2018-2019
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 sub-matriculation program with the University of Pennsylvania and earned a JD from Penn Law and a master’s degree from the School of Social Policy & Practice. 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 was truly interdisciplinary, and I’ve
been incredibly fortunate to attend a university that encourages the pursuit of knowledge. I 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 focused on the intersection of international tax, business, and social policy, and I am confident this interdisciplinary
perspective will equip me to address the many complex legal issues that arise in my practice.”
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IRENE HONG L’18, MSSP’18 Incoming Associate at DLA Piper (Palo Alto, 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
(173 of 244) OF THE CLASS OF 2018 completed a joint-degree or certificate program
99%
70%
OF FACULTY MEMBERS
of Class of 2017 GRADUATES EMPLOYED (as of March 15, 2018)
hold graduate degrees in fields other than law
77%
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(189 of 244)
OF THE CLASS OF 2018 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/MSSP, Social Policy JD/MA or MS, Criminology JD/MSEd, Education Policy JD/MSEd, Higher Education JD/MA, International Studies
JD/MBE, Bioethics JD/MS, Nonprofit Leadership JD/MA, Economic Law with Specialization in Global Governance (Sciences Po) JD/MSW, Social Work (for BSW candidates) 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
Economic Development and Growth
Nonprofit Leadership
Energy Management and Policy
Politics
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/MPH, Public Health Studies JD/AM, Islamic Studies JD/MES, Environmental Studies JD/MA, Philosophy
JD/PhD, Multiple programs at SAS, plus Wharton and Annenberg JD/BA, JD/BS, Penn (Submatriculation) JD/MD, Medicine JD/DMD, Dentistry 7
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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#PennLawLife ENRICHES YOU
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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 2017 GRADUATES ARE WORKING IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS:
72%
15.4%
Law Firm
Judicial Clerkships
5.9%
3.9%
Business or Industry
Public Interest
2.4%
.4%
Government
Education
EMPLOYMENT LOCATIONS
45.7% OUR 2017 GRADUATES ARE WORKING IN THE FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS:
15.0%
9.8%
New York
Pennsylvania
California
8.7%
5.5%
3.5%
Washington, D.C.
2.4% Texas
Delaware
Massachusetts
2.4%
1.2%
New Jersey
Illinois
5.9% Other*
* Other includes AL, AZ, CO, FL, GA, MD, MI, MO, NC, OR, UT, WA, and International.
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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.”
TAYLOR GOODSPEED L’17, MBE’17 Associate, Jones Day (San Francisco, CA) 11
JONATHAN ELLIS L’10 Assistant to the Solicitor General at U.S. Department of Justice Associate, Latham & Watkins, Washington, D.C. (2013-2017) Law Clerk to the Hon. John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States (2012-2013) Bristow Fellow, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Solicitor General (2011-2012) Law Clerk to the Hon. A. Raymond Randolph, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2010-2011) 12
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 evident: over 400 students and alumni have received clerkships in the last five years, including at the U.S. Supreme Court.
"I cherished my time at Penn. I formed lasting friendships with a wonderful group of classmates, received a world-class education, and developed relationships with professors who genuinely want to teach and mentor their students throughout their career. Many of those friendships have stood the test of time, even across the country and world. And my professors have played critical roles in securing the professional opportunities that I have been afforded since leaving Penn. I continue to consult them on next steps in my career."
JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS
MAY 1, 2017 TO APRIL 30, 2018
Circuit 21 District 39 Magistrate 5 U.S. Court of Federal Claims
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U.S. Court of International Trade
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International 1 State Supreme
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State Intermediate
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State Trial
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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 harnesses the resources, talent, and expertise of Penn Law to engage in high-impact public service with local, national, and global communities. TPIC facilitates a wide array of pro bono and public service opportunities for students that focus on impactful service, personal enrichment, and professional skill development. At Penn Law, Britney Wilson took advantage of the full spectrum of public service opportunities to prepare for a 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 2018 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 2017-18 academic year
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PRO BONO
STUDENT GROUPS Animal Law Project (ALP)
Penn Housing Rights Project (PHRP)
Civil Rights Law Project (CRLP)
Penn Law Advocates for the Homeless (PLAH)
Criminal Record Expungement Project (C-REP) Custody and Support Assistance Clinic (CASAC) Democracy Law Project (DLP) Employment Advocacy Project (EAP) Environmental Law Project (ELP)
Penn Law International Human Rights Advocates (IHRA) Penn Law If/When/How Project PEACE
Financial Literacy Project (FLP)
School Disciplinary Advocacy Service (SDAS)
Guild Food Stamp Clinic (GFSC)
Students for Technical Progress (STP)
Health Law and Policy Project (HeLPP)
Street Law Project
Penn Law Innocence Project
Veterans Law Project (VLP)
International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP)
Youth Advocacy Project
Legal Education Partnership (LEP) Pardon Project
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Penn Law Immigrant Rights Project (PLIRP)
Youth Education Project (YEP)
The pro bono program embodies 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 working with Penn Law pro bono projects, or through external opportunities with eligible placements. Penn Law’s dedication to public service is highlighted during Public Interest Week, which features our annual student and alumni celebration.
