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The Law and Government Pathway provides a singular foundation for careers as attorneys, judges, legal scholars, politicians, human rights leaders, chief executive officers, and a variety of other leadership positions that require mastery of the law. Covering legal thought and governing theories across 3,000 years of history, from Plato to the contemporary U.S. Supreme Court, St. John’s may be the best preparation for law school and careers in government of any college in the country.
Law & Government Studies
Curricular Pathways
At St. John's, you will study over 40 texts of law and government-related texts from across 3,000 years of legal and political thought. Explore a sampling here.
More Law & Government Texts
Articles of Confederation
The Early History of Rome
Second Treatise of Government
Leviathan
Politics
Lincoln: Speeches and Writings, 1859–1865
The Histories of Tacitus
Plutarch's Lives: Life of Julius Caesar
Constitution of the United States of America
The Histories
Democracy in America
The Federalist Papers
Writings of Booker T. Washington
History of the Peloponnesian War
The Social Contract
The Origins of Totalitarianism
Frederick Douglass: Selected Works Collection
The Wealth of Nations
Capital
The Prince
Decline of the West
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Choose Your Law & Government Internship
Professional Pathways
Every student at St. John’s is guaranteed a college-funded internship or research fellowship if they work with our career offices. Discover institutions at which we often place our students and where our alumni are currently employed.
Learn More
American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Hinkle Shanor LLP
Hinkle Shanor LLP
U.S. Attorney's Office District of Maryland
U.S. Attorney's Office District of Maryland
U.S. Attorney's Office District of New Mexico
U.S. Attorney's Office District of New Mexico
United States Congress
United States Congress
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Lawyers for Civil Rights
Lawyers for Civil Rights
Hudson Institute
Hudson Institute
Think New Mexico
Think New Mexico
American Enterprise Institute
American Enterprise Institute
American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Hinkle Shanor LLP
Hinkle Shanor LLP
U.S. Attorney's Office District of Maryland
U.S. Attorney's Office District of Maryland
U.S. Attorney's Office District of New Mexico
U.S. Attorney's Office District of New Mexico
United States Congress
United States Congress
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Lawyers for Civil Rights
Lawyers for Civil Rights
Hudson Institute
Hudson Institute
Think New Mexico
Think New Mexico
American Enterprise Institute
American Enterprise Institute
Study Abroad & Gain Cross-Cultural Skills
Global Pathways
St. John’s funds and facilitates study-abroad experiences at institutions including Rome Institute for the Liberal Arts, Incheon National University in South Korea, Boya College of Sun Yat-sen University in China, Dharma Realm Buddhist University in Taiwan, and Richmond American University London in England.
Learn More
Italy
Rome Institute of Liberal Arts
The Rome Institute of Liberal Arts offers a rare opportunity to explore the art and architecture of Rome in order to articulate fundamental questions across disciplines. Discussion-based classes on philosophy, literature, and history are designed together with excursions led by art historians and classicists throughout Italy’s artistic heritage.
China
Boya College
St. John’s unique partnership with Boya College, of Sun Yat-sen University in China, offers academic and cultural exchange opportunities for students from both colleges, expanding cultural understanding, liberal learning, and friendship.
South Korea
Incheon National University
St. John’s special relationship with South Korea offers multiple opportunities for study and research in South Korea. Incheon National University is foremost among them, with its Great Books Center providing study programs, internships, and exchange opportunities between our colleges. Opportunities also exist at Kangwon National University, Hallym University, and Yonsei University.
Italy
Rome Institute of Liberal Arts
The Rome Institute of Liberal Arts offers a rare opportunity to explore the art and architecture of Rome in order to articulate fundamental questions across disciplines. Discussion-based classes on philosophy, literature, and history are designed together with excursions led by art historians and classicists throughout Italy’s artistic heritage.
China
Boya College
St. John’s unique partnership with Boya College, of Sun Yat-sen University in China, offers academic and cultural exchange opportunities for students from both colleges, expanding cultural understanding, liberal learning, and friendship.
South Korea
Incheon National University
St. John’s special relationship with South Korea offers multiple opportunities for study and research in South Korea. Incheon National University is foremost among them, with its Great Books Center providing study programs, internships, and exchange opportunities between our colleges. Opportunities also exist at Kangwon National University, Hallym University, and Yonsei University.
Earn Career-Enhancing Credentials
Credentialing Pathways
eCornell offers Johnnie discounts and is our preferred credentialing partner.
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By the Numbers
100%
All of the Johnnies who have applied to law school since 2012 have been accepted.
Preparing for a Career in Law
Top Tier
Harvard Law, Georgetown Law, and Stanford Law recruit at St. John's.
