Study Abroad Blog
Postcards from Madrid: Summer of 2023
6/19/2023 - Students participating in the Summer Law Program in Madrid, a six week course of
study and cultural experiences at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Madrid campus, share
their experiences.
2L Codi Cox Discusses Summer Internship in Peru
11/01/19- Following participation in the Summer Law Program in Madrid, Cox gained valuable legal
skills working in Spanish and English on intellectual property matters as well as
on warranties, contracts and lending deals.
2L Aaron Reynolds Shares Summer Experience in International Sports Law
10/25/19- Second-year law student Aaron Reynolds was a professional umpire before attending
law school. He spent part of this past summer working in an international law firm
in the Dominican Republic, handling legal matters for several baseball teams and the
MLB.
2L Michael Dowd-Nieto Shares Experience at Law Program in Madrid
10/10/18- Second-year law student Michael Dowd-Nieto experienced Madrid as a student and as
an intern at a Spanish law firm.
2L Melissa DeClue Interns with Aircraft Manufacturer Airbus in France
10/09/18- Second-year law student Melissa DeClue spent the first half of her summer taking
classes in Madrid, Spain, and the second half interning for aircraft manufacturer
Airbus in Toulouse, France.
2L Lena Salameh Works for Human Rights in London
09/29/17- Second-year law student Lena Salameh spent the summer working at a human rights organization
in London called Reprieve.
2L Steve Scannell Describes Summer Experience at Irish Business Law Firm
08/24/17- Second-year law student Steve Scannell spent the summer in Dublin working at Mason
Hayes & Curran.
2L Sam Ruhlman Reflects on Summer as Legal Intern in Barcelona Firm
10/06/16- Second-year law student Sam Ruhlman participated in the Summer Law Program in Madrid
before working at one of the largest international business law firms in Spain.
2L Shannon Orbe Discusses Summer as Reprieve Intern
10/06/16- After studying abroad in Madrid, second-year law student Shannon Orbe spent the
rest of the summer in London interning at human rights law firm Reprieve.
3L Tyler Winn Gains Experience in International Business Law
08/11/15- Tyler Winn interned at the French law firm Bernard-Hertz-Béjot, where one of his
tasks was to identify for French clients doing business in the U.S. the differences
in the two countries' contract law.
2L Alexa Hillery Sends Greetings from Dublin
07/30/15- Second-year law student Alexa Hillery participated in the Summer Law Program in
Madrid and then interned at Irish law firm Mason Hayes & Curran.