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div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org">USC Gould School of Law</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:USC_Gould_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/USC_Gould_logo.png/220px-USC_Gould_logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/USC_Gould_logo.png/330px-USC_Gould_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/USC_Gould_logo.png/440px-USC_Gould_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="1213" data-file-height="345" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Palmam qui meruit ferat</i> (<a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a>) <br /> He who deserves the palm should bear it</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent school</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1900<sup id="cite_ref-Academics_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Academics-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">School type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">Private</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Dean_(education)" title="Dean (education)">Dean</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Franita_Tolson" title="Franita Tolson">Franita Tolson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Enrollment</th><td class="infobox-data">644<sup id="cite_ref-abadisc_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abadisc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Faculty</th><td class="infobox-data">59 (full-time) <br /> 127 (part-time)<sup id="cite_ref-abadisc_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abadisc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report" title="U.S. News & World Report">USNWR</a></i> ranking</th><td class="infobox-data">20th (tie) (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-USNWR_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USNWR-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Bar_examination" title="Bar examination">Bar</a> pass rate</th><td class="infobox-data">82.42% (2023 1st time takers)<sup id="cite_ref-barpass_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-barpass-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gould.usc.edu">gould<wbr />.usc<wbr />.edu</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7866339#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">ABA profile</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gould.usc.edu/about/aba/"><i>Standard 509 Report</i></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USC_Law.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/USC_Law.jpg/270px-USC_Law.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/USC_Law.jpg/405px-USC_Law.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/USC_Law.jpg/540px-USC_Law.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2067" data-file-height="1381" /></a><figcaption>USC Law School</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>USC Gould School of Law</b> located in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, is the <a href="/wiki/Law_school_in_the_United_States" title="Law school in the United States">law school</a> of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a>. The oldest law school in the <a href="/wiki/Southwestern_United_States" title="Southwestern United States">Southwestern United States</a>, USC Law traces its beginnings to 1896 and became affiliated with USC in 1900.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was named in honor of Judge <a href="/wiki/James_Gould_(jurist)" title="James Gould (jurist)">James Gould</a> in the mid-1960s. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 12, 1890, the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> declared in an editorial: "It is time that a law school should be established in Los Angeles."<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_June_18_2009_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_June_18_2009-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 1890s, there were several false starts at founding the first law school in <a href="/wiki/Southern_California" title="Southern California">Southern California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_June_18_2009_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_June_18_2009-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At its founding in 1891, Throop University (better known today as the <a href="/wiki/California_Institute_of_Technology" title="California Institute of Technology">California Institute of Technology</a>) announced its intent to include a college of law among its various planned components, but never actually started one.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_June_18_2009_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_June_18_2009-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Southern California College of Law was founded in 1892 and operated until 1894.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_June_18_2009_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_June_18_2009-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the absence of a formal law school, young men interested in careers in law (female lawyers were extremely rare at the time) formed several law student associations over the years which organized lectures by local attorneys as well as quiz sessions in which the students orally quizzed each other or were quizzed by an attorney.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_August_10_2009_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_August_10_2009-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time, the term "law student" simply meant anyone who was actively studying law, either <a href="/wiki/Reading_law" title="Reading law">in an attorney's office</a>, or by <a href="/wiki/Distance_education" title="Distance education">correspondence</a>, or on their own.