#25
Ranked #25 for Best Career Services by the Princeton Review
70%
Of alumni are employed in mid-level or executive-level positions.
74%
Of our alumni were employed within 6 months of graduation.
82%
Of our alumni say the benefits of their St. John’s education outweigh the financial costs. Only 42% on average at peer institutions.
81%
Of our alumni say St. John’s College prepared them well to continually learn and/or succeed in graduate school.
Alumni in the Law & Government Field
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Rose Carmen Goldberg
Deputy Attorney General, Office of the California Attorney; General Lecturer, Berkeley Law School
“St. John’s nurtured my curiosity, and this inquisitiveness informs my work as a public interest lawyer every day.”
Joan Haratani
Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
“St. John’s College gave me the quiet confidence of knowing that if I could navigate the Program successfully, nothing could intimidate me. It taught me to listen, to respect the views of others, to reject my preconceived ideas, to never stop learning and listening to the truth.”
Joanna Baron
Executive Director, Canadian Constitution Foundation
“The gravitas of seminar gave me a poise and confidence which served me everywhere from my first appearance in a criminal appeal to media interviews and everything in between.”
Derek Alexander
Deputy General Counsel, Stifel Financial Corp.
“Researching the law and writing clean, direct, effective contracts and briefs is a craft; I enjoy making something that works, and the gradually built experience that goes into it.”
Leverage Our Graduate Partnerships
Graduate Pathways
Our graduate school partnerships connect Johnnies to multiple career pathways. Discover special fast-track admissions opportunities, discounted tuition, expedited degrees, and more for Johnnies only.
Learn More
University of Maryland
University of Maryland
Includes a JD and Master of Liberal Arts dual degree for Johnnies.
Learn More
University of Maryland
University of Maryland
Includes a JD and Master of Liberal Arts dual degree for Johnnies.
Learn More
Meet Our Network of Alumni Advisors
Advising Pathways
St. John’s College alumni are employed at high levels across all career pathways. Benefit from their advisement in your field of interest through the Advising Pathways.
Learn More
Not the right fit? Search for Law & Government jobs in Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About Music On The Hill at St. John's College
A Santa Fe Summer tradition, Music on the Hill is a free, family-friendly Summer concert series presented by St. John's College. Bring a picnic, meet up with friends, and enjoy this enormously popular community get-together, Wednesday evenings through June and July.
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Law & Government
Top Benefits
About the role
Law & Government Career Pathway
Home
Career Pathways
Law & Government Career Pathway
The Law and Government Pathway provides a singular foundation for careers as attorneys, judges, legal scholars, politicians, human rights leaders, chief executive officers, and a variety of other leadership positions that require mastery of the law. Covering legal thought and governing theories across 3,000 years of history, from Plato to the contemporary U.S. Supreme Court, St. John’s may be the best preparation for law school and careers in government of any college in the country.
Law & Government Studies
Curricular Pathways
At St. John's, you will study over 40 texts of law and government-related texts from across 3,000 years of legal and political thought. Explore a sampling here.
More Law & Government Texts
Articles of Confederation
The Early History of Rome
Second Treatise of Government
Leviathan
Politics
Lincoln: Speeches and Writings, 1859–1865
The Histories of Tacitus
Plutarch's Lives: Life of Julius Caesar
Constitution of the United States of America
The Histories
Democracy in America
The Federalist Papers
Writings of Booker T. Washington
History of the Peloponnesian War
The Social Contract
The Origins of Totalitarianism
Frederick Douglass: Selected Works Collection
The Wealth of Nations
Capital
The Prince
Decline of the West
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Choose Your Law & Government Internship
Professional Pathways
Every student at St. John’s is guaranteed a college-funded internship or research fellowship if they work with our career offices. Discover institutions at which we often place our students and where our alumni are currently employed.
Learn More
American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Hinkle Shanor LLP
Hinkle Shanor LLP
U.S. Attorney's Office District of Maryland
U.S. Attorney's Office District of Maryland
U.S. Attorney's Office District of New Mexico
U.S. Attorney's Office District of New Mexico
United States Congress
United States Congress
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Lawyers for Civil Rights
Lawyers for Civil Rights
Hudson Institute
Hudson Institute
Think New Mexico
Think New Mexico
American Enterprise Institute
American Enterprise Institute
American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Hinkle Shanor LLP
Hinkle Shanor LLP
U.S. Attorney's Office District of Maryland
U.S. Attorney's Office District of Maryland
U.S. Attorney's Office District of New Mexico
U.S. Attorney's Office District of New Mexico
United States Congress
United States Congress
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Lawyers for Civil Rights
Lawyers for Civil Rights
Hudson Institute
Hudson Institute
Think New Mexico
Think New Mexico
American Enterprise Institute
American Enterprise Institute
Study Abroad & Gain Cross-Cultural Skills
Global Pathways
St. John’s funds and facilitates study-abroad experiences at institutions including Rome Institute for the Liberal Arts, Incheon National University in South Korea, Boya College of Sun Yat-sen University in China, Dharma Realm Buddhist University in Taiwan, and Richmond American University London in England.
