Gaining Experience
How To Get the Most From Your Loyola Health Law Experience
According to practicing health lawyers, the most important asset a new health lawyer can possess is a working knowledge of the health care industry. At Loyola, our extensive curriculum focuses on the legal, political, ethical and economic realities of health care delivery. This real-world focus enables our students to anticipate changes in the industry, not just react to them. At Loyola, there are three primary ways to gain this essential knowledge:
Health Law Coursework and the Health Law Certificate Gaining Professional Experience Extra-Curricular Activities at Loyola and Beyond
Health Law Coursework and the Health Law Certificate
While health law offerings at Loyola include nearly four dozen courses covering a wide range of topics, the Beazley Institute focuses on three areas for in-depth and practical course work: the business of health care, government health policy, and the regulation of health care.
The Health Law Certificate is a special designation on your J.D. transcript recognizing that you have successfully completed a concentration of courses in the area of health law and is an excellent resume builder.
Professional Experience
Loyola's Externship Program
We are fortunate that Chicago is home to a large and vibrant health care community as well as a large practicing health law bar. As such, students are afforded the opportunity to work with experts in the industry through Loyola's prestigious externship program where students earn course credit and valuable experience in lieu of a salary. For more information on the program, including potential extern sites, please click here.
Employment While in Law School
If you don't participate in the externship program, you can still gain professional experience by working as a law clerk or summer associate while still in law school. More information on pursuing these opportunities can be found here.
