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Working in a Danger Zone

Different paths lead students to Penn State Law LL.M. program.For 41 years, lawyers from around the world have been coming to the Law School to earn what was first called a Master’s of Comparative Law degree. This year’s LL.M. class has students from Asia, Europe and the Caribbean with a broad range of legal and life experiences.

Tribal law expert Professor Matthew Fletcher will speak at Penn State LawAmerican Indian law and policy expert Professor Matthew Fletcher will visit Penn State Law on September 19 to present "American Indian Education: Counternarratives in Racism, Struggle, and the Law." He is the chief editor of the leading law blog on American Indian law and policy, Turtle Talk.

Contracts key to Hollywood legal internship for Robert Vega ’12Calling from the NBCUniversal lot where many popular television shows and films are produced, Robert Vega ’12 said that his legal internship in the Television Production, Legal Affairs Group of NBCUniversal (NBCU) has been nothing short of “phenomenal!”

New book by Professor Simmons earns praise from <i>Harvard Law Review</i>

Jonathan Lozano ’12 doubles up with J.D. and graduate education degreeWith the competitive job market today, Penn State Law student Jonathan Lozano ’12 was looking for a way to increase his attractiveness to prospective employers. So he is pursuing a joint J.D./Master’s of Education in College Student Affairs.

Interning at the DEA: A real legal work experience for Kristina Dahmann ‘13Interning at the Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Arlington, Virginia, this summer has been a great confidence booster for rising second-year Penn State Law student Kristina Dahmann ’13, who has been continually pushing herself to new heights working side-by-side with attorneys in the Office of Chief Counsel.

This is your pilot speaking: Q&A with Shelley Ewalt '07Pilot Shelley Ewalt used a law degree to take a career in aviation career to new heights. Now an aviation attorney at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, Ewalt shares her thoughts on the airline industry.

Professor William E. Butler writes groundbreaking book on practice of law in RussiaThis week Professor William E. Butler published The Russian Legal Practitioner, a comprehensive summary of the practice of law in Russia.

Jake Mattinson ’12 lands at McDermott Will Emery and loves itAnyone interested in practicing big law would have McDermott Will & Emery on their list. The firm has been in business since 1934 and has grown from its headquarters in Chicago to having offices around the world employing more than 1,000 lawyers and is considered one of the nation’s top firms. But for Jake Mattinson ’12, a summer associate in McDermott’s Employee Benefits Practice Group in Chicago, it has a small-firm feel.