Accessible to students without formal training in finance or economics, but familiarity with basic financial concepts is recommended. Drawing on English and French law, topics include difficult questions of comparability, generalizatuon, objectivity, method, construction of cross-cultural terminology, translation, etc., that the international lawyer would requently encounter. Honorable David Laro Students participate in practicing law related to international business transactions, including contract, financial, commercial, tax, European Union Law, labor, securities, etc. After being prepared to function in the legal environment, each student will work for a law firm in Paris. The student may gather facts, and may draft, review, or translate contracts, opinion letters, trial or arbitration documents, and the like.
Seminars integrate the work experience.
Internships with international organizations are possible. Most placements require persons who can converse in French, but some are entirely English-speaking. Persons who have participated in previous USD Institutes abroad are preferred, but in recent years the balance between applicants and law firms has permitted USD to accept more clinic applicants. Each applicant should submit a transcript with fall grades and a curriculum vitae listing law courses which will have been completed by next summer, work or clinical experience, and linguistic abilities, as well as two faculty references. Please contact them directly.