Eligibility: 

FASPE seeks Law applicants who fit into one of the following three categories: 1) are enrolled in a JD (or equivalent degree) program as a 2L or 3L at the time of their application; OR 2) are working in the legal profession (including a clerkship) at the time of their application and have received a JD degree no earlier than May 2020; OR 3) for applicants from education systems where law school training does not take place at the post-graduate level, applicants should have completed their requisite legal education in the applicable jurisdiction and be working as a trainee or associate (no more senior than a 6th year associate).

FASPE seeks Law Fellows with diverse interests and backgrounds, including those pursuing careers in law firms, internal law departments, public interest law, as prosecutors or public defenders, etc.     

Description:   

FASPE is an intensive, two-week study program in professional ethics and ethical leadership taking place in Berlin, Krakow and Oswiecim (the location of the former Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz). FASPE Law approaches the study of professional ethics by examining the actions and choices of German lawyers and judges in designing, executing and/or enabling Nazi policies.  FASPE then draws on this historical example to help Law Fellows grasp their role and responsibility as professionals in their communities and to lead them to identify and confront the ethical issues currently facing lawyers and the legal profession.       

FASPE Law has developed its own curriculum of small group discussions, case studies, and lectures that are connected to the history and historical sites the program explores.  Faculty leadership is provided by recognized academics, practicing professionals, historians and ethicists.         

Interdisciplinary work and exchanges are also a core component of the fellowship program and the FASPE alumni network. FASPE Law Fellows travel with FASPE Business and Design & Technology Fellows, allowing Fellows in each program to benefit from cross-disciplinary perspectives and discussions.          

FASPE Law is neither a Holocaust studies course nor a genocide prevention program. Rather, the curriculum is designed to challenge Fellows to critically examine constructs, current developments, and issues that raise ethical concerns for individual lawyers in the contemporary settings in which they work.     

FASPE seeks Fellows at a formative stage of their professional lives, who are open-minded and self-reflective, demonstrate leadership capabilities, and possess the potential of having influence in their fields. FASPE selects its Fellows on the basis of their academic background, personal and professional experiences, capacity for leadership, and ability to contribute to the Fellowship program and the alumni community. FASPE values and seeks to create inclusive environments, and welcomes applicants of all religious, political, and socioeconomic backgrounds as well as gender identities. FASPE seeks Fellows who are interested in engaging in discussions with their co-Fellows and faculty, and who have the intellectual and emotional maturity to discuss difficult and controversial issues responsibly and respectfully in small group settings.  All applications are welcome and reviewed. 

To learn more about FASPE Law, please visit the Law page under the Fellowships tab on the FASPE website.