NYU Law offers a myriad of curricular and co-curricular activities aimed at preparing students to understand how the legal systems of the United States, other countries, and international bodies interact with and are informed by one another.
Language Instruction
NYU offers students interested in improving or developing foreign language skills a variety of alternative forms of language instruction, including courses, software, language coaching, and language tables.
NYU Law Abroad
NYU Law gives J.D. students the opportunity to spend a semester immersed in the law and legal culture of another part of the world through an academic program designed and administered by the Law School in cooperation with local partners. The abroad sites are located in Buenos Aires, Paris and Shanghai.
Exchanges
NYU Law participates in exchange programs with law faculties around the world.
International Moot Court Competitions
The Hauser Global Law School Program offers financial support for participation in international moot court competitions.
Summer Internships
More than 60 NYU Law students intern abroad every summer in approximately 30 countries. Most of these receive support through the Public Interest Law Center (PILC) Summer Funding Program, which guarantees funding for all first- and second-year students who want to work in public interest and government positions in the US or abroad. The Office of Career Services helps students secure summer private sector opportunities abroad. Counselors in OCS and PILC as well as permanent and visiting faculty work closely with students to connect them with opportunities that fit their individual goals and interests. Special internship programs include:
- Frank J. Guarani Center for Environmental and Land Use Law Fellowship
- International Law and Human Rights Summer Fellowship
- Center for Constitutional Transitions Summer Fellowship Program
- The Hague Conference on Private International Law Summer
- Ford Foundation Law School Fellowship Program
Post-Graduate Fellowships and Clerkships
All NYU Law graduates are eligible to apply for the following post-graduate fellowships:
- Arthur Helton Post-Graduate Human Rights Fellowship
- International Court of Justice Clerkship Program
LL.M. students may participate in the following fellowships after they graduate:
