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Law Review, Clinics, Moot Competitions, Internships and International Study
Transnational Law Review: The Suffolk Transnational Law Review is one of the oldest international law journals in the country and serves as a forum to discuss and examine contemporary international legal issues. Since its inception in 1976, Transnational has emerged as a nationally and internationally recognized publication, presenting a professional journal focused on public and private international law, international institutions, international legal and political events, and developments in the law of the world economic community. Transnational thrives in its unique role as both a prestigious Honor Board and a complement to Suffolk University Law School's distinguished international law faculty and international law organizations. It offers an annual distinguished lecture series, and also presents panels and speakers on topics of current interest.
Immigration Clinic: Students in this clinic represent non-citizens facing deportation from the United States and seeking to redress misconduct by Immigration Customs and Enforcement ("ICE") agents during arrest. Individual representation includes deportation defense before the Immigration Court in the clinic's on-going cases (political asylum, cancellation of removal, U-Visas, etc) as well as intake and representation of persons seeking release from civil detention and relief from deportation. Through individual representation, students are exposed to all aspects of litigation including fact development, legal research and writing, witness preparation, oral arguments and direct and cross-examinations in court in a closely supervised setting. Students work on a range of legislative and advocacy projects that include collaborations with nationally recognized co-counsel, community organizations and the media. In order to prepare for the rigorous advocacy these cases require, students participate in intensive out of class simulation which consists of interviewing and counseling a client, preparing motions to the Immigration Court and arguing those motions in a Mock Hearing. At the same time that students are engaged in the simulations, they are also conducting intake and working on the Clinic's on-going cases.
Foreign Direct Investment International Moot Court: The Law School supports several moot competition teams, which allow students to hone their lawyering skills while working on international legal issues. Suffolk University Law School is a co-founder of the Foreign Direct Investment International Moot Competition ("FDI Moot") and selects a team of four students to participate each year, competing with other students from other law school around the world. While Suffolk hosted the first FDI Moot in Boston, the second competition was hosted by the German Arbitration Institute in Frankfurt, Germany. The Law School also supports a team of four students for participation in the well-known Jessup International Moot Competition, which takes place each year. The team travels to the Northeast Regional Competition, usually held in New York City. The international round of the Jessup Competition is held in Washington, D.C.
Jessup International Moot Court Team
Summer Law Program in Galway
International Externship Program: Suffolk's International Externship Program provides students the opportunity to participate in the legal work of international non-governmental organizations, international corporations, and law firms around the world. The Law School has an exclusive agreement with the Center for International Legal Studies (CILS), located in Salzburg, Austria, to offer Internships to Suffolk students, and to students from other law schools in the U.S. CILS has been placing interns in international law firms and organizations since 1976. The Law School is now CILS' institutional partner for administering the program and ensuring academic compliance in the US. Externships are available in Europe, the Americas, the Near East, Africa and Asia. International Externships are a unique opportunity for law students to acquire practical experience and exposure to the law of another jurisdiction during the summer for credit or not. The Law School also offers students opportunities to obtain international law related externships in the Boston area.
International Law Society: The Law School has a large and active student organization for students interested in international law and practice. The student Law Society organizes social events, conferences and career networking events. The membership of the Law Society has been growing over the last several years.