2017-2018
Dear Prospective Penn Law Student, You will enter law school at a remarkably interesting, important, and fluid juncture. The law is changing, but it has always been changing, and we at Penn Law understand how to prepare you for your career as a lawyer. We believe that a collaborative educational environment creates better lawyers, and the employers who’ve hired Penn Law graduates over the years have told us time and time again that we’re right. A Penn Law education will prepare you for wherever life takes you. I invite you to learn more about our community, our curriculum, and our city in this publication.
THEODORE RUGER DEAN AND BERNARD G. SEGAL PROFESSOR OF LAW
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TABLE OF
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Cross-Disciplinary Curriculum
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Cross-Disciplinary Opportunities
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From Your First Job through Your Entire Career
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A Public Service Tradition
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Renowned Academics
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Globally Engaged
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Experiential Lawyering
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Modern, Vibrant, Eclectic
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Colleagues for Life
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Financial Aid
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Course Listing
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Penn Law Profile
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CROSS-DISCIPLINARY
CURRICULUM
Our cross-disciplinary focus gives you a legal education that prepares you for your career, no matter what path you choose. Irene Hong participated in the submatriculation program with the University of Pennsylvania and is now earning a JD from Penn Law and a master’s degree from the School of Social Policy & Practice. She’s going into her final year, having just finished a stint as a summer associate at DLA Piper. The legal profession is growing and changing. But Irene isn’t just prepared for her first job, she’s prepared for her entire career.
“My Penn Law experience has been truly interdisciplinary, and I’ve been incredibly fortunate to attend a university that encourages the pursuit of knowledge. I’ve gained a multifaceted perspective
of the world through courses at the School of Arts & Sciences, the School of Social Policy & Practice, the Wharton School, and of
course the Law School. My studies have focused on international
tax, looking at the field from both a legal perspective and a social policy perspective, with a specific interest in wealth distribution in the United States and abroad.”
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IRENE HONG L’18, MSSP’18 Summer Associate, DLA Piper (Menlo Park, CA)
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“Penn Law integrates a cross-disciplinary approach into legal education better than any school in the country. Not only are most professors engaged in projects involving other disciplines, but students have many opportunities to take courses across Penn’s campus and to graduate with a joint degree or certificate of study with other schools.”
DOROTHY E. ROBERTS George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace 4
and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights
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JOINT-DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS offered in conjunction with other Penn schools & departments
(196 of 256) OF THE CLASS OF 2017 completed a joint-degree or certificate program
98%
70%
OF FACULTY MEMBERS
of Class of 2016 GRADUATES EMPLOYED (as of March 15, 2017)
hold graduate degrees in fields other than law
83%
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(212 of 256)
OF THE CLASS OF 2017 took at least one class at one of Penn’s 11 other graduate schools
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CAMPUS in Philadelphia linking all of Penn’s schools
STUDENTS AND ALUMNI received judicial clerkships in the last five years
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CROSS-DISCIPLINARY
OPPORTUNITIES
Penn Law offers students the chance to broaden and deepen their legal education through more than 35 joint-degree and certificate programs in fields including business, engineering, bioethics, and history. And your cross-disciplinary experience will be fully integrated into your academic life: Penn’s other world-class graduate and professional schools are only a short walk from the Law School.
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3-YEAR PROGRAMS JD/MBA, Business Administration
JD/MBE, Bioethics
JD/MSSP, Social Policy
JD/MS in Nonprofit Leadership
JD/MA or MS, Criminology
JD/MA, Economic Law with Specialization in Global Governance (Sciences Po)
JD/MSEd, Education Policy JD/MSEd, Higher Education JD/MES, Environmental Studies
JD/MSW, Social Work (for BSW candidates)
JD/MA, International Studies
JD/LLM, Hong Kong University
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Wharton Certificate in Management
Global Human Rights
Business Economics and Public Policy
Latin American and Latino Studies
Communication and Media Policy
Middle East and Islamic Studies
East Asian Studies
Nonprofit Administration
Energy Management and Policy
Nonprofit Leadership
Environmental Policy
Public Finance
Environmental Science
SCAN Neuroscience
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
OTHER DEGREE PROGRAMS JD/MSE, Engineering
JD/MSW, Social Work
JD/MCIT, Computing and Information Technology
JD/MBA, Business Administration
JD/MCP, City and Regional Planning JD/MPA, Public Administration JD/MPH, Public Health Studies JD/AM, Islamic Studies
JD/PhD, American Legal History JD/PhD, Philosophy JD/BA, JD/BS, University of Pennsylvania JD/MD, Medicine JD/DMD, Dentistry
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#PennLawLife ENRICHES YOU
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Penn Law readies you to undertake new experiences, in the classroom and in your career. At the Edwin R. Keedy Cup, one of the most celebrated events each year, select Law School students have the opportunity to showcase their oral advocacy skills in front of a panel of federal judges.