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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 engage with leaders in the public and the private sectors. As part of a recent Global Research Seminar, a course that includes international field research, students studied international humanitarian law and international criminal law through the lens of Colombia’s armed conflict and peace agreement, and had the opportunity to meet with major stakeholders, including members of FARC, and former President Uribe. 24
GLOBAL WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROJECT Study on Women and Constitution making in Africa United Nations
Family Law Project Database UN Women
GLOBAL LEADERS FORUM: ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION Lubna Olayan
CEO and Deputy Chairman, Olayan Financing Company
RECENT GLOBAL RESEARCH SEMINARS Intellectual Property in India India
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
Sandie Okoro
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Craig Newmark
Human Rights and Economic Development
Senior Vice-President and General Counsel, World Bank Group Founder, craigslist & Craig Newmark Foundation
Uganda
Cuba
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS London School of Economics London, England
Hong Kong University Hong Kong
Sciences Po Paris, France
Tsinghua Law School Beijing, China
Waseda Law School Tokyo, Japan
ESADE
Barcelona, Spain
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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, Pinky Mehta L’15 served as Director of International Human Rights Advocates, competed as part of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Team, participated in the ISHRF Summer Fellows program at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, and interned at the US Mission to the UN and at USAID. She is currently the Chubb Rule of Law Fellow within the Rule of Law team at the United Nations Development Programme, a partnership recognized by the Financial Times for rule of law innovation and collaboration.
“Penn Law provides its students with incredible opportunities to pursue international and cross-border work. Through the Chubb fellowship, I’m supporting UNDP’s rule of law work within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 16 on peace, justice, and strong institutions. It is due to Penn Law’s innovative programs and its commitment to current and former students that I have been able to undertake such interesting and fulfilling work.”
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PINKY MEHTA L’15 Chubb Rule of Law Fellow (2018-2019), United Nations Development Programme’s Rule of Law Team
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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 Transnational Legal Clinic have represented clients in immigration cases, and advocated for legal change directly to international organizations. 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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CYNTHIA DAHL Director of the Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic 31
DANIELLE SEKERAK L’18
Judicial Clerk at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 32
“As a student in the Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic, I worked to achieve favorable outcomes for my clients and learned how to navigate roadblocks in real time. I think it is an underrated skill to be able to manage a case while it is unfolding rather than reading about it after-the-fact, as is the norm in our doctrinal classes. Because I was challenged to respond to and engage with the unpredictability of the legal profession as a student in the Clinic, I felt prepared to graduate from Penn Law and tackle future cases head-on.”
CLINICS Civil Practice Clinic
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
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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,
Vice Provost for Faculty and Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy, a renowned expert on privacy law, chats with students between classes. 43
FINANCIAL AID
FINANCING YOUR LEGAL EDUCATION
With over 100 named scholarships 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 qualified 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.
