Law schools enrolling Orientation alumni include Yale, Georgetown, Harvard, George Washington, American, Columbia, Duke, New York University, University of California at Berkeley, UCLA, Chicago, Illinois, Indiana, Miami, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Comments from Recent Students . Written in the casebook format that is traditional in U.S. law schools, it enables students to study both the substance of American law as well as to experience the unique method of case analysis used in American law schools. In his extensive commentary accompanying each case, Professor Abernathy stresses that American law is the product of both deductive and inductive reasoning, and he tries to sharpen the student's ability to read cases to discover the principles and theories that have influenced courts' decisions. There is no better place than Washington, D.C. to study the American legal system since it is the center of the nation's judicial, legislative and executive branches.
Students are able to meet attorneys and visit the institutions shaping our legal process.
Washington is also one of the cultural centers of the United States. The extracurricular program of the Orientation includes a tour of the city and a visit to the artistic, scientific and historical museums comprising the Smithsonian Institution . Other social activities are organized for students to meet each other, the ILI staff, Orientation faculty, and other Washingtonians. Participants will also have the opportunity to visit the U.S. Congress , the Library of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court. Tuition is due on registration day, July 10.