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FROM YOUR FIRST JOB THROUGH
YOUR ENTIRE CAREER
Penn Law provides comprehensive career support to our students through the Office of Career Planning & Professionalism and the Center on Professionalism.
EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS EMPLOYMENT FIELDS
OUR 2016 GRADUATES ARE WORKING IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS:
71.1%
13.0%
Law Firm
Judicial Clerkships
8.3%
4.4%
Business or Industry
Public Interest
3.2% Government
EMPLOYMENT LOCATIONS
41.1% OUR 2016 GRADUATES ARE WORKING IN THE FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS:
16.2%
10.7%
New York
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.
8.3%
4.3%
2.8%
California
Delaware
2.8%
2.8% Texas
International
2.4%
1.5%
4.7%
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Virginia
Illinois
2.4% Other*
* Other includes AL, CO, FL, GA, LA, MD, MI, MO, NE, OR, and TN.
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“Having gone to undergrad at Stanford, I always knew I wanted to return to the Bay Area after law school. Penn Law’s CP&P offers a great opportunity for students like me through its regional interview program. Through the program, I was able to interview with law firms in San Francisco in late July, securing callbacks in my city of choice — and gaining confidence along the way — before official on-campus interviewing even began.”
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JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS For students and alumni interested in judicial clerkships, Penn Law provides unparalleled support. Applicants are closely mentored and guided by Penn Law faculty and staff throughout the application process, and the Law School’s record of success placing its graduates in clerkships is evidence: over 400 students and alumni have received clerkships in the last five years, including at the U.S. Supreme Court. Parker Rider-Longmaid L’13, MPA’13 is a student who took full advantage of CP&P’s clerkship expertise. After graduating from Penn Law, he held two federal clerkships, received a Bristow Fellowship with the U.S. Solicitor General’s office, and served as a clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court.
JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS
MAY 1, 2016 TO APRIL 30, 2017
Circuit 24 District 31 Magistrate 3 U.S. Court of Fed. Claims
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Bankruptcy 2 DE Chancery
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International 1 State Supreme
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State Intermediate
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State Trial
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PARKER RIDER-LONGMAID L’13, MPA’13 Bristow Fellow, Office of the Solicitor General (2015–16) Clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court (2016–17)
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Although I came to law school pretty much knowing that I wanted to be a civil rights attorney, Penn Law and TPIC provided me with an invaluable blueprint for how to accomplish my goal. They helped me identify opportunities that would equip me with both the knowledge and skills that I would need to serve, and they provided me with support, guidance, and resources that gave me the confidence to pursue a career in the public interest immediately upon my law school graduation.
BRITNEY WILSON L’15 Bertha Justice Institute Fellow, Center for Constitutional Rights (2016–2018) Marvin M. Karpatkin Fellow, Racial Justice Program, American Civil Liberties Union (2015–2016) 14
A PUBLIC SERVICE
TRADITION
The Toll Public Interest Center (TPIC) serves as the hub of public interest activity at Penn Law. TPIC facilitates a wide array of pro bono and public service opportunities for students that focus on impactful service, personal enrichment, and professional skills development. At Penn Law, Britney Wilson took advantage of the wide variety of public service opportunities to build her career as a civil rights lawyer. She worked for the Civil Rights Law Project, volunteered with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, and advocated for clients in the Civil Practice Clinic and the Criminal Defense Clinic. She now works on issues of government misconduct and racial justice at the Center for Constitutional Rights.
