Penn State Law

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.

Environmental law overlaps human rights law in Rachel Rivers’ internshipAt her summer internship with the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW), Rachel Rivers is using her legal education to protect the environment while advancing human rights.

U.S. Supreme Court to hear case filed by Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate ClinicThe U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case presented by the Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic.

Penn State Law ICTY interns help bring closure to people of the Former YugoslaviaSarah Hart ’12 was an elementary school student in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, when she received a thin red Scholastic magazine detailing the violence, chaos, and terror as Yugoslavia gradually broke apart.