New York Summer Seminar for Foreign Lawyers/Law Students

Dates: June 30-July 14, 2013

Cost: $75 Application Fee
 / $1950 Program Fee

Program Audience: Foreign-educated lawyers and law students with at least one year of legal study who wish to gain grounding in United States law and litigation.

Program Content

Housing

How to Apply

Program Fees

New York City

Further information: Contact nysummer@yu.edu

See pictures from previous seminars here

Designed for non-U.S. lawyers and law students, the New York Summer Seminar offers an introduction to the theory and practice of the U.S. legal system through classes, site visits, and simulations.  After an initial week of introduction to core U.S. legal concepts, students will have an opportunity to experience these concepts as they are applied by jurists and legal professionals. 

Week One: Introduction to U.S. Law
Through interactive class sessions, students are introduced to a variety of relevant topics to serve as a foundation in United States Law. Classes include individual and collaborative opportunities for students to simulate aspects of U.S. legal practice through exercises in argument, negotiation and advocacy. Possible topics include:

• American dual government and judicial system
• Litigation: how a dispute becomes a case
• Common law case reading and analysis and case synthesis
• Relationship between common law and statutory law
• Public interest law, including film and discussion on civil rights attorney William Kunstler
• Selected topics in American law: gun control; the death penalty; voting rights; immigration

Week Two: Litigation in Practice
After the grounding in U.S. law that is provided in Week One, the program continues with site visits and simulations which illuminate different aspects of the U.S. litigation. The week concludes with an intensive training on cutting-edge strategies for courtroom litigation. The tentative offerings include:

• A half-day program with lawyers and students at the world-famous Innocence Project learning about their work exonerating prisoners with their groundbreaking use of DNA technology. Since their founding at the Cardozo School of Law in 1992, nearly 300 innocent people have been exonerated.
• A mini-Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, where students are trained in litigation skills and try out those skills through simulations of aspects of jury trials, including opening statements, direct and cross examinations, summations, etc.
• Visit to a United States Court and judge's chambers
• Meeting with former U.K. barrister turned U.S. litigator
• Visit to a law firm

Program Activities

• Orientation
• Baseball game
• Broadway show
• Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island visit
• Introductory Dinner
• Closing ceremony and lunch

Optional Seminar

Pursuing an LL.M. in the United States

Participants in the New York Summer Seminar have the following options for housing:

• Dormitory housing offered through Cardozo at the Fashion Institute of Technology.  Those interested in this option book rooms through Cardozo.
• Hotel accommodation at reduced rates at the nearby Washington Square Hotel, a boutique hotel in walking distance of Cardozo.  Those interested in this option book directly through the hotel.

Please see below for details on each of the options above and the end of this page for recommendations for other local options. 

Dormitory housing

Alumni Hall, Fashion Institute of Technology
14 nights

• $1150 for a shared room in a two-bedroom suite
• $2075 for a single bedroom in a two-bedroom suite

These fees includes accommodation in a nearby  residence hall in apartment suite style rooms of two bedrooms with two students per room. Each apartment is air-conditioned and includes a full kitchen, bathroom, ample closet space and a common area for gathering and dining. 

210 W. 27th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)
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All Alumni Hall suites are apartment style quads (4 guests) with 2 bedrooms to a suite (2 guests to each room). Each suite is air-conditioned and includes a full kitchen, bathroom, ample closet space and a common area for gathering and dining.

Please click here  for information about the dormitory and to view a floorplan of a typical suite.

Guests of the housing agree to abide by the rules and regulations as stipulated by FIT.  Please download the Guide to Housing, which includes the rules and regulations to which residents must adhere.   Please bring your own sheets and towels.  The bed size is twin or twin long.

Washington Square Hotel

Cardozo has negotiated a group rate at the Washington Square Hotel for a Deluxe Queen Room for 14 nights at the rate of $220 per night, plus $35.95 tax per night.  This rate is guaranteed until May 15, 2013. 
All rooms are non-smoking.

103 Waverly Place New York, New York 10011-9194
Reservations: (800) 222-0418  reservations@wshotel.com
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Services and amenities include

• Complimentary Continental Breakfast
• Complimentary Wi-Fi™ access
• North Square Restaurant & Lounge
• Deco Room/Lobby Bar
• Fitness Room (personal trainer by appointment)
• Massage/Facial Services (by appointment)

To book this rate until May 15, please visit www.wshotel.com and follow these instructions:

• Click on "Groups"
• Enter Group ID 4152
  Enter Password 37005279

You may also book via telephone (Toll Free 1800 222 0418) or email (reservations@wshotel.com) using group code 4152.

Furnished Apartment Rental

Participants wishing to secure furnished apartments should contact the Chelsmore Apartments, located at 205 West 15th Street in close proximity to the school, to inquire about rates and availability: www.chelsmore.com.
Rates start at $2600 for a one-month minimum stay.

Other Hotels
Recommended hotels in walking distance of Cardozo are available here.  A list of more hotels, in a range of prices, is available from the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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1. Complete the online application. If you are unable to apply online, please contact nysummer@yu.edu.
2. Email a brief resume/CV and a copy of the picture page of your passport to nysummer@yu.edu.
3. Submit the non-refundable application fee of $75 online at our secure payment site.

The Application Deadline is May 15, 2013.

Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Because enrollment is limited, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Applications will only be accepted after this date on a space-available basis.

1. Non-refundable application fee: $75

2. Program Tuition Fee: $1950


   • This fee includes academic activities related to the program and also includes:

   • Outing to a Major League Baseball Game

   • Visit to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Museum

   • Broadway show evening

   • Welcome dinner

   • Orientation and closing lunches

   • Breakfast on class days

   • Reading and course information packet


3. Dormitory Housing (optional): 

   • $1150 for shared room in a two-bedroom suite

   • $2075 for single room in a two-bedroom suite

     For further detail about the dormitory option and for information on securing independent housing, please click HERE.

There are several ways to pay your fees:

• Online payment by credit card through our secure site
• Personal check drawn on a U.S. bank or money order, including international money orders sent to New York Summer Seminar, Cardozo School of Law, 55 Fifth Avenue Room 1007, New York, NY 10003
• Direct transfer or wiring of funds to Yeshiva University's account at: 


JPMorgan Chase Bank

270 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017

For the account of:

Yeshiva University

Account Number 8165955417
ABA
number 021000021

Swift Code CHASUS33


Please make sure that your name and "Cardozo Summer Seminar" appears on the wire. Please review the wiring procedures with your bank and be sure to add any fees incurred onto your total to ensure the full balance is credited to the university account.