Snapshot

Terms and Dates:

  • Summer 2024
    June 3, 2024 to July 12, 2024

Advisor:

Janna Dawn

Cornell Affiliations:

School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions (SCE), Arts and Sciences

Overview

Opportunity Description

In this rigorous prelaw program, you'll have an unparalleled opportunity to develop an accurate picture of the realities, rewards, and challenges of being a lawyer today.

You'll gain a solid academic foundation in U.S. law and will have a chance to supplement it with invaluable practical experience working in an internship.

During the first three weeks of the program, you'll be enrolled in the four-credit course The American Legal System, taught by renowned attorney C. Evan Stewart using the Socratic method practiced at most U.S. law schools.

During the second three weeks of the program, if you've received an internship placement, you'll devote full days to your internship, which may be at a law firm or in the legal department of a corporation, government agency, or nonprofit organization.