In the upcoming spring semester, three University of Georgia School of Law students will gain international hands-on learning experience through the Global Externships Overseas (GEO) initiative: Pace Cassell (J.D. ’26), Elizabeth Ferguson (J.D. ’25), and Daniel “Tripp” Vaughn (J.D. ’25). 

Since spring 2021, 5 Georgia Law students have participated in semester-long GEOs, an extension of the Center’s existing GEO initiative that is offered jointly between the Center and the law school’s Clinical and Experiential Program. Like Georgia Law’s summer GEOs, semester-long GEOs are legal placements placements around the world that offer all law students the opportunity to gain practical knowledge and experience in an international setting. They are typically supervised in their work by Georgia Law alumni/ae. Students return to Athens with new colleagues and mentors, legal practice skills that set them apart from their peers, and a deeper appreciation of the global legal profession. 

This spring, all three students will work in private law settings: Cassell will extern with Baker Tilly in Hamburg, Germany, under the supervision of Dr. Christian Engelhardt (LL.M. ’01); Ferguson will extern with Bodenheimer in Berlin, Germany, under the supervision of Dr. Christof Siefarth (LL.M. ’86); and Vaughn will extern with Van Bael & Bellis in Brussels, Belgium, under the supervision of Porter Elliott (J.D. ’96). They will gain experience in practice areas such as data privacy, international arbitration, and EU competition law, respectively.

Cassell has been selected as the recipient of a grant from the Halle Foundation to support her externship in Germany. Based in Atlanta, The Halle Foundation seeks to promote understanding, knowledge and friendship between the people of Germany and the United States. Cassell is the second Georgia Law student to receive this grant to support a semester-long GEO in Germany.

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The Center is currently accepting applications for Fall 2025 semester-long GEOs; all 1L and 2L students are eligible to apply. Applications are due February 15. For more information and to access the application, please email Sarah Quinn: squinn@uga.edu