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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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University of Maryland

University of Maryland

Includes a JD and Master of Liberal Arts dual degree for Johnnies.

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University of Maryland

University of Maryland

Includes a JD and Master of Liberal Arts dual degree for Johnnies.

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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.

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