We recommend that you submit the above forms
promptly after admission and before March 1. If
admitted after March 1, please submit these forms as soon as possible after 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 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND REGULATORY LAW Advanced Administrative Legal Research Administrative Law Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Advanced Statutory Interpretation and Legislation Analytical Methods Bankruptcy Business Immigration Civil Practice Clinic: Fieldwork Class Actions and their Alternatives: Past, Present, and Future Conflict of Laws Constitutional Litigation Cultural Heritage & the Law Disability Justice Empirical Social Science Research and the Law Energy Law and Climate Change Environmental Law FinTech Challenge Financial Services First Amendment in the 21st Century Gaming Law Health Care Fraud: Investigation and Prosecution Health Care Reform Health Law and Policy Immigration Law International Legal Regimes International Trade Regulation Intro to Law and Economics Labor Law Land Use Law Law and Candidacy Law and Commerce in American History Law and Society in Japan Law of Non-Profit Organizations Legislation Local Government Law Military, Law, and Society 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 Public Law Workshop Refugee Law Regulatory Law and Policy Remedies SEC Enforcement Sport and Law in Comparative Perspective Torts Urban Law: Contemporary Legal Problems
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BUSINESS AND TRANSACTIONAL LAW Accounting Advanced Contracts Advanced Issues in Private Financing & Corporate & Sovereign Debt Restructuring Advanced Legal Research with Business Focus Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Advising Non-Profit Organizations Analytical Methods Antitrust Bankruptcy Business Management Business Strategy, Private Equity and Corporate Law Causal Inference in Daily Life Challenges Facing the General Counsel Commercial Finance Commercial Litigation Strategy Community and Economic Development Comparative Corporate Governance Conflict of Laws Contract Drafting Contracts Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Compliance Corporate Finance Corporate Finance: Legal Aspects Corporate Restructuring Corporate Taxation Corporations Cross-Border M&A Creative Disruption: Harnessing Entrepreneurship Crisis Management Deals Bootcamp for JD/MBAs Deals: Economic Structure of Transactions & Contracting Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Clinic Developing Private Equity Practice Skills Distressed Dealmaking: Chapter 11 & Out-of-Court Restructuring Emerging Business Transactional Skills Entertainment Law Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic Fashion Law Federal Income Tax FinTech Challenge Financial Accounting Financial Services 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 International Negotiations Intro to Law and Economics
Islamic Finance JD/MBA Capstone Seminar Land Use Law Law and Commerce in American History Law of Non-Profit Organizations M&A Bootcamp M&A Litigation Seminar M&A Through the Business Cycle Mergers and Acquisitions Money Laundering Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Partnership Tax Public Interest Law & Entrepreneurship Real Estate Finance Real Estate Transactions Registered Investment Companies and Investment Advisers Regulatory Law and Policy 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 Law Bootcamp Transactional Lawyering Transformation of the Financial Sector White Collar Crime CLINICAL, PRACTITIONER SKILLS, AND EXTERNSHIPS Advanced Writing & Practice: Federal Civil Litigation Advanced Legal Research Advanced Legal Research with Business Focus Advising Non-Profit Organizations Appellate Advocacy 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 Externship: Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Externship: District Attorney’s Office – Philadelphia Externship: Federal Appellate Litigation Externship: Federal Defender Death Penalty Externship: Lerner Child Welfare Policy Externship: U.S. Attorney’s Office – Civil Division Externship: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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-the-minute research work of our faculty.
Externship: Women’s Law Project In-House Counsel/Corporate Generalist Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic Keedy Cup Preliminaries Law of Non-Profit Organizations Legal Practice Skills Legislative Clinic Littleton Fellow Mediation Clinic Mediation Theory and Skills Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation: Branded vs Generic Refugee Law Remedies Research in Foreign and International Law Strategic Transactions in the Fashion & Retail Industry Structuring Venture Capital Thinking Like a Litigator 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 Community and Economic Development 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 Election Law Empirical Social Science Research and the Law Employment Discrimination Family Law Federal Courts Federal Indian Law Feminist Legal Advocacy in the 20th Century First Amendment First Amendment in the 21st Century Foreign Affairs, Law and Executive Branch History of Privacy and the Law Immigration Law Juvenile Justice Seminar