90%
of the Class of 2017 EXCEEDED 70-HOUR PRO BONO REQUIREMENT
100%
of the 200+ students WHO REQUESTED FUNDING FOR SUMMER PUBLIC SECTOR POSITIONS RECEIVED IT
100%
of alumni in the public sector with salaries below $100,000 are ELIGIBLE FOR GENEROUS LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE THROUGH TolLRAP Nearly
30,000 TOTAL HOURS OF PRO BONO SERVICE COMPLETED by students in the 2016-17 academic year
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PRO BONO
STUDENT GROUPS Animal Law Project (ALP)
Legal Education Partnership (LEP)
Civil Rights Law Project (CRLP)
Pardon Project
Criminal Record Expungement Project (C-REP)
Penn Housing Rights Project (PHRP)
Custody and Support Assistance Clinic (CASAC) Democracy Law Project (DLP)
Penn Law Immigrant Rights Project (PLIRP)
Domestic Violence Advocacy Project (DVAP)
Penn Law International Human Rights Advocates (IHRA)
Employment Advocacy Project (EAP)
Penn Law Students for Reproductive Justice (Penn LSRJ)
Environmental Law Project (ELP) Financial Law Project (FLP) Guild Food Stamp Clinic (GFSC)
Penn Law Tax Project Project PEACE
Health Law and Policy Project (HeLPP)
School Disciplinary Advocacy Service (SDAS)
Penn Law Innocence Project
Street Law Project
International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP)
Veterans Law Project (VLP)
James Wilson Project (JWP)
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Penn Law Advocates for the Homeless (PLAH)
Youth Advocacy Project Youth Courts
The pro bono program illustrates Penn Law’s commitment to service – a commitment embedded within the very ethos of the school. All students are required to complete at least 70 hours of pro bono work prior to graduation, though the overwhelming majority of students far exceed the requirement. Students do pro bono by volunteering with over 30 Penn Law pro bono projects, or through external opportunities with eligible placements.
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RENOWNED ACADEMICS Professor Tom Baker, shown here, has been doing groundbreaking work on defining the field of liability insurance law as Reporter for the American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance.
For more about our distinguished faculty, visit: www.law.upenn.edu/faculty
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TOM BAKER William Maul Measey Professor of Law and Health Sciences
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Our faculty’s work goes far beyond academic journals. Through the 11 centers and institutes at Penn Law, our faculty brings its research to bear on important issues of the day, engaging with policymakers on issues ranging from regulation to international law while including students in the academic arena.
Penn Law professors Cary Coglianese (left) and Wendell Pritchett (right) take part in a policy discussion. 20
CENTERS & INSTITUTES Center for Asian Law 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
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LEARNING OUTCOMES Penn Law’s program of legal education, combining our rich, interdisciplinary curriculum, varied co-curricular activities, and pro bono responsibilities, prepares our students for admission to the bar and to serve as effective, ethical and responsible members of the legal profession. Each student will be able to do the following: Demonstrate a core knowledge and understanding of substantive and procedural law in a number of different subject areas; Engage in legal analysis and reasoning, conduct efficient and effective legal research, apply problem solving skills, and present findings, analyses, and recommendations efficiently and effectively in both written and oral communication; Work collaboratively; Demonstrate an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of law and the contributions and benefits to legal analysis and problem solving that other disciplines can make; Exercise proper professional judgment and fulfill ethical responsibilities to clients, the profession, and society in general; and Utilize a range of professional skills that facilitate active, competent and ethical participation in the legal profession.
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Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic Director Kara Finck talks with students.
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GLOBALLY ENGAGED
Through study abroad programs, our global initiatives, and other opportunities, students get a chance to learn about foreign legal systems and experience other cultures. As part of a recent Global Research Seminar, a course which includes international field research, Christopher Morales L’18 studied economic development in Cuba, and also had a chance to visit the Havana apartment where his mother and grandparents lived before they came to the United States. 24
UN EXTERNSHIPS UN Women New York, NY
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Geneva, Switzerland
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS Hong Kong University Hong Kong
Sciences Po Paris, France
Tsinghua Law School Beijing, China
Waseda Law School Tokyo, Japan
ESADE
Barcelona, Spain
GLOBAL LEADERS FORUM Mary Robinson
Former President of Ireland (1990-1997) and former High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997-2002)
Navi Pillay
Former High Commissioner for Human Rights (2008-2014)
Tzipi Livni (upcoming)
Member of the Knesset and former Vice Prime Minister of Israel
Ernesto Zedillo (upcoming) Former President of Mexico (1994-2000)
RECENT GLOBAL RESEARCH SEMINARS International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law: The Colombian Armed Conflict and Peace Agreement Colombia
Comparative Constitutional Law: Judicial Review in the United States and Japan Japan
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Uganda
Human Rights and Economic Development Cuba
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Whether it’s through joint-degree programs, our Global Research Seminar courses (which include overseas field research), or through international internship programs, Penn Law prepares you for a legal career on the international stage. In her time at the Law School, Patricia Stottlemyer L’17 participated in Penn Law’s Transnational Legal Clinic, was a case manager for the International Refugee Assistance Program, and earned a Certificate in Middle East and Islamic Studies. She is currently the Chubb Rule of Law Fellow, working at Human Rights First on issues of refugee advocacy and national security advocacy.
