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Law & Policy

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Law & Policy

The law & policy major investigates the laws and policies governing our collective lives, both within the United States and in a broader global context. This interdisciplinary major draws from the fields of economics, sociology, political science, religion, philosophy, environmental studies and others as students develop an understanding of how institutions operate in the application of the law.

Law & policy majors have the opportunity to take courses and hone their skills in a number of areas, including the following:

Constitutional law
National security law
International law
Crime, criminal law and punishment
Legal advocacy
Social and political equality
Human rights
Legal ethics

Majors also have the opportunity to develop robust relationships with faculty (sometimes with co-authoring opportunities), county judges and legal practitioners (both offering intern opportunities) and other legal advocates as students discover, study, compete (via mock trial and moot court teams) and intern in various areas of the law.

Chair: James M. HoeflerProfessor, Political Sciencehoefler@dickinson.edu
Department Coordinator: Maria RitchieAcademic Department Coordinatorritchiem@dickinson.edu

Phone: 717-245-1280
Fax: 717-245-1479
Location: 219A, Denny Hall Mailing Address

Department Features

Study Abroad

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Current Courses

Law at Dickinson

Student Outcomes

Where Our Students Go From Here

Jobs

Boston University Law Libraries
Teach for America
The GMS Group, LLC
Freundlich & Littman, LLC
TransPerfect Legal Solutions
Oaktree Development
AmeriCorps/Vista
Forry Ullman, Attorneys at Law
Cambridge Associates LLC
NBC Universal, Inc.
U.S. Congress
University Physicians' Association, Inc.
Wiley Rein LLP
Gerson Lehrman Group
Lincoln Financial Group
Insight Global
General Dynamics Corp

Grad schools

Boston University School of Law
Penn State Dickinson School of Law
University of Notre Dame Law School
American University
University of Chicago
London School of Economics
Widener Commonwealth School of Law
Columbia University Law School
New York Law School
Duke University Law School
University of Virginia Law School
George Washington University Law School
William & Mary Law School
New York University

Where Our Students Have Interned

Associated Industries of Massachusetts
Bracewell & Giuliani
Cumberland Country Prison
Cumberland County Courthouse
Department of Homeland Security Cyber Policy Office
General Dynamics Land Systems
Harford County Department of Law
Kenneth Vercammen & Associates, PC Law Office
Legal Aid Society
Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas
Maine Republican Party
Montgomery County Office of the Public Defender
Schuylkill County District Attorney’s Office
State Administration of Taxation, Baling Municipal Office
U.S. Army War College - Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute
United States Department of State
US Department of Labor
Volunteer Lawyers Project

Student Perspective

“Dickinson gave me the analytical tools, academic abilities, faculty connections and overall support that I needed to tackle my law school admissions cycle. Without the courses, research opportunities and extracurricular involvement I was able to participate in during my time at Dickinson, I never would have gotten here.”

—Tommy Kozdron ’18, now at the University of Notre Dame Law School

Law & Policy News

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Luke Bernstein

Luke Bernstein '01 Speaks at Small Business Meeting in Oval Office

Dickinsonian attends White House meeting to discuss federal Paycheck Protection Program.

Dickinson College to Host Talk on Responding to Sexual Violence in Religious Communities

Renowned theologian, ethicist and expert in responding to clergy misbehavior Marie Fortune will give the annual Wesley Lecture at Dickinson.

Serving Underserved Communities

Serving Underserved Communities

Former political science and policy studies major Chris Neary ’06 uses skills honed on Capitol Hill to aid organizations improving underserved communities.

Dickinson

Dickinson's November Clarke Forum Speakers Explore Deepfakes, Food Culture and Running

The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues at Dickinson College will welcome three guest speakers in November to discuss a broad range of issues.

Political Expert to Discuss Ideological and Cultural Sorting During Lecture at Dickinson College

Political Expert to Discuss Ideological and Cultural Sorting During Lecture at Dickinson College

Author and scholar of government and politics, Lilliana Mason, will discuss social stratification in the U.S. in a lecture at Dickinson.

Director of NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program to Speak at Dickinson College

Director of NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program to Speak at Dickinson College

Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, Jacqueline Patterson, will discuss how environmental racism harms already disadvantaged populations.