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Summer Law Programs

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Each year, our summer law programs in D.C. provide students and practitioners with expert instruction, intensive training, and networking opportunities with some of the most influential people in law. Programs qualify for academic or for Continuing Legal Education credit.

Choose courses in one or several of our diverse subject areas.

Per ABA Standards, students seeking academic credit for work earned in a specialized summer program or institution may register for up to two credits per week.

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Anti-Corruption Law (U.S. & International) | June 3 - 7, 2019This program is designed for government officials and private and non-profit sector practitioners to enhance their expertise in transnational bribery laws and compliance, implementation of anti-corruption conventions and stolen asset recovery provisions, prevention, and mitigation of procurement corruption risks.

English for Lawyers | July 8 - 25, 2019.An introduction for foreign practitioners and incoming LL.M. students to legal English concepts, speaking, and writing. Through daily lectures, written assignments, in-class exercises, contract negotiations, and a mock arbitration exercise, students whose native language is not English practice a wide array of legal English skills.

Environmental Law | June 3 - 28, 2019An intensive training opportunity designed for law students and practitioners. Seminars on domestic and international environmental law are taught by leading practitioners from business, government, and non-governmental organizations.

Health Law & Policy | May 31 - June 15, 2019Taught by leading health lawyers, the Institute provides intensive training for law students and attorneys interested in health law. A range of cutting edge topics will be covered, including: Health Insurance Reform, the False Claims Act, Health Care Business Transactions, and Pharmaceuticals.

Hospitality & Tourism Law | June 10 - 20, 2019Course work, case study, and advice for career paths from industry specialists combine to form a fundamental overview of hospitality and tourism practice. Course topics include Franchise, Licensing, and Management Agreements, to gaming and resort law, and basic topics of hotel law. Planned site visits include convention center hotels and casinos operations.

Human Rights & Humanitarian Law | May 28 – June 14, 2019Twenty courses in English and Spanish taught by more than 40 visiting world-renowned scholars and practitioners offer a breadth of specialized topics from Regional Human Rights Systems to thematic issues such as Human Rights and Development. Concurrently, the Academy also hosts Human Rights Month, featuring special panel presentations, a film festival and site visits to local NGOs.

Intellectual Property Law | May 28 - June 16, 2019A concentrated program of courses designed for law students, practitioners, government officials, and scholars interested in the advanced study of international intellectual property law. Courses take place in D.C. and in Geneva, Switzerland, offering participants the chance to learn from experts in the field at two global centers for international intellectual property policy making.

International Commercial Arbitration | May 29 - June 14 Prepares the legal profession to meet the increasing demands for the resolution of disputes in international business and economic transactions. Focuses on theoretical and practical aspects, insights into the practice and the handling of arbitration cases, and networking with leading attorneys, including Dr. Horacio Grigera Naón, Director of the Center on International Commercial Arbitration.

Int'l Organizations, Law & Diplomacy | May 29 - June 22 The theory and practice of contemporary international organizations, law and diplomacy is taught through courses and experiential learning with experts on and officials from international organizations in Washington and Geneva. The program is open to law students, graduate students, and practitioners interested in international organization affairs.

Litigation Skills | June 3 – 28, 2019This rigorous litigation skills training program includes courses on fact witness depositions, expert witness depositions, and civil trial advocacy. The program also offers a full-day digital presentation workshop.

Summer Programs

Expand Your Knowledge and Your Network

Summer Law Programs

in Washington, D.C.

Expand Your Knowledge

and Your Network