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 U.S. 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
Winter 2020: 6 Jan–12 Apr
Fall 2020: 23 Aug–28 Nov
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 must take the following courses that will be taught either by distance learning or in the BYU London Centre:
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 includes housing, internship placement, instruction in the UK by a UK law faculty, and international health insurance coverage
Does not include airfare, visa (approx. $1,100), local transportation in London, personal expenses, and meals.
Cost for accompanying spouses: $5,200–5,700
Includes Latter-day Saint BYU graduate tuition for 1 credit hour and housing in London.
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
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.
Deadlines
15 Oct 2019 for winter semester program
14 Feb 2020 for fall semester program
INTERESTED STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT
Professor Eric Talbot Jensen
(801) 422-2159
jensene@law.byu.edu
PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS
ISP reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or make any adjustments to the preliminary cost estimates due to conditions beyond its control.
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