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_January_22_2009_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_January_22_2009-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Law student associations were tiny, informal, fluid, and unstable, since individual students' level of interest in helping to run the associations tended to evaporate once they became members of the California bar and needed to focus on the actual <a href="/wiki/Practice_of_law" title="Practice of law">practice of law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_August_10_2009_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_August_10_2009-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The common objective of students participating in such associations was to develop an understanding of <a href="/wiki/Law_of_California" title="Law of California">California law</a> strong enough to survive the <a href="/wiki/Bar_examination" title="Bar examination">bar examination</a> of that era: oral <a href="/wiki/Cross-examination" title="Cross-examination">cross-examination</a> on various legal subjects by the members of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_California" title="Supreme Court of California">Supreme Court of California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_January_22_2009_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_January_22_2009-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>USC Gould School of Law was born out of one of these associations. On the evening of November 17, 1896, 36 law students gathered in the courtroom of Judge David C. Morrison to form the Law Students’ Association of Los Angeles.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_January_22_2009_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_January_22_2009-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They selected James B. Scott as the first <a href="/wiki/Preceptor" title="Preceptor">preceptor</a> (equivalent to a modern instructor).<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_January_22_2009_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_January_22_2009-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An informal course of instruction began two weeks later in Judge Morrison's courtroom.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_January_22_2009_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_January_22_2009-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The students of the Association recognized that a more permanent arrangement was needed, and on June 12, 1897, the Los Angeles Law School was incorporated.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_January_22_2009_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_January_22_2009-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its first formal lecture was held at 7:30 p.m. on September 13, 1897.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_August_19_2009_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_August_19_2009-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As head of the new law school, Scott preferred the new interactive style of teaching law pioneered by <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Columbus_Langdell" title="Christopher Columbus Langdell">Christopher Columbus Langdell</a> at <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Law_School" title="Harvard Law School">Harvard Law School</a>: the <a href="/wiki/Casebook_method" title="Casebook method">casebook method</a> combined with the <a href="/wiki/Socratic_method" title="Socratic method">Socratic method</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_August_19_2009_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_August_19_2009-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1899, Scott became dean of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_College_of_Law" title="University of Illinois College of Law">University of Illinois College of Law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_August_19_2009_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_August_19_2009-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Los Angeles Law School became affiliated with USC in 1900, and on June 6, 1901, its first class of seven graduates received their <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Laws" title="Bachelor of Laws">Bachelor of Laws</a> degrees at USC's commencement exercises.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_August_19_2009_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_August_19_2009-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Without Scott around to enforce the Harvard method, the Los Angeles Law School collapsed that same year amidst bickering over pedagogical methods; some of the instructors preferred to teach law through the traditional lecture method in which students were expected to be much more passive.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_August_19_2009_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_August_19_2009-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several instructors who preferred the Harvard method immediately organized the Los Angeles College of Law, which was officially launched on September 30, 1901 with a new board of trustees, a different address, and 10 students.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_August_19_2009_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_August_19_2009-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the two law schools were entirely distinct legal entities, the students of the old law school regarded the new law school as a continuation of their program and immediately enrolled in the new one.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_August_19_2009_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_August_19_2009-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1904, USC took over the Los Angeles College of Law, then set about acquiring the remaining assets of the now-dormant Los Angeles Law School (namely, a <a href="/wiki/Law_library" title="Law library">law library</a> and $200 in cash), which took two more years.<sup id="cite_ref-Grace_August_19_2009_9-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grace_August_19_2009-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>USC Law joined the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_American_Law_Schools" title="Association of American Law Schools">Association of American Law Schools</a> (AALS) in 1907.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been an <a href="/wiki/American_Bar_Association#Accreditation_of_U.S._law_schools_since_1923" title="American Bar Association">American Bar Association</a> (ABA) approved law school since 1924.