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First Session: July 1 - July 14 / Second Session: July 15 – July 30
“GOOD AMERICANS, WHEN THEY DIE, GO TO PARIS.” - Oscar Wilde
Assuming Oscar Wilde is right, why postpone the inevitable journey? Come join the prestigious Tulane summer program, the oldest, continuously running program in France. Cultivated people the world over have long regarded Paris as not only the world’s most beautiful city, but also the cultural and intellectual heart of Europe. Paris is also the spiritual home of the civil law.
Tulane University Law School, with its roots deep in the Napoleonic law, is particularly at home in the capital of France. In the United States, Tulane has been precursor and pioneer in the field of comparative law: it teaches a complete civil law curriculum, conducts regular faculty exchange with great law faculties of Europe, and brings European students each year to its graduate program in New Orleans. Our program in Paris not only follows that tradition, but has created a new one: to train U.S. students and lawyers to understand the new European Union. Our Paris Institute’s courses in International and Comparative Law are designed to ready students for transnational practice in the United States, Europe or other parts of the world. The Institute is conducted in conjunction with Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP). In addition to the large contingent of U.S. law students from around the States, most years a number of students from other European universities are admitted. Our program takes advantage of the educational and cultural riches of Paris by including visits to courts and museums. For U.S. students who can speak French fluently, we offer a limited number of internships at law firms in Paris.
PARIS INTERNSHIPS (MUST BE ENROLLED IN BOTH PARIS SESSIONS IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN INTERNSHIP)
For the student serious about a career in international practice, Tulane offers an excellent opportunity. Through an internship in a law firm in Paris, you can make your own job contacts in Europe, gain valuable work experience and learn how law is actually practiced in France. During the program, a reception is held honoring the interns and their host law firms. These unpaid, but prestigious internships are limited in number and are strictly reserved for students registered in the Tulane Paris program. Students participating in the internship program must be fluent in French. The period of the internship (usually 4 to 6 weeks) is negotiable with the firm. It is best to start the internship in June prior to the start of classes and continue concurrently with classes through July. Please note, however, that housing at the CIUP is only available during the month of July, the official duration of the Paris Program. Students interested in internships should indicate their desire to participate on their applications. Because space is limited, internships are awarded on a competitive basis. The deadline for submission of the applicants’ resume and other supporting documents is March 14, 2012. For more information see the internships section of the website.
PARIS CALENDAR:
Paris I - July 1 - July 14.
For Paris I, students must arrive in Paris by 12 noon on July 1st. Mandatory Orientation will be held in the late afternoon/early evening of July 1st (all students must attend) from 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Location TBA.
Paris I Exams will be held on the morning of July 14th.
Paris II - July 15 - July 30.
For Paris II, students must arrive in Paris by 12 noon on July 15th. Mandatory Orientation will be held in the late afternoon/early evening of July 15th(all students must attend) from 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Location TBA.
Paris II Exams will be held on the morning of July 30th.
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