All posts tagged: International Programs

Reflections on Temple Law’s Rome Study Abroad Program

Studying abroad enhances understanding of diverse cultures and perspectives, helping students to examine issues more thoroughly, think critically, and advocate effectively. This invaluable experience fosters a deeper awareness of the interconnectedness of our world, empowering students to become more empathetic and insightful legal professionals. This summer, four dedicated students were granted the opportunity through the financial support of donors to embark on a transformative journey through the Temple Law Rome Summer Study Abroad Program. Their experiences serve as a testament to the power of exploration and learning, as they delved into the rich legal landscape of Rome. Miguel Angel Gonzalez (LAW ’28) “My time in Rome gave me a much more concrete understanding of how law is shaped by history, culture, and the institutions around it. One of the most memorable parts of the program was studying the legal history and sovereignty of the Vatican while living only a few minutes away from it. Being able to walk through Rome and see places we were discussing in class made subjects that can sometimes feel abstract …

How a Temple Law School Education Helped Shape My Legal Career in U.S. Law

When a partner attorney at Uryu & Itoga, the law firm where I work as paralegal, recommended to me to go to Temple Law School (Japan campus) to earn an LL.M. degree in U.S. law, I was overjoyed and literally grabbed the chance. Studying at a U.S. law school and earning an LL.M. degree had been my dream for as long as I could remember. My father was one of the earliest Japanese legal professionals to earn an LL.M. degree at a U.S. law school in recent Japanese history. He studied at Michigan Law School in the early 1970s, and while Mitsui & Co. is presently known as one of the major international Japanese trading companies to dispatch legal personnel overseas, he was the first legal employee to actually succeed in earning an LL.M. degree from that company, having been dispatched to the U.S. law school with high expectations from his colleagues. Partly due to the influence of my father, I was so deeply interested in U.S. law that I studied Anglo-American common law and …