Since 2014, the Penn Carey Law Veterans Club has championed veteran-related issues and programming within the Penn Carey Law community.
David Sowry L’24 has won the top prize in 2024’s Annual Law Student Writing Competition, sponsored by the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the ABA section of Labor and Employment Law.
Nico Goldberg L’25, WG’25 shares his experience in the Carey JD/MBA’s Semester in San Francisco.
The Gittis Legal Clinics are Penn Carey Law’s teaching law firm—eight clinics that offer students unique opportunities to develop essential lawyering skills and professional values.
Penn Carey Law graduates have secured several highly competitive public interest fellowships, empowering them to launch dynamic careers advocating for justice across the country.
We believe the lawyers of tomorrow will also be experts in business, communications, health, technology, international studies, social work, education, and emergent fields. As an essential part of the University of Pennsylvania family, we allow our students to enrich their legal education by offering them the opportunity to take graduate level courses at one of our sister schools as well as joint degrees or certificates of study. We also welcome into our classrooms students whose careers and educations cross sectors and international lines. Students pursuing Master in Law and LLM degrees enrich and diversify our course discussions, contributing to the Law School’s overarching mission to provide the finest and most comprehensive legal education for all students.
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University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School students consistently pursue careers at top law firms, leading public interest organizations, government bodies, and academic institutions across the country and around the world. The strength of our programs coupled with our extensive alumni network ensure that graduates can enter the market working in the fields they love, writing the future of law both nationally and internationally.
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The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s inclusive, welcoming community works collaboratively toward one common goal: to lead the future of law. We invite students, faculty, and staff to challenge the norm in a rigorous but supportive environment. For many in our community, the Law School represents a common ground where warmth, inclusivity, and the pursuit of knowledge are shared values.
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The Law School’s approach to legal education has always been anchored in its unwavering commitment to pro bono service. Our award-winning commitment to the community provides our students opportunities that focus on impactful service and professional skill development.
Discover Our CommitmentJoin Profs. Ted Ruger and Gayle Gowen and Penn Carey Law judicial clerks to learn about the clerk’s role and pathways to clerking. Lunch will be provided to persons who RSVP by November 13.
Stop by the Clock to chat with a representative from the Queens County District Attorney’s office to learn about summer and post-graduate opportunities at the office.
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