicants for admission to Penn Law must hold a bachelor’s degree, take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), and register with the Credential Assembly Service (CAS). Applicants must also submit two letters of recommendation, preferably from academic instructors; however, if you have been out of school for a number of years, you may submit letters from employers or other individuals who can evaluate your potential for success in a rigorous law program. Applicants must submit a current resume, must write a personal statement on a topic of their choice, and have the option to select one of four supplemental essays. The personal statement is your interview on paper. You may wish to describe aspects of your background and interests – intellectual, personal, or professional – and how you will uniquely contribute to the Penn Law community and/or the legal profession.
The application fee is $80.00; applicants for whom the fee will pose a financial burden may apply for a fee waiver.
Detailed information and instructions regarding each application requirement and the LSAC Credential Assembly Service may be found on our website at www.law.upenn.edu/admissions/jd/.
Standards for Admission
Admission to Penn Law is highly selective. Last year, we received over 5,800 applications for the approximately 250 seats in the entering class.
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DEADLINES
Early Decision (Binding)
Round 1
November 15 – Application must be received*
December 1 – Application must be complete
December 31 – Decisions will be sent
Round 2
January 7 – Application must be received*
January 15 – Application must be complete
January 31 – Decisions will be sent
*Early Decision applications must be submitted through LSAC no later than November 15 for Round 1 or January 7 for Round 2. All supporting documents, including the LSAC Credential Assembly Service Report, must be received by December 1 for Round 1 or January 15 for Round 2 Early Decision consideration.
Regular Decision:**
March 1 – Application must be receivedMarch 15 – Application must be complete
**Note: Decisions are made on a rolling basis.
The Admissions Committee considers numerous factors – both academic and nonacademic – to achieve our goal of enrolling a class that is highly accomplished and diverse. There is no pre-law educational requirement or even a specific recommended course of study for admission to Penn Law. Strength of character, breadth of knowledge, and intellectual maturity constitute the base upon which our legal education builds. As such, Penn Law seeks to enroll individuals who have demonstrated outstanding academic success, who are intellectually curious, and who possess superior writing, oral communication, and analytical skills. We also seek individuals who will positively contribute to the Penn Law community and ultimately, to the legal profession, based on their diverse backgrounds, their personal and professional experiences, service and leadership, and any challenges or obstacles that they may have overcome.
Importantly, the Admissions Committee bases its decisions on all material submitted with each application. While undergraduate grade point average and LSAT score are significant factors, they are not decisive factors. There is no minimum LSAT or GPA below which a candidate will not be considered.
Transfer & Visiting Admission
We welcome applications from current, full-time law students who wish to transfer to Penn Law or who wish to visit for up to one year at Penn Law. Applicants for transfer or visiting student admission must be in good standing at a law school that is both accredited by the American Bar Association and a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Detailed information and instructions regarding transfer and visiting student admission may be found on our website at www.law.upenn.edu/admissions/jd/.
FINANCING YOUR LEGAL EDUCATION
With over 100 newly named scholarship funds and more than 100 percent growth in financial aid over the past decade, Penn Law is fully invested in your future.
We are committed to guiding our applicants through the financial aid process and to helping our students develop a sound financial plan for their legal education. We provide generous financial assistance to deserving students through a variety of grants, scholarships, and loans. Importantly, admission decisions at Penn Law are made without regard to an applicant’s financial need. Therefore, financial aid applications are reviewed only after a student has been admitted. Following is an overview of the types of aid that are available to our students. Detailed information regarding financial aid and scholarships, as well as instructions for applying, may be found on our website at www.law.upenn.edu.
Applying for Financial Aid
Eligibility for need-based aid or grants is determined from financial information provided by the applicant, the applicant’s parent(s), and if applicable, the applicant’s spouse. Applicants for financial aid are required to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Need Access Application. You may submit the FAFSA electronically at www.fafsa.ed.gov. The Need Access Application is available at www.NeedAccess.org.
If you are interested in applying for need-based aid, complete the aforementioned financial aid forms as early as possible so that your financial aid analysis can be completed soon after you have been admitted. We strongly recommend that all applicants submit these forms by March 1, even if they have not yet received an offer of admission.
Loans
In addition to the aforementioned grants and scholarships, there are a variety of federal and private loans for which students may be eligible. Students admitted to Penn Law will receive information on the various loans for which they may apply and will work directly with the Law School financial aid staff in completing this process.
Merit Scholarships
Penn Law awards merit scholarships to a select number of students based primarily on their academic achievements and intellectual ambition, but also based on nonacademic factors such as leadership, service, and professional or life experiences. All applicants who are admitted to the Law School are considered for our merit scholarships. Although there is not a separate application for merit scholarships, applicants who are nominated by the Admissions Committee may be asked to complete an interview or to submit an essay for particular scholarships. Scholarship nominees and recipients are notified on a rolling basis between January and late April.
