Learn law in London! Take courses in international and European law while participating in an exciting externship with providers such as the UK Parliament, social venturing groups, international arbitration organizations, the London Pro Bono Bar, and firms and businesses in the financial services sector. London is one of the hubs for the global legal market and has a rich history of legal innovation and development. It also sits at the crossroads of the US and European law. Experience a semester learning law, while applying the principles each day as you participate in your externship.
London Law Seminar
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DATES
Fall 2021: 30 August – 5 December
HOUSING
Students will live in an apartment style living in the Kensington area of London, near historic Hyde Park.
Students are responsible for providing their own meals. Accommodations come with a refrigerator, and cooking facilities are available either in the apartment or on each floor.
COURSES
Students will spend thirty hours per week working at their externship (for 9 credit hours) and then will take two 3-credit classes to be taught either by distance learning or in the BYU London Center, such as:
LAW 688 – European Union Law
LAW 708 – Comparative Constitutional Law
Participants may not take any other courses on this program, including BYU Online courses, without approval by the program director and ISP.
COST
Students pay full-time Law School tuition which will cover housing, externship placement, instruction in the UK by a UK law faculty, and international health insurance coverage
Does not include: airfare, visa (approx. $1100), local transportation in London, personal expenses, meals
Cost for Accompanying spouses: $5,500-$6,000
Includes: Latter-day Saint BYU Graduate tuition for 1 credit hour, and housing in London
Does not include: airfare, local transportation in London, personal expenses, meals
TRAVEL
Students are responsible for purchasing their own airfare to and from the program. Airfare reservations must be made through BYU Travel. Students should contact a BYU Travel agent at:
BYU Travel | 801-422-6293 | travel@byu.edu | 280 HRCB
PREPARATION
Passports must be valid for at least six months beyond the end of the program.
Accepted students to the program must participate in required pre-departure meetings.
Accompanying spouses need to be credit-bearing participants on the program. Spouses will also need to apply online and participate in pre-departure meetings.
FUNDING SOURCES
Regular full-time Law School tuition scholarships and Federal Insured Student Loans and Pell Grants may be applied to international programs.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Students must be adults 18 years-of-age or older.
Complete the online application at kennedy.byu.edu/apply.
The application requires a $35 fee.
Students will be notified via e-mail of their acceptance into the program. Applicants will be interviewed once the application is complete.
The first payment is due upon acceptance. Please refer to the 2021 Payment Information document (see kennedy.byu.edu/isp-forms/ISPpayments2021.pdf).
Deadlines:
1 February 2021 for fall semester program
INTERESTED STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT
Professor Matthew Jennejohn
(801) 422-3210
jennejohnm@law.byu.edu
PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS
International Study Programs (ISP) reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or make any adjustments to the preliminary cost. If it becomes necessary for ISP to cancel a program, all program payments made to BYU ISP will be refunded to the student’s BYU financial account. ISP is the only office authorized to cancel any of its programs.