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the mid-1940s, young people in <a href="/wiki/Southern_California" title="Southern California">Southern California</a> who wished to obtain a high-quality legal education faced a difficult choice: they had to find some way to pay the USC School of Law's expensive tuition, settle for a lesser program, or move north to attend the state's existing public law schools at <a href="/wiki/UC_Berkeley_School_of_Law" title="UC Berkeley School of Law">Berkeley Law</a> or <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Hastings_College_of_the_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="University of California, Hastings College of the Law">Hastings</a>. The <a href="/wiki/California_State_Legislature" title="California State Legislature">California State Legislature</a> responded to this problem in 1947 by creating the first public law school in the Southland (and USC's crosstown rival): the <a href="/wiki/UCLA_School_of_Law" title="UCLA School of Law">UCLA School of Law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rastorfer_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rastorfer-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dundjerski2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dundjerski2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dewey_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dewey-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UCLA Law graduate <a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Wright_Nelson" title="Dorothy Wright Nelson">Dorothy Wright Nelson</a> served as dean of USC Law from 1969 to 1980, before becoming a judge on the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit</a>. </p><p>2002 saw the beginning of the USC Law Graduate and International Programs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Admissions">Admissions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Admissions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the class entering in 2023, the school accepted 607 applicants (12.52%), with 178 of those accepted enrolling, a 29.32% yield rate. Eleven students were not included in the acceptance statistics. The class consists of 189 students. The median <a href="/wiki/Law_School_Admission_Test" title="Law School Admission Test">LSAT</a> score was 169 and the median undergraduate <a href="/wiki/Grading_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Grading in the United States">GPA</a> was 3.88. Ten students were not included in the LSAT calculation and four not included in the GPA calculation. Its 25th/75th percentile LSAT scores and GPA were 165/169 and 3.77/3.96.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>USC Gould awards the <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">J.D.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Laws" title="Master of Laws">LL.M.</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Comparative_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="Master of Comparative Law">M.C.L.</a> <a href="/wiki/Law_degree" title="Law degree">law degrees</a>. It currently has about 600 J.D. students (200 per year) and a graduate program of about 200 LL.M. and M.C.L. students. It offers three certificate programs: business law, entertainment law, and alternative dispute resolution.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rankings">Rankings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Law_school_rankings_in_the_United_States" title="Law school rankings in the United States">Law school rankings in the United States</a></div> <p>USC Gould has consistently been ranked between 16th and 20th by the <i><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report" title="U.S. News & World Report">U.S. News & World Report</a></i> list of "America's Best Graduate Schools" since the magazine has published an annual version of its rankings,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ranking tied for 20th in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-USNWR_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USNWR-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, "The Law School 100", a ranking scheme that uses qualitative criteria instead of quantitative, ranked the law school 14th overall.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged April 2024">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> It was listed with an "A−" in the March 2011 "Diversity Honor Roll" by <i>The National Jurist: The Magazine for Law Students</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NationalJurist_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NationalJurist-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Academic_journals_and_honors_programs">Academic journals and honors programs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Academic journals and honors programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>USC Gould hosts three academic journals and offers one additional honors program: <i><a href="/wiki/Southern_California_Law_Review" title="Southern California Law Review">Southern California Law Review</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Southern_California_Review_of_Law_and_Social_Justice" title="Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice">Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice</a></i> (formerly the <i>Review of Law and Women's Studies</i>), <i>Interdisciplinary Law Journal</i>, and the Hale Moot Court Honors Program.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Selected law students can participate in one honors program in an academic year.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The school has a chapter of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Coif" title="Order of the Coif">Order of the Coif</a>, a national law school honorary society.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Clinical_programs">Clinical programs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Clinical programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>USC Gould maintains six client clinics to provide students experience with lawyering skills.