Hi everybody,

I'm an Italian undergraduate law student (just finished second year) and I'd like to have some advices on how to usefully spend the summer break.
Premise: I know applications for summer 2010 are closed, I'm just trying thinking forward.

Summer school: besides American universities' summer programs, which usually tend to offer only introductory courses to american law, I was wondering if are there any other courses, similar to the LSE Summer School, which may have a more "practical" approach to commercial law matters (i.e. there's a Commercial UK Law course @ LSE).

Internships: it is not of common use in Italy to take internship before undergrad's last year (I know, I know...we do not have a strong work ethic culture :-(( ) so I was also wondering whether summer programs at law firms are also open to continental europe students?
I mean, for istance, I know Linklaters has a Global Summer Student's Programme (http://www.linklaters.com/JoinUs/JoinAsTrainee/Pages/GlobalSummerStudents.aspx) but I'm not sure I can apply for it.

Thanks!

Have a look at www.iflos.org, I couldn't find the fees on the web site just now but from what I remember, they are very reasonable.

As for internships/vacation placements - there is only one way to find out... apply!