“Penn Law has a global reputation and a global reach. While working at the U.N. in Vienna, I was warmly welcomed by a Penn Law alumna who is a judge in Austria. My supervising attorneys were thrilled to bring another Penn Law student to their team because of the positive experiences they had had with Penn interns in the past. Penn Law’s reputation for shaping highly skilled, analytical, and diligent legal minds excites employers and organizations far beyond U.S. borders.”
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PATRICIA STOTTLEMYER L’17 Chubb Rule of Law Fellow (2017-2018), Human Rights First (Washington, D.C.)
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Events like TPIC’s Annual Public Interest Alumni Dinner bring together alumni and students (and, in some cases, future students) to meet, mingle, exchange ideas, inspire each other, provide mentorship, and have some fun!
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#PennLawLife CREATES SUPER-LAWYERS
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EXPERIENTIAL
LAWYERING At the Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies, you’ll get hands-on experience by working on real cases at some of the most innovative clinics in the country. Students in the Civil Practice Clinic have helped save clients’ homes from civil forfeiture, and students in the Supreme Court Clinic have helped research and write briefs for cases argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Professor Cynthia Dahl directs the Detkin Intellectual Property & Technology Legal Clinic, which provides pro bono transactional patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret services to individuals, non-profit, and for-profit clients in technology and the arts.
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“Penn Law provided the funding and created pathways — not obstacles — that allowed me to work for ACLU National, the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, and the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee during the academic year. These externship experiences allowed me to develop my professional network, deepen my understanding of substantive law, and practice being a lawyer with the support of tremendous academic mentors at Penn Law and professional mentors at my externship sites.”
CLINICS Civil Practice Clinic
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EXTERNSHIPS
A FEW RECENT EXAMPLES:
Criminal Defense Clinic
U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia
Detkin Intellectual Property & Technology Legal Clinic
U.S. Department of Justice
Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Legislative Clinic
The White House
Mediation Clinic
Community Legal Services
Supreme Court Clinic
PA Innocence Project
Transnational Legal Clinic
Women’s Law Project
AADIKA SINGH L’17
Clerk for Justice Bridget Mary McCormack, Michigan Supreme Court (2017–2018) Clerk for the Honorable Gerald A. McHugh, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2018–2019) Clerk for the Honorable Theodore A. McKee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2019–2020)
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MODERN, VIBRANT, ECLECTIC Philadelphia is the birthplace of the United States and a lively city full of arts, culture, and history — the perfect place for you to spend your law school years. Photo by G. Widman for Visit Philadelphia™
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YOUR PHILLY EXPERIENCE A night at the ballpark is just a subway ride away. Whether your interests are sports, the arts, or dining out, Philadelphia is a place you can make your own.
Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC
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YOUR PHILLY EXPERIENCE From Penn’s Morris Arboretum (shown
here),
Philadelphia’s
located Chestnut
in Hill
neighborhood, to Fairmount Park (a short walk from the Law School), there are a multitude of places to relax in the outdoors, immerse yourself in nature, and enjoy green spaces.
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COLLEAGUES
FOR LIFE
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At Penn Law, we’re known for our collegial, collaborative community, and we value a culture that lets students truly own their law school experience. Life at Penn Law is supportive, encouraging, and dynamic — a place where you can fully develop your potential. 41
Law school is rigorous, yet rewarding. At Penn Law, our small classes provide individual attention and support from faculty and staff, and students encourage each other’s success. 42
ANITA ALLEN,
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FINANCIAL AID
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/admissions/financing/applicants/.
APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
Eligibility for need-based aid or grants is
Penn Law awards merit scholarships to a select
by the applicant, the applicant’s parent(s), and
achievements and intellectual ambition, but also based
determined from financial information provided if applicable, the applicant’s spouse. Applicants
for financial aid are required to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and
the CSS Profile Application. You may submit the FAFSA electronically at www.fafsa.edu.gov. The
CSS Profile Application can be completed at http://
student.collegeboard.org/profile. There is a $24 fee. Need-eligible students who enroll at Penn Law will
receive a $24 tuition reimbursement for this fee at the time of matriculation.
