PENN STATE LAW — Penn State Law in University Park students work alongside faculty in a hands-on atmosphere that takes them beyond the books. Penn State Law faculty encourage experiential learning – both in courses, and in nine clinics and one practicum – to augment students’ coursework and help them develop the confidence to serve as leaders in a range of legal fields, from criminal defense of indigent populations to international law and legislative advocacy. In experiential law school programs, students work and earn academic credit as they foster lifelong relationships with peers and mentors. Also, opportunities like the simulations in the National Security Law II course taught by Vice Admiral (Ret.) James W. Houck, the interim dean of Penn State Law and the School of International Affairs, provide students with a sense of what to anticipate in actual national security scenarios. More than 35% of Penn State Law’s students are employed as student workers, including as research assistants for professors both in the law school and in the clinics, in addition to other roles that provide valuable work experience.