Study Abroad Programs

Rome Summer Program

Open to rising 2Ls, this four-week program is based in St. John’s beautiful campus in Prati, Rome. Students take three courses for up to six credits while satisfying the Professional Responsibility and Legal Research requirements. Participants also enjoy planned cultural experiences, including a tour of the Italian Supreme Court, a cooking class, and a visit to a local law firm. Outside the curriculum, there is ample free time to explore Italy’s renowned historic sites and world-famous cuisine.

Dean's Travel Study Program

This one-credit program offers upper-level St. John’s Law students an exceptional opportunity to study a different legal system firsthand. Traveling over spring break with a faculty member, students explore the rich variety of common law, civil law, and mixed legal systems around the world. In past years, the program has taken students to London, Paris, Rome, and Ireland.

NATO International Practicum 

Students selected for the NATO Practicum spend one semester of their 3L year in immersive study at NATO’s Allied Command Operations Office of Legal Affairs in Mons, Belgium. As part of this 13-credit practicum, they complete three courses: International Law Practicum, International Law Directed Research, and International Law Advanced-Practice Writing Tutorial.

International Exchange Programs

St. John’s Law offers two international exchange programs with partner institutions: 

University of Glasgow Exchange Program 

Through this selective exchange program, 2L students spend their spring semester in Glasgow, Scotland, where they earn approximately 14 credits taking third- and fourth-level courses at the University of Glasgow School of Law.

Sorbonne University Exchange Program 

This exchange program at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris, France is open to students who are fluent in spoken and written French. Participating in the spring semester of their 2L year, participants earn approximately 14 credits for their course of study.

Transactions in Emerging Markets 

Offered to upper-level St. John’s Law students in the spring semester, the Emerging Markets course examines the challenges attorneys face when representing clients in business transactions in emerging markets or developing countries. In addition to classroom study, students meet with business and legal leaders in New York and travel to an emerging market during spring break for meetings and site visits. Past travel destinations include Romania, Moldova, Brazil, and Uruguay.

Learn More

St. John’s Law students can find additional information about our study abroad programs—including eligibility criteria; costs, fees, and expenses; housing; and the application process—in the St. John’s Law Student Resource Hub Canvas course.