June 26 - July 22, 2011

Thomas Jefferson School of Law, in cooperation with the Faculté de Droit de l'Université de Nice, presents a four-week International and Comparative Law Summer Study Abroad Program in Nice, France. While this is a four-year old program under the sponsorship of Thomas Jefferson School of Law, this summer abroad program continues the same Nice Summer Abroad Program that was founded and directed by Professor Susan Tiefenbrun l8 years ago. Classes are held at the University of Nice School of Law. Centrally located in the south of France on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea, the University of Nice School of Law offers an ideal environment for learning international and comparative law in a city that is both beautiful and rich in European culture and history. In the Nice Program, American students study international law together with students from Europe and all parts of the world in a truly international atmosphere. The program is designed to encourage students to exchange ideas and explore cultural differences that influence international legal transactions. The student body is drawn from law schools across the United States and the world. In 2010, 54 students attended the Nice Program, including 44 American students and 11 Europeans from the Nice Law School. The participation of European students from the University of Nice School of Law in each of the four courses offered is an important feature of this program.

Nice Program activities include a day in the French court, a brown-bag lecture series featuring distinguished judges, law professors, and practitioners of international law, a French class offered for free to all students, a welcoming reception for students and faculty, and other events.

Thomas Jefferson School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA).

MCLE Credit Now Offered

Alumni and other attorneys can now experience this exciting international law program and earn MCLE credit at the same time! MCLE credit is available to attorneys in California. Attorneys in other states need to check with their State Bar office regarding MCLE credit.

For more information about earning MCLE credit, please contact our Alumni Relations Office at alumni@tjsl.edu or 619.297.9700 x1497.

Notes from Nice 2011

Read the Nice Program 2011 blog for a close-up look at the Nice 2011 Program experiences of TJSL 2L Student Elysia Lopez and Notes from Nice 2011 Program Director and TJSL Professor Susan Tiefenbrun.

Notes from Nice 2010

Read Vako’s Nice Chronicles for a close-up look at the Nice 2010 Program experiences of TJSL Student Vartkes (Vako) Artinian.

Read Director’s Message for updates from Nice 2010 Program Director and TJSL Professor Susan Tiefenbrun.

Notes from Nice 2009

Read TJSL Professor Steve Semeraro’s Nice 2009 Blog and view Professor Semeraro’s Nice 2009 Video on YouTube.