Who Wants the Global Law School?
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Description
This chapter examines factors that influence student decisions about whether to participate in globally oriented legal education drawing on recent experience with a study abroad program at NYU School of Law. Calls for the globalization of US legal education often rest upon an unstated presumption that there will be significant demand for globalized legal education from students motivated by economically defined career goals. The case study suggests that the conventional view neglects the potentially confounding influences of imperfect information, on the parts of both employers and students, as well as social and cultural factors that influence students’ decision-making. The potential career impact of participation in a study abroad program was only one of several factors in students’ decisions. Other factors included the desire to have fun, influences from their peers, and general perceptions of the study abroad sites.
Source Publication
The Globalization of Legal Education: A Critical Perspective
Source Editors/Authors
Bryant Garth, Gregory Shaffer
Publication Date
2022
Recommended Citation
Davis, Kevin E. and Zhang, Xinyi, "Who Wants the Global Law School?" (2022). Faculty Chapters. 272.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/272
