The Fund for American
Studies is accepting applications for the 2014 Legal
Studies Institute in Washington, DC. Applications will be accepted through March 18, 2014.
Eligibility Requirements: first and second
year law students and members of Touro Law's student legal organizations who may be
interested in jumpstarting their legal careers in Washington, D.C.
The
Legal Studies Institute provides the opportunity for law students to gain a
first-hand look at the American legal system through guaranteed legal
internships, a constitutional law course, guest speakers and briefings, and
professional development activities.
LEGAL
STUDIES INSTITUTE
May
22 – August 1, 2014
Washington,
D.C.
Final
Deadline: March 18,
2014
PROGRAM
COMPONENTS
·
Legal Internship: Participants will be placed in
a 9-week summer legal internship where they will work full-time and gain
substantive experience in the legal profession. Internship sites include law
firms, courts, public interest organizations and the legal departments of trade
associations, corporations and government agencies.
·
Briefings and Activities: Participants
will attend private briefings at institutions of the judicial, legislative and
executive branches and will meet with prominent judges, lawyers and judicial
scholars. Previous guest speakers have included:
o
Supreme
Court Justice Antonin Scalia
o
Former
Attorney General Michael Mukasey
o
U.S.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski
o
D.C.
Federal Court of Appeals Judge Douglas Ginsburg
·
Career Development Activities: Workshops
will be held to help prepare participants for success in their law careers, and
planned networking events will facilitate professional interaction.
·
Attorney Mentor Program: Each
participant will be matched with an experienced lawyer who will serve as a
professional mentor during and after the program.
·
Constitutional Law Course at Georgetown Law: You will be
enrolled in a constitutional law course titled “Constitutional Interpretation:
Originalism in Theory and Practice.” Classes will be held at Georgetown
University Law Center and taught by Georgetown Law faculty. Students will
receive credit from Ohio Northern University Pettit School of Law or from
Georgetown University Law Center for an additional fee.
·
Housing: Students will live in fully-furnished
apartments in downtown Washington, DC and are matched with other Institute
participants as roommates. The apartments provide easy access to the DC metro
transportation system.
·
Cost:
The cost to attend LSI is $4,500 and includes housing and tuition for the
constitutional law course.
·
Scholarships: 70% of students receive scholarship
awards based on financial need and merit.
“LSI
was the most remarkable experience for which I could have asked. I met
wonderful people, was placed in an intellectually stimulating internship, and
was offered many professional opportunities. If I could, I would participate
again in a heartbeat.”
Michelle Anderson, Louisiana State
University Law Center
Legal Intern, D.C. Office of
Administrative Hearings
