The Lawyer As...
While our required curriculum provides a firm foundation for profession-readiness, you have ample room to choose electives in your second- and third-year of law school. To help inform your selection, we have organized our elective curriculum around the substantive ways that lawyers use their training — what we call “The Lawyer As...”
The Lawyer As Business Advisor
Accounting for Lawyers
Banking Regulation
Bankruptcy
Business Entities I: Unincorporated Business Entities
Business Entities II: Corporations
Construction Law
Contracts
Entrepreneurship Law: Company Creation
Entrepreneurship Law: Operational Issues
Federal Securities Regulation
Lawyering and Ethics for the Business Attorney Seminar
Nonprofit Organizations
Payment Systems
Sales
Secured Transactions
White-Collar Crime
Internships
- Office of Attorney General Antitrust Section
- Office of General Counsel
- Department of Banking & Securities
- Department of State
Semester-in-Washington, D.C. Program (Securities and Exchange Commission; U.S. Department of the Treasury; U.S. Department of Commerce; U.S. Agency for Economic Development)
Semester-in-Harrisburg Program (PA Department of Labor and Industry; PA Department of Banking)
The Lawyer As Civil Rights Advocate
Administrative Law
Advanced Criminal Procedure
Advocacy I
Civil Liberties Litigation
Constitutional Law I
Constitutional Law II
Criminal Procedure
Election Law
Employment Discrimination
Federal Courts
First Amendment
Immigration Law
International Human Rights
Law and Individuals with Disabilities
National Security Law
Nonprofit Organizations
Poverty Law
Protection of Individual Rights Under State Constitutions Seminar
Race, Racism, and American Law
Regulatory and Legislative Practice Seminar
In-House Clinics
- Community Law Clinic — handling cases in family, disability, housing, and public benefits law
- Children’s Advocacy Clinic
Internships
- MidPenn Legal Services (Carlisle and Harrisburg)
- Community Justice Project
- Federal Judicial Placements
Semester-in-Washington, D.C. Program (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR); Human Rights Watch)
Semester-in-Harrisburg Program (YWCA Domestic Violence Legal Center; Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission)
International Justice Externship
The Lawyer As Conflict Resolver
General Civil Litigation in the United States
- Advocacy I
- Advocacy II
- Civil Procedure
- Electronic Evidence Seminar
- Evidence
- Federal Courts
- Remedies
General Criminal Litigation in the United States
- Advanced Criminal Procedure
- Criminal Procedure
- Federal Criminal Practice
General Dispute Resolution
- Client Counseling
- Congressional Investigations Seminar
- Negotiation/Mediation
Substantive Law-Specific Procedure in the United States
- Administrative Law
- Bankruptcy
- Regulatory and Legislative Practice Seminar
- Torts
In-House Clinics
- Children’s Advocacy Clinic
- Community Law Clinic
Courses that include some negotiation:
- Entrepreneurship Law: Company Creation
- Entrepreneurship Law: Operational Issues
Semester-in-Washington, D.C. (National Labor Relations Board; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; AFL-CIO)
Judicial Internships
The Lawyer As Consumer Advocate
Banking Regulation
Bankruptcy
Congressional Investigations Seminar
Construction Law
Contracts
Energy Law and Policy
Nonprofit Organizations
Payment Systems
Sales
Secured Transactions
Internships
- Office of Attorney General Bureau of Consumer Protection
- Public Utility Commission
Semester-in-Washington, D.C. Program (Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Federal Trade Commission, AARP Legal Council for the Elderly)
Semester-in-Harrisburg Program (PA Office of the Attorney General, PA Department of Banking)
The Lawyer As Employment Advisor
Employee Benefits Law
Employment Discrimination
Employment Law
Labor Law
Law of Individuals with Disabilities
Semester-in-Harrisburg Program (PA Department of Labor and Industry)
Semester-in-Washington, D.C. Program (National Labor Relations Board; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; AFL-CIO)
Internships
- Office of General Counsel
- Department of State
- Department of Health
- PA Department of Transportation
- Office of General Counsel, Department of Public Welfare
- State Civil Service Commission
- Penn State Health
The Lawyer As Entrepreneur, Manager and Leader
Accounting for Lawyers
Advocacy I
Advocacy II
Client Counseling
Entrepreneurship Law: Company Creation
Entrepreneurship Law: Operational Issues
Lawyering and Ethics for the Business Attorney Seminar
Negotiation/Mediation
Nonprofit Organizations
Professional Responsibility
Regulatory and Legislative Practice Seminar
Internships
- PA School Board Associations
- Judicial Placements
- Judicial Conduct Board
Semester-in-Washington, D.C. Program (American Bar Association; U.S. Agency for International Development; AFL-CIO)
The Lawyer As Environmental and Energy Advocate
