News & Events

Study Abroad in Germany: Meet a Representative from Bucerius Law School

Join WCL Abroad for lunch with Inga Diercks, a representative from the Clifford Chance International Office at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany. Bucerius is the highest ranked law school in Germany, and WCL students can spend a semester there as part of their legal education. Join us for lunch with Inga to learn more about the opportunities offered at Bucerius and how you can participate.

The Kovler Project Against Torture Panel Presentation

The Kovler Project Against Torture (formerly the United Nations Committee against Torture (UN CAT) Project) is a one-of-a-kind experiential learning opportunity to provide assistance to the UN Committee against Torture. The KPAT includes a specialized practicum on the prohibition of torture under international law (with instruction by current and former Committee members), and one week in Geneva, Switzerland, at the Committee’s session. Project participants will discuss the KPAT and the upcoming spring application process and deadline.

The Kovler Project Against Torture (Formerly the UNCAT Project) Panel Presentation

Lunch will be provided

Unique Experiential Learning Opportunity for Selected JD Students

The Kovler Project Against Torture (formerly the United Nations Committee against Torture (UN CAT) Project) is a one-of-a-kind experiential learning opportunity to provide assistance to the UN Committee against Torture. The KPAT includes a specialized practicum on the prohibition of torture under international law (with instruction by current and former Committee members), and one week in Geneva, Switzerland, at the Committee’s session. Project participants will discuss the KPAT and the upcoming spring application process and deadline:

Dean Emeritus/Professor Claudio Grossman, Project Assoc. Dir. Jennifer de Laurentiis, and Kovler Student Scholars Against Torture Lydia A. Boyer, Rachel Buntrock, Alyssa Dunbar, Victoria Ernst, Katherine Holcombe, Emma Marion, Matthew Reiter, Nadeen Saqer, William Vazquez, Christine Vlasic, and Katherine Youssouf.

For further information on the Project, visit https://www.wcl.american.edu/ilp/kpat.cfm or email jdelaurentiis@wcl.american.edu

Community & Economic Development Law Clinic Information Session

This information session is for students interested in applying to the Community and Economic Development Law Clinic for 2018-2019. All students applying to clinic must attend at least one small group session for one of our 11 live-client clinical offerings.

The Clinic application deadline is Friday, February 16th, at 5:00 p.m. EST. 

Everything You Need to Know About Contract Lawyering (2018 3L/4L Job Search Series)

 Listen to a panel of representatives from local and national agencies that have strong records of hiring WCL graduates as they discuss the pros & cons, ins and outs of work in the legal contract industry.