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.
number of students based primarily on their academic 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. Most scholarships do not require a separate application, though if nominated, admitted
students may be asked to interview and/or submit additional essays. Scholarship nominees and recipients are notified on a rolling basis between January and late
April. Admitted students interested in the Toll Public Interest Scholarship are required to submit a separate
application. Instructions for applying will be provided beginning in late January.
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 44
completing this process.
FUNDING FOR PUBLIC INTEREST TOLL PUBLIC INTEREST SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE
LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE TolLRAP offers generous repayment assistance, on an annual basis, to Penn Law graduates working in public
Penn Law, committed to promoting the pursuit of
service careers. The amount of assistance is based on a
Interest Scholars Program for select incoming
and law school debt.
public interest careers, has developed the Toll Public
students and the Toll Loan Repayment Assistance Program (TolLRAP) for graduates. The Toll
Public
Interest
Scholars
formula that considers the applicant’s annual income
Penn Law’s financial commitment to lawyering in the public interest is unsurpassed. Our loan repayment
Program
combines financial support (full tuition for three
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
assistance program leads the nation, ensuring that graduates pursuing public interest careers can have significant student loan burdens eliminated.
Summer funding for qualifying public interest work is guaranteed.
demonstrated commitment to public service, their
In addition to scholarship assistance and generous
in the legal community.
a number of postgraduate fellowships available
academic record, and their potential for leadership
loan forgiveness, we help launch legal careers through exclusively to our graduates.
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#PennLawLife is SHARED
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Our collaborative, collegial ethos ensures that you’ll be supported by your professors, your peers, and the Law School staff throughout your education.
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COURSE LISTING The Penn Law faculty creates a dynamic and enriching curriculum for our students that prepares them for the challenges of a changing legal landscape. Here is a listing of courses taught in recent semesters to give you a sense of the Law School’s expansive curriculum. Please note that our course and seminar roster changes frequently in accordance with the up-to-theminute research work of our faculty. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND REGULATORY LAW
BUSINESS AND TRANSACTIONAL LAW
Intro to Law and Economics
Accounting
Islamic Finance
Administrative Law
JD/MBA Capstone Seminar
Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy
Advanced Issues in Private Financing & Corporate & Sovereign Debt Restructuring
Advanced Statutory Interpretation and Legislation
Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy
Law of Non-Profit Organizations
Analytical Methods
Analytical Methods
M&A Bootcamp
Bankruptcy
Antitrust
M&A Litigation Seminar
Business Immigration
Bankruptcy
M&A Through the Business Cycle
Civil Practice Clinic: Fieldwork
Business Management
Mergers and Acquisitions
Class Actions and their Alternatives: Past, Present, and Future
Business Strategy, Private Equity and Corporate Law
Money Laundering
Conflict of Laws
Causal Inference in Daily Life
Constitutional Litigation
Commercial Finance
Cultural Heritage & the Law
Commercial Litigation Strategy
Disability Justice
Common Law Contracts for Civil Lawyers
Empirical Social Science Research and the Law
Conflict of Laws
Energy Law and Climate Change
Contract Drafting
Environmental Law
Contracts
FinTech Challenge
Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Compliance
First Amendment in the 21st Century
Corporate Finance
Gaming Law
Corporate Finance: Legal Aspects
Health Care Fraud: Investigation and Prosecution
Corporate Taxation
Immigration Law
Corporations
International Legal Regimes
Cross-Border M&A
International Trade Regulation
Deals Bootcamp for JD/MBAs
Intro to Law and Economics
Deals: Economic Structure of Transactions & Contracting
Land Use Law Law and Society in Japan Law of Non-Profit Organizations Legislation Local Government Law Money Laundering Oil and Gas Law Parents, Children, and the State Pharmaceutical Regulation and Enforcement Practice of Land Use Law Public Corruption and the Law Public Education Seminar and Practicum Refugee Law Regulatory Law and Policy Regulatory Law and Policy Seminar Remedies SEC Enforcement Sport and Law in Comparative Perspective Torts
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Urban Law: Contemporary Legal Problems
Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Clinic Distressed Dealmaking: Chapter 11 & Out-of-Court Restructuring
Land Use Law