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>International Human Rights Clinic – research and drafting in cases trying perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and terrorism; representing survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence</li> <li>Immigration Clinic – pro bono representation to clients in a variety of immigration cases from over 25 different countries</li> <li>Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic – assisting artists, entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations, and policymakers with intellectual property issues</li> <li>Mediation Clinic – mediation for small claims and civil harassment cases for the Los Angeles County Superior Court</li> <li>Post-Conviction Justice Project – representing clients on civil issues related to incarceration, parole hearings, and constitutional rights</li> <li>Small Business Clinic – corporate legal assistance to entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations, and small businesses</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Study_abroad_program">Study abroad program</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Study abroad program"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>USC Gould offers international study abroad programs, providing credit to J.D. students. Students may spend a semester abroad at the <a href="/wiki/HKU_Faculty_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="HKU Faculty of Law">University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bocconi_University" title="Bocconi University">Bocconi University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jean_Moulin_University_Lyon_3" title="Jean Moulin University Lyon 3">Jean Moulin University Lyon 3</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bond_University" title="Bond University">Bond University</a> and <a href="/wiki/Funda%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Get%C3%BAlio_Vargas" class="mw-redirect" title="Fundação Getúlio Vargas">Fundação Getúlio Vargas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously, students could pursue a J.D./LL.M dual degree with the <a href="/wiki/London_School_of_Economics" title="London School of Economics">London School of Economics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dual_Degree_programs">Dual Degree programs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Dual Degree programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>USC Gould maintains dual degree programs with the <a href="/wiki/USC_Marshall_School_of_Business" title="USC Marshall School of Business">Marshall School of Business</a>, the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the <a href="/wiki/USC_Price_School_of_Public_Policy" title="USC Price School of Public Policy">Price School of Public Policy</a>, the School of Social Work, the <a href="/wiki/USC_Davis_School_of_Gerontology" title="USC Davis School of Gerontology">Davis School of Gerontology</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/USC_Annenberg_School_for_Communication_and_Journalism" title="USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism">Annenberg School of Communication</a>. Dual degree programs are accelerated. If the non-law master's degree normally requires one year of study, a student in a dual degree program earns both degrees in only three years. If the master's degree normally requires two years, a total of four years is necessary. </p><p>USC Gould also maintains two other dual degree programs. A program with the <a href="/wiki/California_Institute_of_Technology" title="California Institute of Technology">California Institute of Technology</a> enables a student to receive a J.D. from USC and a Ph.D. in social science from Caltech. A dual degree program with the USC School of Pharmacy enables a qualified student to earn a J.D. and a <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Pharmacy" title="Doctor of Pharmacy">Pharm.D.</a> degree.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bar_examination_passage">Bar examination passage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Bar examination passage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2023, the overall bar examination passage rate for the law school’s first-time examination takers was 82.42%. The Ultimate Bar Pass Rate, which the <a href="/wiki/American_Bar_Association" title="American Bar Association">ABA</a> defines as the passage rate for graduates who sat for bar examinations within two years of graduating, was 97.87% for the class of 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-barpass_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-barpass-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Employment">Employment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Employment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the USC Gould School of Law's official 2014 ABA-required disclosures, 79.3% of the Class of 2014 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment (i.e. as attorneys) nine months after graduation.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> USC Gould's <a href="/wiki/Law_School_Transparency" title="Law School Transparency">Law School Transparency</a> under-employment score is 8.8%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2014 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Costs">Costs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Costs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at USC Gould for the 2024-2025 academic year is $109,558 if living on campus and $110,368 if living off campus.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Law_School_Transparency" title="Law School Transparency">Law School Transparency</a> estimated cost for three years at USC Gould is $414,611.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deans">Deans</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Deans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>1896-1899, <a href="/wiki/James_Brown_Scott" title="James Brown Scott">James Brown Scott</a></li> <li>1904–1927, Frank M. Porter</li> <li>1927–1930, <a href="/wiki/Justin_Miller_(judge)" title="Justin Miller (judge)">Justin Miller</a></li> <li>1930–1948, William G. Hale</li> <li>1948–1952, Shelden Elliott</li> <li>1952–1963, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Kingsley" title="Robert Kingsley">Robert Kingsley</a></li> <li>1963–1968, Orrin B. Evans</li> <li>1968–1980, <a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Wright_Nelson" title="Dorothy Wright Nelson">Dorothy W. Nelson</a></li> <li>1980–2000, Scott H. Bice</li> <li>2000–2006, Matthew L. Spitzer</li> <li>2006–2007, <a href="/wiki/Edward_McCaffery" title="Edward McCaffery">Edward J. McCaffery</a><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (interim)</li> <li>2007–2015, <a href="/wiki/Robert_K._Rasmussen" title="Robert K. Rasmussen">Robert K. Rasmussen</a></li> <li>2015–2023, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_T._Guzman" title="Andrew T. Guzman">Andrew T. Guzman</a></li> <li>2024-present, <a