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J.D. students may also choose to study abroad for
a semester at one of twelve outstanding foreign law
schools with which Georgetown shares partnership
agreements. The Semester Abroad program is
designed to offer students a variety of opportunities
to study international, transnational, and/or foreign
law while immersed in a foreign culture. Some
offer instruction in English, while others require
foreign language proficiency. All contribute to the
development of international and transnational legal
perspectives meant to prepare students for careers
that will take them beyond the borders of the
United States.
Georgetown currently has Study Abroad partnerships
with the following institutions: Universidad
Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina;
Melbourne Law School in Australia; Tsinghua University
Law School in Beijing, China; Bucerius Law
School in Hamburg, Germany; Hebrew University
of Jerusalem in Israel; National Law School of India
University in Bangalore; Keio Law School in Tokyo,
Japan; the University of Leiden and the University
of Amsterdam, both in The Netherlands; Yonsei
Law School in Seoul, Korea; National University of
Singapore Law School in Singapore; and ESADE
Law School in Barcelona, Spain.
12 GeorGetown Law
masTer’s in economic laW- global
governance sTuDies (Paris, france)
Georgetown is one of a small number of U.S. law
schools that participate in a year-long concurrent
degree program hosted in Paris by Sciences Po
Law School. Up to seven Law Center students
enroll each year, giving Georgetown the largest U.S.
presence in the program. The Sciences Po program
involves interactive, bi-lingual discussion in small
groups in which American students mingle with
their European counterparts. Some of the courses
are taught in French and some in English; American
students are offered optional linguistic support.
Sciences Po also provides assistance to students in
finding internships with law firms, businesses, and
other groups and agencies overseas.
Georgetown Law J.D. students apply during
the spring of their second year and then spend their
entire third year of legal studies in Paris. Upon their
successful completion of that year, the students
earn a French academic degree, the “Master’s
in Economic Law—Global Governance Studies
Specialization,” conferred by Sciences Po. This
degree will satisfy academic requirements to sit for
the French bar.
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