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Partnership Tax Public Interest Law & Entrepreneurship Real Estate Finance Real Estate Transactions Regulatory Law and Policy Regulatory Law and Policy Seminar SEC Enforcement Securities Bootcamp Strategic Transactions in the Fashion & Retail Industry Structured Finance and Securitization Structuring Venture Capital Topics in Law and Finance Trade Secrets Transactional Drafting Transactional Lawyering Transformation of the Financial Sector White Collar Crime
Emerging Business Transactional Skills
CLINICAL, PRACTITIONER SKILLS, AND EXTERNSHIPS
Entertainment Law
Advanced Writing & Practice: Federal Civil Litigation
Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic Fashion Law Federal Income Tax Federal Income Taxation FinTech Challenge Financial Accounting General Counsel Great Cases in Modern Delaware Corporate Law In-House Counsel/Corporate Generalist Insurance Law and Policy Intellectual Property & Corporate Lawyering International Bankruptcy International Business Transactions International Law
Advanced Legal Research Appellate Advocacy Business Immigration Business Management Civil Practice Clinic: Fieldwork Civil Pretrial Litigation Commercial Finance Contract Drafting Criminal Defense Clinic Death Penalty in U.S.: Theory & Practice Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Clinic Discovery Methods Emerging Business Transactional Skills Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
Externship: Community Legal Services
Election Law
Criminal Procedure: Prosecution and Adjudication
Externship: Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance
Empirical Social Science Research and the Law
Cybercrime
Externship: District Attorney’s Office – Philadelphia
Family Law
Death Penalty in U.S.: Theory & Practice
Externship: Federal Appellate Litigation
Federal Courts
Discrimination in Education
Externship: Federal Defender Death Penalty
Federal Indian Law
Evidence
Externship: Lerner Child Welfare Policy
Feminist Legal Advocacy in the 20th Century
Externship: Federal Appellate Litigation
Externship: U.S. Attorney’s Office – Civil Division
First Amendment
Externship: Federal Defender Death Penalty
Externship: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
First Amendment in the 21st Century
Externship: U.S. Attorney’s Office – Civil Division
Externship: Women’s Law Project
Immigration Law
Federal Courts
In-House Counsel/Corporate Generalist
Juvenile Justice Seminar
Federal Indian Law
Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic
Land Use Law
Insurance Law and Policy
Keedy Cup Preliminaries
Law and Society in Japan
Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic
Law of Non-Profit Organizations
Legislation
International Business Transactions
Legal Practice Skills
Local Government Law
International Law
Legislative Clinic
Oil and Gas Law
Judicial Clerkship Seminar
Littleton Fellow
Parents, Children, and the State
Judicial Decision-Making
M&A Litigation Seminar
Policy Research Seminar: Systems Approach to Conviction Integrity
Juvenile Justice Seminar
Mediation Theory and Skills
Political Philosophy of the Founders Public Corruption and the Law
Legislation
Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation: Branded vs Generic
Regulatory Law and Policy
Refugee Law
Remedies
Remedies
Right to Counsel
Research in Foreign and International Law
Social Media Law
Strategic Transactions in the Fashion & Retail Industry
Thinking Like a Litigator
Structuring Venture Capital
Topics in Defamation
Thinking Like a Litigator
Voting Rights Seminar
Mediation Clinic
Trade Secrets Transnational Legal Clinic Trial Advocacy Urban Law: Contemporary Legal Problems Writing for Practice CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES Administrative Law Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Analytical Methods Appellate Advocacy Black Lives Matter in Historical Perspective Blasphemy Comparative Law: Intro to the Civil Law Systems Conflict of Laws Constitutional Criminal Procedure Constitutional Interpretation Constitutional Law Constitutional Litigation Cybercrime Death Penalty in U.S.: Theory & Practice Disability Justice Discrimination in Education Education Law
COURTS AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE Access to Justice in the Civil Courts Seminar Advanced Issues in Private Financing & Corporate & Sovereign Debt Restructuring Advanced Writing & Practice: Federal Civil Litigation Advanced Problems in Federal Procedure Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Analytical Methods Appellate Advocacy Bankruptcy Black Lives Matter in Historical Perspective Civil Practice Clinic: Fieldwork
Law and Society in Japan Legislative Clinic Litigation for Social Change Mediation Clinic Refugee Law Remedies Right to Counsel SEC Enforcement Torts Transnational Legal Clinic Trial Advocacy CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE Appellate Advocacy Constitutional Criminal Procedure Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Compliance Criminal Defense Clinic Criminal Law Criminal Law Theory Seminar Criminal Procedure: Prosecution and Adjudication Cybercrime Death Penalty in U.S.: Theory & Practice
Civil Procedure
Empirical Social Science Research and the Law