href="/wiki/Franita_Tolson" title="Franita Tolson">Franita Tolson</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Faculty">Faculty</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Faculty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jody_Armour" title="Jody Armour">Jody Armour</a><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – specializes in race issues; author of <i>Negrophobia and Reasonable Racism</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susan_Estrich" title="Susan Estrich">Susan Estrich</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – Professor of Law and Political Science. A <a href="/wiki/Fox_News" title="Fox News">Fox News</a> commentator, author of <i>The Case for Hillary Clinton</i>, 2005, and <i>Soulless: The Right Wing Church of Hate</i>, 2006. First woman Editor in Chief of the <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Law_Review" title="Harvard Law Review">Harvard Law Review</a>; youngest woman to receive tenure from <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Law_School" title="Harvard Law School">Harvard Law School</a> (before leaving to teach at USC)).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orin_Kerr" title="Orin Kerr">Orin Kerr</a><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> nationally recognized scholar of criminal procedure and computer crime law</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elyn_Saks" title="Elyn Saks">Elyn Saks</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> founder and director of Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics; author of <i>The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_faculty">Former faculty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Former faculty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Garrett" title="Elizabeth Garrett">Elizabeth Garrett</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – first woman president of <a href="/wiki/Cornell_University" title="Cornell University">Cornell University</a>, USC Vice President of Academic Planning and Budget, Professor of Law, Political Science and Public Policy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erwin_Chemerinsky" title="Erwin Chemerinsky">Erwin Chemerinsky</a> – former Sydney M. Irmas Professor of Public Interest Law, Legal Ethics, and Political Science, 1983–2004; former professor at the <a href="/wiki/Duke_University_School_of_Law" title="Duke University School of Law">Duke University School of Law</a>; founding Dean at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Irvine_School_of_Law" title="University of California, Irvine School of Law">University of California, Irvine School of Law</a>; current Dean at <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley,_School_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="University of California, Berkeley, School of Law">University of California, Berkeley, School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Allen_Epstein" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Allen Epstein">Richard Epstein</a> – known for his arguments against anti-<a href="/wiki/Discrimination" title="Discrimination">discrimination</a> laws; currently the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law and director of the Classical Liberal Institute at <a href="/wiki/New_York_University" title="New York University">New York University</a>; previously the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Chicago_Law_School" title="University of Chicago Law School">University of Chicago Law School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Brown_Scott" title="James Brown Scott">James Brown Scott</a> – authority on <a href="/wiki/International_law" title="International law">international law</a>, founding dean of USC Law School</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Whitebread" title="Charles Whitebread">Charles Whitebread</a> – expert on Criminal Procedure and lecturer for <a href="/wiki/BarBri" class="mw-redirect" title="BarBri">BarBri</a>; author of <i>The Eight Secrets of Top Exam Performance in Law School</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debra_Wong_Yang" title="Debra Wong Yang">Debra Wong Yang</a> – trial advocacy expert; the first Asian American woman served as a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">United States Attorney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carole_E._Handler" title="Carole E. Handler">Carole E. Handler</a> – Professor of <a href="/wiki/Competition_law" title="Competition law">antitrust</a> and <a href="/wiki/Intellectual_property" title="Intellectual property">intellectual property</a> law</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_USC_Gould_School_of_Law_alumni" title="List of USC Gould School of Law alumni">List of USC Gould School of Law alumni</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USC_Gould_School_of_Law&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Academics-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Academics_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://academics.usc.edu/law/">"Law | Academics | USC"</a>. <i>academics.usc.edu</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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<li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_University_School_of_Law" title="Santa Clara University School of Law">Santa Clara University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Law_School" title="Southwestern Law School">Southwestern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanford_Law_School" title="Stanford Law School">Stanford University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UC_Berkeley_School_of_Law" title="UC Berkeley School of Law">UC Berkeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UC_Davis_School_of_Law" title="UC Davis School of Law">UC Davis (King)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Irvine_School_of_Law" title="University of California, Irvine School of Law">UC Irvine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_California_College_of_the_Law,_San_Francisco" title="University of California College of the Law, San Francisco">UC Law SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UCLA_School_of_Law" title="UCLA School of Law">UCLA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McGeorge_School_of_Law" title="McGeorge School of Law">University of the Pacific (McGeorge)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_La_Verne_College_of_Law" title="University of La Verne College of Law">University of La Verne</a> (until 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_San_Diego_School_of_Law" title="University of San Diego School of Law">University of San Diego</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_San_Francisco_School_of_Law" title="University of San Francisco School of Law">University of San Francisco</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">USC (Gould)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_State_College_of_Law" title="Western State College of Law">Western State College of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whittier_Law_School" title="Whittier Law School">Whittier</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div 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Rogers College of Law (U of A)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">California</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UC_Berkeley_School_of_Law" title="UC Berkeley School of Law">UC Berkeley School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UC_Davis_School_of_Law" title="UC Davis School of Law">UC Davis School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_California_College_of_the_Law,_San_Francisco" title="University of California College of the Law, San Francisco">UC College of Law, San Francisco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Irvine_School_of_Law" title="University of California, Irvine School of Law">UC Irvine School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UCLA_School_of_Law" title="UCLA School of Law">UCLA School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_Western_School_of_Law" title="California Western School of Law">California Western School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapman_University_School_of_Law" title="Chapman University School of Law">Chapman University School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Gate_University_School_of_Law" title="Golden Gate University School of Law">Golden Gate University School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_La_Verne_College_of_Law" title="University of La Verne College of Law">University of La Verne College of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loyola_Law_School" title="Loyola Law School">Loyola Law School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McGeorge_School_of_Law" title="McGeorge School of Law">McGeorge School of Law (University of the Pacific)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pepperdine_University_School_of_Law" title="Pepperdine University School of Law">Pepperdine University School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_San_Diego_School_of_Law" title="University of San Diego School of Law">University of San Diego School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_San_Francisco_School_of_Law" title="University of San Francisco School of Law">University of San Francisco School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_University_School_of_Law" title="Santa Clara University School of Law">Santa Clara University School of Law</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">University of Southern California Law School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Law_School" title="Southwestern Law School">Southwestern Law School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanford_Law_School" title="Stanford Law School">Stanford Law School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_School_of_Law" title="Thomas Jefferson School of Law">Thomas Jefferson School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_State_College_of_Law" title="Western State College of Law">Western State College of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whittier_Law_School" title="Whittier Law School">Whittier Law School</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Colorado</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Colorado_Law_School" title="University of Colorado Law School">University of Colorado School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sturm_College_of_Law" title="Sturm College of Law">Sturm College of Law (U of Denver)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nevada</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_S._Boyd_School_of_Law" title="William S. 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Boyd School of Law (UNLV)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">New Mexico</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_New_Mexico_School_of_Law" title="University of New Mexico School of Law">University of New Mexico School of Law</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_law_schools_in_Texas" title="List of law schools in Texas">Texas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baylor_Law_School" title="Baylor Law School">Baylor Law School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dedman_School_of_Law" title="Dedman School of Law">Dedman School of Law (SMU)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston_Law_Center" title="University of Houston Law Center">University of Houston Law Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Texas_College_of_Law_Houston" title="South Texas College of Law Houston">South Texas College of Law Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Mary%27s_University_School_of_Law" title="St. Mary's University School of Law">St. Mary's University School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_School_of_Law" title="University of Texas School of Law">University of Texas School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University_School_of_Law" title="Texas A&M University School of Law">Texas A&M University School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Tech_University_School_of_Law" title="Texas Tech University School of Law">Texas Tech University School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurgood_Marshall_School_of_Law" title="Thurgood Marshall School of Law">Thurgood Marshall School of Law (Texas Southern)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Texas_at_Dallas_College_of_Law" title="University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law">University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Utah</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/J._Reuben_Clark_Law_School" title="J. 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