Study Abroad

The law school offers unique study abroad opportunities in London, Venice, and Vienna for course credit.

Each program runs for four weeks during the summer–London in May/June, and Venice and Vienna in July. Each program introduces students to various topics of comparative and international law, depending on the expertise of the Wake Forest law professors who teach in the program. The London program features a focus on the history of the common law as well. European law students attend the programs in Vienna and Venice.

To be eligible to attend any one of the summer programs, a first-year Wake Forest law student must have a GPA of at least 73 as of the end of the first-year fall term. A second-year Wake Forest law student must be in good standing.

Law students from other U.S. law schools who have completed the first year and are in good standing with their law school are also eligible to apply for any of the summer programs.

Announcing for Summer 2012…

Guest lecturer U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses with Josie Patane ('10) during the 2008 Venice Program

We are excited to announce that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will return to both the Vienna and Venice summer programs in 2012! For more information, read this article.

Queen's Diamond Jubilee Emblem

Planning on joining our London program? While Justice Ginsburg will be visiting our Vienna and Venice programs only, our London program promises to be just as exciting! The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee is taking place during our summer program (May 28-June 21, 2012)! The Diamond Jubilee will mark 60 years of the English Queen’s reign, and many celebrations are being planned for the weekend of June 2nd-June 5th, 2012. It has been said that this event is even bigger than the Royal Wedding. For more information, visit these websites:

British Monarchy
UK Department of Culture, Media & Sport
DirectGov
Or contact the organizers: diamondjubilee@culture.gsi.gov.uk

Attend the Study Abroad Presentation…

Interested in learning more about the study abroad programs and courses? Attend the Study Abroad Presentation to hear Dean Schneider and other professors present about the summer 2012 programs.