Class Actions and their Alternatives: Past, Present, and Future
Evidence Externship: District Attorney’s Office – Philadelphia
Commercial Finance
Externship: Women’s Law Project
Comparative Law: Intro to the Civil Law Systems
Federal Criminal Law
Complex Litigation
Federal Indian Law
Conflict of Laws
General Counsel
Constitutional Criminal Procedure
Health Care Fraud: Investigation and Prosecution
Constitutional Litigation
Intro to Law and Economics
Criminal Defense Clinic
Judicial Clerkship Seminar
Criminal Law
Juvenile Justice Seminar
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Law and Society in Japan
Employment Discrimination
Copyright
Law of Investigations
Equality and Taxation at Work
Cultural Heritage & the Law
Money Laundering
Family Law
Cybercrime
Policy Research Seminar: Systems Approach to Conviction Integrity
Feminist Legal Advocacy in the 20th Century
Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Clinic
GRS: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Uganda
Entertainment Law
GRS: Human Rights & Economic Development in Cuba
Fashion Law
Public Corruption and the Law Right to Counsel Sentencing Trade Secrets Visual Legal Advocacy White Collar Crime EMPLOYMENT LAW AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Analytical Methods Causal Inference in Daily Life Civil Pretrial Litigation Disability Justice Employee Benefits Employment Discrimination Employment Law Equality and Taxation at Work Federal Income Taxation Feminist Legal Advocacy in 20th Century In-House Counsel/Corporate Generalist Intro to Law and Economics
Land Use Law Litigation for Social Change Local Government Law FAMILY LAW Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Anatomy of a Divorce Education Law Externship: Lerner Child Welfare Policy Family Law Federal Income Taxation Feminist Legal Advocacy in 20th Century Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic Intro to Law and Economics Juvenile Justice Seminar Law and Society in Japan Parents, Children, and the State
Federal Income Taxation FinTech Challenge First Amendment in the 21st Century Innovation Law Scholarship Colloquium Intellectual Property & Corporate Lawyering Intellectual Property Transactions Intellectual Property and National Economic Value International Business Transactions Internet Law Intro to Intellectual Property Law and Policy Intro to Law and Economics Patent Law Patent Law – Appellate Advocacy Patent Litigation Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation: Branded vs Generic Privacy Regulatory Law and Policy Social Media Law
Regulating Employment in the Sharing Economy
HEALTH LAW
Strategic Transactions in the Fashion & Retail Industry
Regulatory Law and Policy
Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy
Trade Secrets
Regulatory Law and Policy Seminar
Analytical Methods
Trademarks
Remedies
Animal Law and Ethics
Social Media Law
Causal Inference in Daily Life
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE AND TRADE LAW
Trade Secrets
Disability Justice
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE LAW Administrative Law Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Analytical Methods Animal Law and Ethics Causal Inference in Daily Life Energy Law and Climate Change Environmental Law Externship: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Intro to Law and Economics Land Use Law Law and Society in Japan Oil and Gas Law Regulatory Law and Policy Regulatory Law and Policy Seminar EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Access to Justice in the Civil Courts Seminar Black Lives Matter in Historical Perspective Constitutional Criminal Procedure
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International Women’s Rights
Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
Disability Justice
Drug Product Liability Litigation
Advanced Issues in Private Financing & Corporate & Sovereign Debt Restructuring
Empirical Social Science Research and the Law
Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy
Externship: Lerner Child Welfare Policy
Analytical Methods
Federal Income Taxation
Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Compliance
Health Care Fraud: Investigation and Prosecution
Federal Income Taxation
Insurance Law and Policy
International Bankruptcy
Intellectual Property and National Economic Value
International Law
Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic
International Trade Regulation
Intro to Law and Economics
Intro to Law and Economics
Law and Society in Japan
Litigation for Social Change
Patent Law
Refugee Law
Pharmaceutical Regulation and Enforcement
Trade Secrets
Regulatory Law and Policy
Transnational Legal Clinic
Regulatory Law and Policy Seminar Torts
INTERNATIONAL LAW, HUMAN, RIGHTS, AND IMMIGRATION
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY LAW
Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy
Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy
Bok Course: The Right to Defend Human Rights
Advanced Topics in Technology and Policy
Business Immigration
Analytical Methods
Common Law Contracts for Civil Lawyers
Causal Inference in Daily Life
Comparative Law: Intro to the Civil Law Systems