Learn More
Italy
Rome Institute of Liberal Arts
The Rome Institute of Liberal Arts offers a rare opportunity to explore the art and architecture of Rome in order to articulate fundamental questions across disciplines. Discussion-based classes on philosophy, literature, and history are designed together with excursions led by art historians and classicists throughout Italy’s artistic heritage.
China
Boya College
St. John’s unique partnership with Boya College, of Sun Yat-sen University in China, offers academic and cultural exchange opportunities for students from both colleges, expanding cultural understanding, liberal learning, and friendship.
South Korea
Incheon National University
St. John’s special relationship with South Korea offers multiple opportunities for study and research in South Korea. Incheon National University is foremost among them, with its Great Books Center providing study programs, internships, and exchange opportunities between our colleges. Opportunities also exist at Kangwon National University, Hallym University, and Yonsei University.
Italy
Rome Institute of Liberal Arts
The Rome Institute of Liberal Arts offers a rare opportunity to explore the art and architecture of Rome in order to articulate fundamental questions across disciplines. Discussion-based classes on philosophy, literature, and history are designed together with excursions led by art historians and classicists throughout Italy’s artistic heritage.
China
Boya College
St. John’s unique partnership with Boya College, of Sun Yat-sen University in China, offers academic and cultural exchange opportunities for students from both colleges, expanding cultural understanding, liberal learning, and friendship.
South Korea
Incheon National University
St. John’s special relationship with South Korea offers multiple opportunities for study and research in South Korea. Incheon National University is foremost among them, with its Great Books Center providing study programs, internships, and exchange opportunities between our colleges. Opportunities also exist at Kangwon National University, Hallym University, and Yonsei University.
Earn Career-Enhancing Credentials
Credentialing Pathways
eCornell offers Johnnie discounts and is our preferred credentialing partner.
Learn More
By the Numbers
100%
All of the Johnnies who have applied to law school since 2012 have been accepted.
Preparing for a Career in Law
Top Tier
Harvard Law, Georgetown Law, and Stanford Law recruit at St. John's.
#25
Ranked #25 for Best Career Services by the Princeton Review
70%
Of alumni are employed in mid-level or executive-level positions.
74%
Of our alumni were employed within 6 months of graduation.
82%
Of our alumni say the benefits of their St. John’s education outweigh the financial costs. Only 42% on average at peer institutions.
81%
Of our alumni say St. John’s College prepared them well to continually learn and/or succeed in graduate school.
Alumni in the Law & Government Field
View All
Rose Carmen Goldberg
Deputy Attorney General, Office of the California Attorney; General Lecturer, Berkeley Law School
“St. John’s nurtured my curiosity, and this inquisitiveness informs my work as a public interest lawyer every day.”
Joan Haratani
Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
“St. John’s College gave me the quiet confidence of knowing that if I could navigate the Program successfully, nothing could intimidate me. It taught me to listen, to respect the views of others, to reject my preconceived ideas, to never stop learning and listening to the truth.”
Joanna Baron
Executive Director, Canadian Constitution Foundation
“The gravitas of seminar gave me a poise and confidence which served me everywhere from my first appearance in a criminal appeal to media interviews and everything in between.”
Derek Alexander
Deputy General Counsel, Stifel Financial Corp.
“Researching the law and writing clean, direct, effective contracts and briefs is a craft; I enjoy making something that works, and the gradually built experience that goes into it.”
Leverage Our Graduate Partnerships
Graduate Pathways
Our graduate school partnerships connect Johnnies to multiple career pathways. Discover special fast-track admissions opportunities, discounted tuition, expedited degrees, and more for Johnnies only.
Learn More
University of Maryland
University of Maryland
Includes a JD and Master of Liberal Arts dual degree for Johnnies.
Learn More
University of Maryland
University of Maryland
Includes a JD and Master of Liberal Arts dual degree for Johnnies.
Learn More
Meet Our Network of Alumni Advisors
Advising Pathways
St. John’s College alumni are employed at high levels across all career pathways. Benefit from their advisement in your field of interest through the Advising Pathways.
Learn More
Not the right fit? Search for Law & Government jobs in Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About Music On The Hill at St. John's College
A Santa Fe Summer tradition, Music on the Hill is a free, family-friendly Summer concert series presented by St. John's College. Bring a picnic, meet up with friends, and enjoy this enormously popular community get-together, Wednesday evenings through June and July.