Administrative Law
Agricultural Law
Congressional Investigations Seminar
Energy Law and Policy
Environmental Law
Law of the Sea
Nonprofit Organizations
State and Local Governmental Law
Internships
- Office of General Counsel Department of Environmental Protection
- Office of General Counsel Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Semester-in-Washington, D.C. Program (Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Department of Justice; Food and Water Watch; U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Semester-in-Harrisburg Program (PA Department of Environmental Protection; Environmental Hearing Board)
The Lawyer As Family Advisor
Advanced Federal Income Taxation
Bankruptcy
Basic Federal Income Taxation
Education Law
Elder Law Capacity I and II
Elder Law Comparative I and II
Elder Law Financing I and II
Estate Planning
Family Law
Gender and Sexuality Law
Immigration Law
Juvenile Law
Law of Individuals with Disabilities
Poverty Law
Wills, Trusts, and Estates
In-House Clinics
- Community Law Clinic
- Children’s Advocacy Clinic
Internships
- Office of Attorney General, Department of Public Welfare
- Office of Attorney General, Department of Education
- Pennsylvania School Board Association
- MidPenn Legal Services
- Court of Common Pleas Judicial Placements
Semester-in-Washington, D.C. Program (AARP Legal Council for the Elderly; National Senior Citizens Law Center)
Semester-in-Harrisburg Program (YWCA Domestic Violence Legal Center)
The Lawyer As Government Advisor
Administrative Law
Civil Liberties Litigation
Congressional Investigations Seminar
Constitutional Law I
Education Law
Election Law
Energy Law and Policy
National Security Law
Protection of Individual Rights Under State Constitutions Seminar
Regulatory and Legislative Practice Seminar
Internships
- Legislative Reference Bureau
- Judicial Conduct Board
- State Civil Service Commission
- Office of General Counsel
Semester-in-Washington, D.C. Program (U.S. Department of Justice; Federal Communications Commission; Federal Aviation Administration; Environmental Protection Agency)
Semester-in-Harrisburg Program (Governor’s Office of General Counsel)
The Lawyer As Intellectual Property Advisor
Contracts
Copyrights
Entertainment Law
Internet Law
Introduction to Intellectual Property Law
Patents
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology & Law
Sports Law
Trademarks
Internships
- Federal Judicial Clerkships
The Lawyer As International Advisor and Advocate
Comparative International Tax Law
Congressional Investigations Seminar
Energy Law and Policy
Immigration Law
International Criminal Law
International Human Rights Law Seminar
International Justice Externship
International Law
National Security Law
Semester-in-Washington, D.C. Program (U.S. Agency for International Development; Human Rights Watch; U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control; U.S.-China Economic Review and Security Commission)
The Lawyer in Medicine, Health Care, and Biotechnology
Administrative Law
Elder Law Capacity I and II
Elder Law Comparative I and II
Elder Law Finance I and II
Employee Benefits Law
Estate Planning
Health Care Law and Policy
Law and Medicine
Law of Individuals with Disabilities
Nonprofit Organizations
Poverty Law
Torts
Wills, Trusts, and Estates
In-House Clinics
- Children’s Advocacy Clinic
- Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic
Internships
- Penn State Health
- Office of Attorney General, Antitrust Section
- Office of General Counsel, Department of Health
- Department of State
The Lawyer As Prosecutor and Defender
Advanced Criminal Procedure
Advocacy I
Advocacy II
Congressional Investigations Seminar
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Federal Criminal Practice
International Criminal Law
Juvenile Law
National Security Law
White-Collar Crime
Internships
- Judicial Internships (United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Department of Justice, Executive Office of Immigration Review, United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland and Dauphin County)
- United States Attorney’s Office
- Federal Public Defender Office
- Office of Attorney General (Antitrust Section, Health Care Section, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Tax Litigation)
- District Attorney’s Office (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, and York County)
- Public Defender’s Office (Adams, Cumberland, and Dauphin County)
International Justice Externship
Semester-in-Washington Program (Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia; Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia; U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Columbia; U.S. Department of Justice)
Semester-in-Harrisburg Program (U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; Office of the Federal Public Defender, Middle District of Pennsylvania)
The Lawyer As Public Interest Advocate