Levy Scholars Program
Full tuition for three years
Silverman-Rodin Scholarship
Full tuition 1L, half tuition 2L
James Wilson Scholarship
$66,000 – $90,000 over three years
Dean’s Scholarship
$15,000 – $60,000 over three years
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Funding for Public Interest
Toll Public Interest Scholarships and Loan Repayment Assistance
Penn Law, committed to promoting the pursuit of public interest careers, has developed the Toll Public Interest Scholars Program for select incoming students and the Toll Repayment Assistance Program (TolLRAP) for graduates.
The Toll Public Interest Scholars Program combines financial support (full tuition for the first year and two-thirds tuition for the second and third years) and a challenging academic program for highly accomplished students seeking academic training and practical experience in public interest law. Scholars are selected on the basis of their demonstrated commitment to public service, their academic record, and their potential for leadership in the legal community.
Loan Repayment Assistance
TolLRAP offers generous repayment assistance, on an annual basis, to Penn Law graduates working in public service careers. The amount of assistance is based on a formula that considers the applicant’s annual income and law school debt.
Penn Law’s financial commitment to lawyering in the public interest is unsurpassed. Our loan repayment assistance program leads the nation, ensuring that graduates pursuing public interest careers can have significant student loan burdens eliminated.
Summer funding for internships in the public sector, or pursuing public interest work in the U.S. and abroad, is guaranteed.
In addition to scholarship assistance and generous loan forgiveness, we help launch legal careers through a number of postgraduate fellowships available exclusively to our graduates.
STUDENT BUDGET* (2014–15)
Tuition and Fees $ 56,916
Room and Board 14,350
Books 1,660
Health Insurance 3,337
Miscellaneous 3,097
Total $ 79,360
*Students who earn a joint degree or certificate will also incur a nominal administrative fee.
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Students at Penn Law thrive academically, professionally, and socially, thanks to a small, supportive community; the preeminence of our School and University; and a focus on redefining what it means to be a lawyer.For a comprehensive set of employment statistics, please see our website www.law.upenn.edu/careers.
STUDENT PROFILE – CLASS OF 2017*
Applicants 5,859
Enrolled 251
Women 45%
Students of Color 35%
Average Age 24
Directly from College 32%
Advanced Degrees 8%
LSAT GPA
75th Percentile 170 3.95
25th Percentile 164 3.52
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GENERAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION (2013)
Graduating Class Size 259
Employment Status Known 259
Employed 252
Start Date Deferred 1
Seeking Employment 4
Not Seeking Employment 0
Enrolled in Full-Time Degree 2
Unknown 0
DISTRIBUTION
This year’s class includes students from 36 states,
the District of Columbia, countries across the globe
(including Canada, China, India, Malaysia, and South
Korea), and 129 colleges and universities.
*As of August 21, 2014
CAREER PLANNING & PROFESSIONALISM
41.2%New York
14.3% Pennsylvania
4.4% Delaware
2.4%Texas
1.6% Florida
8.3% Other*
EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
Bar Required – Full-time 236
Bar Required – Part-time 1
J.D. Advantage 15
Professional – Other 0
* Other includes AZ, CO, CT, GA, IL, IA, KY, LA, MD, ME, NC, OH, PR, VA, WV, WI.
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Penn Law students are recruited nationally and internationally by a wide array of employers.
OUR 2013 GRADUATES
ARE WORKING
IN THE
FOLLOWING
FIELDS:
OUR 2013 GRADUATES
ARE WORKING
IN THE
FOLLOWING
GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS:
66.3%Law Firm
7.5% Business or Industry
3.6% Government/Military
16.3%Judicial Clerkships
5.5% Public Interest
<1% Academic
14.7%Washington, D.C.
7.1% California
2.8% New Jersey
2.4%Massachusetts
<1% International
SALARY INFORMATION (2013)
LAW FIRM
25th/75th Percentiles: $160,000/$160,000Median: $160,000Salaries Reported: 163/167 (98%)
JUDICIAL CLERK
25th/75th Percentiles: $50,182/$60,761Median: $60,000Salaries Reported: 40/41 (98%)
BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY
25th/75th Percentiles: $100,000/$135,000Median: $110,000Salaries Reported: 13/19 (68%)
GOVERNMENT/MILITARY
25th/75th Percentiles: $33,375/$71,602Median: $60,000Salaries Reported: 7/9 (78%)
PUBLIC INTEREST
25th/75th Percentiles: $18,000/$51,000Median: $45,000Salaries Reported: 11/14 (79%)
ACADEMIC
25th/75th Percentiles: <5 reportedMedian: <5 reportedSalaries Reported: <5 reported
PENN LAW
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