Bok Course: Human Rights and Human Cognition
GRS: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Uganda
Juvenile Justice Seminar
Practice of Land Use Law
GRS: Human Rights and Economic Development in Cuba
Law Firm Management
Property
Law and Society in Japan
Real Estate Finance
Litigation for Social Change
Real Estate Transactions
Political Authority and Political Obligation
Regulatory Law and Policy
Political Philosophy of the Founders
Remedies
Immigration Law Intellectual Property and National Economic Value Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic International Arbitration International Business Transactions International Human Rights Post 9/11 International Law International Legal Regimes International Trade Regulation International Women’s Rights Islamic Finance Jewish Law
Psychology of Legal Decision-Making Public Corruption and the Law SEC Enforcement Sport and Law in Comparative Perspective Torts Trade Secrets Transnational Legal Clinic Visual Legal Advocacy Writing About the Law
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW Access to Justice in the Civil Courts Seminar Administrative Law Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Black Lives Matter in Historical Perspective Causal Inference in Daily Life Civil Practice Clinic: Fieldwork Disability Justice Education Law Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
Law and Society in Japan
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS
Refugee Law
Advanced Writing & Practice: Federal Civil Litigation Appellate Advocacy
Externship: Community Legal Services
Regulatory Law and Policy Seminar Research in Foreign and International Law
Business Immigration
Transnational Legal Clinic
Civil Practice Clinic: Fieldwork
Jihad and the Law of Armed Conflict
PERSPECTIVES ON THE LAW Advanced Legal Research Analytical Methods Animal Law and Ethics Appellate Advocacy Black Lives Matter in Historical Perspective Bok Course: Human Rights and Human Cognition Civil Procedure Common Law Contracts for Civil Lawyers Comparative Law: Intro to the Civil Law Systems Conservative Political and Legal Thought Cultural Heritage & the Law Discrimination in Education Diversity in the Legal Profession
Civil Procedure Commercial Finance Contract Drafting Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Compliance Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Clinic E-Discovery Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic International Business Transactions JD/MBA Capstone Seminar Judicial Clerkship Seminar Legislative Clinic M&A Litigation Seminar Money Laundering
Equality and Taxation at Work Externship: Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Externship: Federal Appellate Litigation Feminist Legal Advocacy in the 20th Century Immigration Law Legislative Clinic Local Government Law Public Corruption and the Law Public Interest Law & Entrepreneurship Regulatory Law and Policy Seminar Transnational Legal Clinic Urban Law: Contemporary Legal Problems Voting Rights Seminar TAX, BUSINESS PLANNING AND ESTATE PLANNING Analytical Methods Corporate Taxation Employee Benefits
Employment Discrimination
Professional Responsibility: Traversing the Ethical Minefield
Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
Professional Responsibility
Equality and Taxation at Work
Family Law
Professional Responsibility in Public Interest Practice
Federal Income Tax
Feminist Legal Advocacy in 20th Century
Social Media Law
International Business Transactions
GRS: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Uganda
Thinking Like a Litigator
International Tax
Trade Secrets
Intro to Law and Economics
Immigration Law
Transnational Legal Clinic
Partnership Tax
Federal Income Taxation
Intellectual Property & Corporate Lawyering Intellectual Property and National Economic Value International Law International Trade Regulation International Women’s Rights Intro to Intellectual Property Law and Policy Intro to Law and Economics Intro to Philosophy of Law Jewish Law Jihad and the Law of Armed Conflict
PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE LAW Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Deals: Economic Structure of Transactions & Contracting Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
International Bankruptcy
Public Interest Law & Entrepreneurship Structured Finance and Securitization Structuring Venture Capital Tax Policy Seminar Trusts and Estates
Federal Income Taxation Intro to Law and Economics Land Use Law Local Government Law Oil and Gas Law
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DISTRIBUTION
STUDENT PROFILE CLASS OF 2020* Applicants
5,601
Enrolled
244
Women
48%
Students of Color
34%
Average Age
24
Out of College One or More Years
72%
Advanced Degrees
7%
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LSAT
GPA
75th Percentile
170
3.94
25th Percentile
163
3.54
This year’s class includes students from 32 states, the District of Columbia, seven countries (Canada, China, Colombia, India, Italy, South Korea, and Taiwan), and 126 colleges and universities. As of August 18, 2017
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PENN LAW PROFILE
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