Congressional Investigations Seminar
Constitutional Law II
Education Law
Election Law
Employment Discrimination
First Amendment
Gender and Sexuality Law
Immigration Law
International Human Rights
Juvenile Law
Law and Individuals with Disabilities
Nonprofit Organizations
Poverty Law
Protection of Individual Rights Under State Constitutions Seminar
Race, Racism, and American Law
In-House Clinics
- Children’s Advocacy Clinic
- Community Law Clinic — handling cases in family, disability, housing, and public benefits law
- Legislation and Government Clinic
Internships
- International Justice Internship
- Office of General Counsel
- Department of Education
- Department of Public Welfare
- Department of Banking & Securities
- Department of Community & Economic Development
- Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection
- Legal Services
- Community Justice Project
Public Interest Placements in Semester-in-Washington D.C. Program (American Bar Association; National Lawyers Guild; Council on American-Islamic Relations; National Partnership for Women and Families; National Senior Citizen’s Law Center)
Public Interest Placements in Semester-in-Harrisburg Program (YWCA Domestic Violence Legal Center; PA Office of Consumer Advocate)
The Lawyer As Regulatory Advisor
Administrative Law
Banking Regulation
Congressional Investigations Seminar
Constitutional Law I
Election Law
Energy Law and Policy
Environmental Law
Regulatory and Legislative Practice Seminar
Semester-in-Harrisburg Program (PA Department of Environmental Protection; PA Department of Banking)
Semester-in-Washington, D.C. Program (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Trade Commission; Securities and Exchange Commission; Federal Communications Commission)
Internships
- Office of Attorney General, Antitrust Section
- Office of Attorney General, Charitable Trusts Section
- Office of General Counsel
- Department of Banking
- Gaming Control Board
- Liquor Control Board
- Public Utility Commission
- State Civil Service Commission
The Lawyer As Researcher/Writer
Judicial Internships
Legal Analysis & Writing I: Objective
Legal Analysis & Writing II: Persuasive
Practice-Oriented Research Tips and Training Certificate Program
The Lawyer As Tax Advisor
Advanced Federal Income Tax
Basic Federal Income Tax
Comparative International Taxation
Corporate and Partnership Tax
Entrepreneurship Law: Company Creation
Entrepreneurship Law: Operational Issues
Estate Planning
State and Local Taxation
Internships
- Office of Attorney General, Tax Litigation Division
Semester-in-Washington, D.C. Program (Internal Revenue Service; U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division)
Semester-in-Harrisburg Program (Office of Attorney General, Tax Litigation)
The Lawyer As Trial Advocate
Advocacy I
Advocacy II
Appellate Advocacy
Civil Liberties Litigation
Civil Procedure
Client Counseling
Conflict of Laws
Criminal Law
- Advanced Criminal Procedure
- Criminal Procedure
- Federal Criminal Practice
- International Criminal Law
- White-Collar Crime
Electronic Evidence Seminar
Evidence
Federal Courts
Legal Analysis & Writing I: Objective
Legal Analysis & Writing II: Persuasive
Negotiation/Mediation
Remedies
Torts
Internships
- Judicial Internships (United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Department of Justice, Executive Office of Immigration Review, United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland and Dauphin County)
- United States Attorney’s Office
- Federal Public Defender Office
- International Justice Externship
- District Attorney’s Office (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin and York County)
- Public Defender’s Office (Adams, Cumberland and Dauphin County)
- MidPenn Legal Services (Carlisle and Harrisburg)
- Community Justice Project (Harrisburg)
- Office of Attorney General: Tax Litigation Section, Health Care Section, Bureau of Consumer Protection
- Office of General Counsel
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Department of State
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Public Welfare
- Independent Boards and Commissions
- Gaming Control Board
- Liquor Control Board
- Public Utility Commission
- State Civil Service Commission)
- Mid Penn Legal Services
- Community Justice Project
The Lawyer As Wealth Management Advisor
Advanced Federal Income Taxation
Agricultural Law
Bankruptcy
Basic Federal Income Tax
Construction Law
Elder Law Capacity I and II
Elder Law Comparative I and II
Elder Law Finance I and II
Entrepreneurship Law: Company Creation
Entrepreneurship Law: Operational Issues
Environmental Law
Estate Planning
Insurance Law
Negotiation/Mediation
Property
Secured Transactions
State and Local Governmental Law
State and Local Taxation
Taxation of Business Entities
Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Internships
- Office of Attorney General, Charitable Trusts Division