Georgetown University (Hoya Summer High School Sessions)
Dates:
3 sessions between Jun 20–Jul 31, 2027 (1 week options)
Length:
1 week
Cost:
$3,095–$3,725
Location:
Washington, DC (Georgetown University campus)
Grades:
Rising 9th graders through graduating seniors (completed grades 8–12)
Format:
Commuter / Residential
Deadline:
Early bird Jan 31, 2027 · Final May 15, 2027
A week introducing jurisprudence and how laws are adjudicated, covering constitutional law, the jury system, sentencing and Supreme Court controversies, with legal professionals and a mock criminal trial.
Six-week series of half-day, small-group law seminars for high schoolers taught by attorney parents at the beach - U.S. justice system, negotiation, expert witnesses, juvenile justice, in-house corporate law, and accident law - with mock negotiations, staged accidents, and role play.
One-week academic program for middle schoolers. Students spend the week in one course. One-week weekday commuter course in MS Trial Law at NYU's Kimmel Center, with lunch included.
Yes (2 George Mason University college credits included)
Eight-day residential law and forensics program with Supreme Court case recreations, mock trials, and crime-scene investigations using forensic techniques such as fingerprint and DNA analysis, with mentorship from legal and forensic professionals.
NYLF Law & CSI – University of Maryland, College Park
Envision by WorldStrides
Dates:
2 sessions between Jul 7–Jul 23, 2027 (8 days options)
Length:
8 days
Cost:
$4,499
Location:
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Grades:
Students currently in grades 9–12
Format:
Residential
Credit:
Yes (2 George Mason University college credits included)
Eight-day residential law and forensics program with Supreme Court case recreations, mock trials, and crime-scene investigations using forensic techniques such as fingerprint and DNA analysis, with mentorship from legal and forensic professionals.
Choose Jun 24–Jul 3, Jul 6–15, Jul 17–26, or Jul 28–Aug 6, 2027
Length:
10 days
Cost:
$5,999
Location:
Palo Alto, CA (venue pending)
Grades:
Students currently in grades 9–12
Format:
Residential
Credit:
Yes (2 George Mason University college credits included)
Ten-day residential trial-law program at Stanford Law School where students prepare and present a case with university legal mentors, attend lectures from Stanford faculty, and build litigation, trial-prep, and public-speaking skills.
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (run by ESF Pre-College / BOLD Summers)
Dates:
Jul 11–30, 2027
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$11,255
Location:
Philadelphia, PA (Penn Carey Law, University of Pennsylvania)
Ages:
15–18 (high school students) (completed grades 9–12)
Format:
Commuter / Residential
Two weeks of an accelerated first-year law curriculum (contracts, torts, constitutional law and criminal law) taught with the Socratic method, oral arguments and negotiation exercises, followed by a week of specialized electives, with field trips to courts and law firms.
Musiker Discovery Programs Inc. (Summer Discovery)
Dates:
2 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 16, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$4,899–$7,999
Location:
Austin, TX (UT Austin campus)
Grades:
9-12
Format:
Commuter / Residential
Academic program at the University of Texas at Austin. Students spend the session in morning and afternoon courses or in one all-day academy, as residential or commuter students. All-day Academy on foundations of the U.S. legal system.
