LEGAL EXCHANGES



Camerino, Italy 1986,1987, 1988
Camerino Legal Exchange

Summer Program

Funded by:

  • University of Camerino
  • National Italian American Foundation
  • Italy/Italy Magazine
  • Italy/Italy Cultural Exchange Foundation


Lawyers were afforded the opportunity to compare the American and Italian legal systems and to partake in an Italian language course focusing on art history, language and culture. The cities included in the tours that accompanied the program were Rome, Camerino, Orvieto, Gubbio, Urbino, San Marino, Assisi, Perugia, Florence, Spoleto, Arrezzo and Siena.

Washington, D.C. 1987
Law Internship Program Between Italy and United States

Funded by:

  • National Italian American Bar Association
  • Movimento Studentesco Italiano


Lawyers were exchanged between Italy and the United States and placed in prestigious law firms. The program focusing on the Italian Language and International Law and were conducted at Camerino University and the University for Foreigners in Perugia. In 1984, the NIAF, together with Dr. Francesco Nicotra, publisher of Italy Italy magazine, arranged for Italian American lawyers to go to Italy to study the Italian legal system.

Washington, D.C.
Law Intern Program

Funded by:

  • Italian American Bar Association
  • The National Italian American Foundation

Another long term program is the Law Intern Program, co sponsored by the NIAF and the National Italian American Bar Association. The program helped young Italian lawyers to familiarize themselves with the American perspective in international law, to make professional contacts, and to learn more about American culture in general. After a one week orientation in Washington, D.C., the interns were placed with host families for four weeks in cities including Philadelphia, New York and Washington, D.C. The program was later expanded to include internships in Italy for Italian American lawyers.