CHARLES WIDGER
SCHOOL OF LAW
WHY VILLANOVA LAW?
At Villanova Law, our broad-based legal education is grounded in academic rigor; practical, hands-on training; and a foundation in business that primes graduates for diverse and rewarding legal careers. Wherever your interests may lie—international law, corporate law, intellectual property law or public interest law—you will find programs that will prepare you for the future.
Guided by our Where Law Meets Business philosophy, our programming infuses vital business principles, professional skills, ethical training and practical experiences into each student’s education. Through innovative coursework, six clinics and 275+ externship placements, Villanova students learn by doing—and graduate with the knowledge and skills needed for success in today’s competitive job market.
PROGRAMS
JURIS DOCTOR (JD)
JOINT DEGREES
GRADUATE TAX
CLINICS & EXTERNSHIPS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC INTEREST
NEWS
The Legacy of Nuremberg: 75 Years Later, 10/29
Join the Girard-diCarlo Center, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Greater Philadelphia Law Professors’ Ethics Consortium for a conversation to explore how the next generation can continue the fight for justice for victims of atrocity crimes. Featured speakers include Ben Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor, Naomi Kikoler, Director of the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide and Barry Avrich, Director and Producer of the film Prosecuting Evil.
Villanova University Announces Interdisciplinary Initiative on Poverty and Inequality
Villanova University has announced an interdisciplinary initiative aimed at examining the issues of poverty and inequality and their intersection. The initiative was spurred by a $1 million gift from Paul A. Tufano, Esq., ’83 VSB, ’86 CWSL and Christine Tufano ’84 CLAS, ’86 MA, for enhanced thought leadership and research across the University to address poverty and inequality.
Protecting Pennsylvanians Personal Information
In today’s data-driven world, there is an increasing need for people to safeguard their personal information. Villanova Law’s Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic (FLAC) has teamed up with the nonprofit coalition Driving PA Forward to educate Pennsylvania drivers on how their personal information is being shared by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDot) without their knowledge.
Workplace Surveillance, At What Cost?
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans shifted to remote work almost overnight, and stay-at-home-orders forced workers to turn their living rooms, bedrooms and basements into their workspaces. Faced with this new reality, the ensuing economic downturn and the pressure to continue to run teams efficiently, many employers turned to digital monitoring surveillance software to track their employees’ work productivity from home. Professor J.S. Nelson is researching workplace surveillance as the pandemic continues to change where and how people work.
AT A GLANCE
12
MILES OUTSIDE
PHILADELPHIA
275+
EXTERNSHIPS IN NONPROFIT,
CORPORATE & GOVERNMENT
6
in-house
legal clinics
178
STUDENTS ENTERING
THE CLASS OF 2023
40+
SBA-SUPPORTED
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
11,000
ALUMNI
WORLDWIDE
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