Overseas Programs
Early Information Session
October 22, 2014
Sponsored by OTP, OCS, and OPICS
Georgetown Law Study Abroad Programs
http://www.law.georgetown.edu/academics/academicprograms/transnational-programs/
Semester Study Abroad Programs
Year-long Degree Program
• Center for Transnational Legal Studies
London
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Argentina: Universidad Torcuato di Tella*
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Australia: Melbourne Law School
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China: Tsinghua University Law School
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Germany: Bucerius Law School
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India: National Law School of India University
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Israel: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Japan: Keio Law School**
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The Netherlands: Amsterdam Law School
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The Netherlands: University of Leiden
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Singapore: National University of Singapore
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South Korea: Yonsei Law School**
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Spain: ESADE Law School*
*Foreign Language Required
** Foreign Language Recommended. Limited offerings in English
France: Institut d'Études Politique de Paris
(Sciences Po)*
Summer Programs
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London Summer Program
London Summer Program
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Program Dates: July 5-August 4, 2015
Earn up to 6 credits
At CTLS in London
Tentative Courses: Corporations, Negotiations, International
Law I, one additional course TBA (3 credits each)
Faculty from U.S. and Europe
Tuition: $5,000 for 6 credits; $300 Admin fee
Housing available for additional fee
Application opens January 5
Application Deadline is April 1
Semester Abroad
• Opportunities in 13 different countries
• Students can earn up to 14 credits toward Georgetown JD degree
(Sciences Po- 28 credits)
• Most programs available in the fall (CTLS is both fall and spring)
• Presumptive 3.0 GPA for most programs (3.2 for CTLS)
• Apply online and submit statement of goals, transcript, and resume
• Can apply to multiple programs
• Applications to all programs due by February 24
International Internship Program
• Private and public sector opportunities around the world
• Unique internships set-aside for Georgetown Law Center JD
students
• Students can review employers beginning 1/13/15;
deadline for applications is 1/27/15
• Apply with a resume for private sector employers
• Apply with a resume and cover letter for public sector
employers
• Three days to accept or decline an offer
• Keep OCS/OPICS informed throughout the process
• EJF guaranteed summer funding is available for all public
sector internships
International Internship Program:
Participating Employers, 2014
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Afridi & Angell (Dubai, U.A.E.)
Almeida Advogados (Brazil)
AnJie Law Firm (Beijing, China)
Arias & Munoz (San Jose, Costa Rica)
Ayache, Salama & Associes (Paris, France)
Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa (Mexico City, Mexico)
Barretto Ferreira, Kujawski e Brancher (BKBG) (São Paulo, Brazil)
Blumenthal Richter & Sumet Ltd. (Bangkok, Thailand)
Brigard & Urrutia (Bogota, Colombia)
Bullard, Falla, Ezcurra Abogados S.C.R.L. (Lima, Peru)
Casalonga Avocats (Paris, France )
Chandler & Thong EK Law Offices, Ltd. (Bangkok, Thailand)
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Conectas Human Rights (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Constitutional Court of Korea (Korea)
Dalla Vedova Studio Legale (Rome, Italy)
Dentons (Paris, France)
Ernst & Young Société d'Avocats (Lyon, France)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) (London, U.K.)
European Chemicals Agency, Board of Appeal (Helsinki, Finland)
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Taipei, Taiwan)
GE Japan (Tokyo, Japan)
GE Oil & Gas (Florence, Italy)
Greter & Partners Attorneys (Switzerland)
Hergüner Bilgen Özeke (Istanbul, Turkey)
Home for Human Rights (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Hourani & Associates (Dubai, U.A.E and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Human Rights Centre Uganda (Kampala, Uganda)
Husseini & Husseini (Ramallah, Palestine)
ICTSD International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (Geneva,
Switzerland)
International Bar Association (London, United Kingdom)
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) (Rome, Italy)
International Labour Organization (Geneva, Switzerland)
International Organization for Migration - IOM (Geneva, Switzerland)
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Hamburg, Germany)
JSA Advocates & Solicitors (India)
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Justice Studies Center of the Americas - JSCA (Santiago, Chile)
Kim & Chang Law Office (Seoul, Korea)
King & Wood Mallesons (Shanghai, China)
KING & WOOD MALLESONS SJ BERWIN (Madrid, Spain)
Lee And Li, Attorneys-at-Law (Taipei, Taiwan)
LG Corp. (Seoul, Korea)
Libraries Without Borders/Bibliothèques Sans Frontières (Paris, France)
Matheson (Dublin, Ireland)
Office of the Public Information Commissioner (Slovenia)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (Budapest,
Hungary)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Best Interest
Determination (BID) Unit (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Refugees
Status Determination Unit (RSD) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Registration
Unit (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Python & Peter (Geneva, Switzerland)
R&P China Lawyers (Shanghai, China)
Reprieve (London, England)
Russin Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
South African Human Rights Commission (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Southern Africa Litigation Center - SALC (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Studio Legale Ubertazzi (Milan, Italy)
Surana & Surana (India)
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines)
Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd. (Bangkok, Thailand)
U.S. Embassy, China (Beijing, China)
United Parcel Service (UPS) Asia Pacific Headquarters (Singapore)
Van Bael & Bellis (Brussels, Belgium)
VILAF - Hong Duc (Vietnam)
Wiener Soto Caparrós (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Yulchon LLC (Seoul, Korea)
International Internships
• Students find opportunities outside of IIP.
Resources include:
– International Practice Area Pages on Careers
Website
– PSJD Employer Search
– Summer Job Evaluations
• EJF guaranteed summer funding is available
for all public sector internships
London Summer
Program Info
Session
1/21/2015
2014 December
IIP Student
Bidding Closes
1/27/2015
2015
January
1/5/2015
1/13/2015
1/21/2015
1/28/2015
London Summer IIP Student Bidding
Semester
CTLS Info Session
Program
Opens
Abroad
Application
application
Available online
available online
(all programs)
February 4: Semester Abroad Information Session (all programs but
CTLS)
February 24: Semester Abroad Application Deadline (all programs)
March 5: Semester Abroad Decisions Sent to Students (all programs)
April 1: London Summer Program Application Deadline
Contact Information
OTP
Cara Morris, Director, Office of Transnational Programs
cara.morris@georgetown.edu , 202-662-9860
Mariah Strauch-Nelson, Program Manager, Office of Transnational Programs
mjs257@law.georgetown.edu, 202-662-9860
OCS and OPICS
Marilyn Tucker, Director, Alumni Career Services & International Internships
tucker@law.georgetown.edu, 202-662-9304
Nicole Vikan, Associate Director, Public Interest & Government Careers
nav6@law.georgetown.edu, 202-662- 9054