Summer Institute on Law, Language, & Culture | Leticia Bohn
Leticia Bohn, a visiting scholar from Brasil at Duke Law, shares the skills and knowledge she gained from her experience of being a scholar in the SILLC program.
The Institute is a preparatory course for foreign students, attorneys, and scholars seeking an introduction to U.S. law and legal education. It is especially useful for those who wish to prepare for attending law school in the United States in Master of Laws (LLM) programs. The Institute’s three-week intensive course introduces students to common law doctrines, U.S. legal writing, legal English, the U.S. legal system, and the U.S. law school experience.
While the majority of Institute students matriculate in the Duke Law or another LLM program, the program also welcomes law students and attorneys who want to improve their legal English while receiving an introduction to the U.S. legal system but who do not intend to immediately, if ever, enroll in an LLM program.
To learn more about the SILLC program, visit https://law.duke.edu/summerinstitutes/sillc/.