Land Use Law Law and Candidacy Law and Sexuality Law and Society in Japan Legislation Local Government Law Mental Health Law National Security Law Oil and Gas Law Parents, Children, and the State Policy Research Seminar: Systems Approach to Conviction Integrity Political Law Political Philosophy of the Founders Public Corruption and the Law Regulatory Law and Policy Remedies Reproductive Rights and Justice Right to Counsel Social Media Law Thinking Like a Litigator Topics in Defamation Voting Rights Seminar 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 Civil Procedure Class Actions and their Alternatives: Past, Present, and Future Commercial Finance Comparative Law: Intro to the Civil Law Systems Complex Litigation Conflict of Laws Conservative Political and Legal Thought Constitutional Criminal Procedure Constitutional Litigation Criminal Defense Clinic Criminal Law Criminal Procedure: Prosecution and Adjudication Cybercrime Death Penalty in U.S.: Theory & Practice Discrimination in Education Evidence Externship: Federal Appellate Litigation Externship: Federal Defender Death Penalty Externship: U.S. Attorney’s Office – Civil Division
Federal Courts Federal Indian Law Insurance Law and Policy Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic International Business Transactions International Law Judicial Clerkship Seminar Judicial Decision-Making Juvenile Justice Seminar Law and Society in Japan Legislation Legislative Clinic Litigation Finance Litigation for Social Change Mediation Clinic Private Action: Antitrust, RICO & the Class Action Refugee Law Remedies Right to Counsel SEC Enforcement Strategic Lawyering for Social Justice Supreme Court Clinic Tort Theory 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 Development and Diversity of American Criminal Law Empirical Social Science Research and the Law Evidence Expert Evidence Externship: District Attorney’s Office – Philadelphia Externship: Women’s Law Project Federal Criminal Law Federal Indian Law Freedom, Responsibility and Neuroscience General Counsel Health Care Fraud: Investigation and Prosecution Intro to Law and Economics Judicial Clerkship Seminar Juvenile Justice Seminar Law and Society in Japan Law of Investigations Money Laundering National Security Law Policy Research Seminar: Systems Approach to
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Conviction Integrity Public Corruption and the Law Right to Counsel Sentencing Trade Secrets Visual Legal Advocacy White Collar Crime
Law and Candidacy Law and Sexuality Litigation for Social Change Local Government Law Strategic Lawyering for Social Justice Women’s Peace & Security: International Women’s Human Rights
EMPLOYMENT LAW AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Analytical Methods 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 Labor Law Regulating Employment in the Sharing Economy Regulatory Law and Policy Remedies Social Media Law Trade Secrets
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 Parents, Children, and the State Reproductive Rights and Justice
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE LAW Administrative Law Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Analytical Methods Animal Law and Ethics Energy Law and Climate Change Environmental Law Externship: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency International Environmental Law Intro to Law and Economics Land Use Law Law and Society in Japan Oil and Gas Law Public Health Law and Policy: Policy Research Seminar Public Law Workshop Regulatory Law and Policy EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Access to Justice in the Civil Courts Seminar Black Lives Matter in Historical Perspective Constitutional Criminal Procedure Disability Justice Employment Discrimination Equality and Taxation at Work Family Law Feminist Legal Advocacy in the 20th Century GRS: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Uganda GRS: Human Rights & Economic Development in Cuba GRS: Japan Immigration Law International Women’s Rights Land Use Law
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HEALTH LAW Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Analytical Methods Animal Law and Ethics Comparative Health Systems and Law Disability Justice Drug Product Liability Litigation Empirical Social Science Research and the Law Externship: Lerner Child Welfare Policy Federal Income Taxation Freedom, Responsibility and Neuroscience Health Care Financing Health Care Fraud: Investigation and Prosecution Health Care Reform Health Law and Policy Insurance Law and Policy Intellectual Property and National Economic Value Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic Mental Health Law Patent Law Pharmaceutical Regulation and Enforcement Public Health Law and Policy: Policy Research Seminar Regulatory Law and Policy Reproductive Rights and Justice Torts INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY LAW Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Advanced Topics in Technology and Policy Analytical Methods Bok Course: Law and Economics of Intellectual Property Rights Causal Inference in Daily Life Copyright Cultural Heritage & the Law Cybercrime Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Clinic Entertainment Law
Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic Fashion Law 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 Strategic Transactions in the Fashion & Retail Industry Trade Secrets Trademarks INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE AND TRADE LAW Advanced Issues in Private Financing & Corporate & Sovereign Debt Restructuring Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Analytical Methods China and International Law Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Compliance European Union Law Federal Income Taxation International Bankruptcy International Environmental Law International Law International Trade Regulation Intro to Law and Economics Litigation for Social Change Refugee Law Trade Secrets Transnational Legal Clinic INTERNATIONAL LAW, HUMAN, RIGHTS, AND IMMIGRATION Bok Course: Human Rights and Human Cognition Bok Course: Human Rights Violations Bok Course: The Right to Defend Human Rights Borders and Boundaries in International Relations Business Immigration Comparative Corporate Governance Comparative Law: Intro to the Civil Law Systems European Union Law Foreign Affairs, Law and the Executive Branch GRS: Colombia GRS: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Uganda GRS: Human Rights and Economic Development in Cuba Immigration Law Intellectual Property and National Economic Value Intelligence Law Seminar
Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic International Arbitration International Business Transactions International Human Rights Post 9/11 International Investment Arbitration International Law International Legal Regimes International Trade Regulation International Women’s Rights Islamic Finance Jewish Law Jihad and the Law of Armed Conflict Law and Society in Japan National Security Law Refugee Law Research in Foreign and International Law Transnational Legal Clinic Women’s Peace & Security: International Women’s Human Rights
Law Firm Management Law and Society in Japan Litigation for Social Change Political Authority and Political Obligation Political Philosophy of the Founders Psychology of Legal Decision-Making Public Corruption and the Law Public Health Law and Policy: Policy Research Seminar Reproductive Rights and Justice SEC Enforcement Sport and Law in Comparative Perspective Tort Theory Torts Trade Secrets Visual Legal Advocacy What Perplexes Lawyers and Why Women’s Peace & Security: International Women’s Human Rights Writing About the Law
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 Bok Course: Law and Economics of Intellectual Property Rights Borders and Boundaries in International Relations China and International Human Rights Community and Economic Development Comparative Corporate Governance Comparative Health Systems and Law 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 Employment Discrimination Family Law Feminist Legal Advocacy in 20th Century Freedom, Responsibility and Neuroscience GRS: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Uganda GRS: Japan History of Privacy and the Law Immigration Law Intellectual Property & Corporate Lawyering Intellectual Property and National Economic Value International Environmental Law 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 Juvenile Justice Seminar Law and Commerce in American History
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS Advanced Writing & Practice: Federal Civil Litigation Appellate Advocacy Business Immigration Civil Practice Clinic: Fieldwork 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 Professional Responsibility: Traversing the Ethical Minefield Professional Responsibility Professional Responsibility in Public Interest Practice Public Corruption and the Law Social Media Law Thinking Like a Litigator Trade Secrets Transnational Legal Clinic PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE LAW Advanced Regulatory Law and Policy Community and Economic Development Deals: Economic Structure of Transactions & Contracting Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic Federal Income Taxation Intro to Law and Economics Land Use Law Local Government Law Oil and Gas Law Practice of Land Use Law Property
Real Estate Finance Real Estate Transactions Regulatory Law and Policy Remedies Transactional Law Bootcamp 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 Constitutional Litigation Disability Justice Discrimination in Education Education Law Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic Equality and Taxation at Work Externship: Community Legal Services Externship: Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Externship: Federal Appellate Litigation Feminist Legal Advocacy in the 20th Century Immigration Law International Human Rights Post 9/11 Law and Candidacy Legislative Clinic Local Government Law Public Corruption and the Law Public Interest Law & Entrepreneurship Public Law Workshop Regulatory Law and Policy Seminar Reproductive Rights and Justice Strategic Lawyering for Social Justice Transnational Legal Clinic Urban Law: Contemporary Legal Problems Visual Legal Advocacy Voting Rights Seminar TAX, BUSINESS PLANNING AND ESTATE PLANNING Advanced Legal Research with Business Focus Analytical Methods Corporate Taxation Employee Benefits Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic Equality and Taxation at Work Federal Income Tax International Bankruptcy International Business Transactions International Tax Intro to Law and Economics Partnership Tax Public Interest Law & Entrepreneurship Structured Finance and Securitization Structuring Venture Capital Tax Policy Seminar Trusts and Estates
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STUDENT PROFILE CLASS OF 2021* Applicants
6,426
Enrolled
251
Women
52%
Students of Color
36%
Average Age
25
Out of College One or More Years
75%
Advanced Degrees
10%
LSAT
GPA
75th Percentile
171
3.95
25th Percentile
164
3.49
DISTRIBUTION This year’s class includes students from 33 states, the District of Columbia, six countries (Australia, Canada, China, South Korea, Malaysia, Zimbabwe), and 135 colleges and universities. As of August 20, 2018
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