The School of Laws of the Southwest (formerly known as The Law Faculty of the Southwest University and The Law Faculty of the Southwest ) is a private, non-profit, accredited ABA law school at Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, in the state of California, USA, with approximately 870 students. The campus includes the Bullocks Wilshire building, an art deco National Register of Historic Places landmarks built in 1929. Southwestern is an independent law school with no affiliation to undergraduate universities. It's been a law school approved by the American Bar Association since 1970.
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Southwestern Law School was founded on November 25, 1911, as the Southwest Law High School. John J. Schumacher, the founder, intends to be a non-profit institution to become a law school that reaches women and minorities. School is the second oldest law school in Los Angeles.
Southwestern received a university charter in 1913 after it expanded to include a number of other disciplines including business schools. Southwestern's first house is at Union Oil Building in downtown Los Angeles, followed by a small campus on South Hill Street, where it exists for the next few decades.
The Great Depression and the Second World War severely burdened registrations, and by the end of the 1930s law school was the only school left. However, when the veterans returned home, the school experienced a surge of interest, and in 1974, the campus was moved to the current school location on Westmoreland Avenue in the Wilshire Center area of ​​Los Angeles.
It joined the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in 1974. It is a member of the North American Consortium on Legal Education.
In 1994, Southwestern acquired the adjacent Bullocks Wilshire building, a historic building that was later renovated to keep a library of school law, classrooms, faculty offices, and technologically sophisticated sessions, and an advocacy center.
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Campus
The campus is in the Koreatown area of ​​the Mid-Wilshire district near downtown Los Angeles. Currently the campus contains two buildings, the Westmoreland Building and the Bullock Wilshire Building. Good home classrooms, administrative offices, and faculty offices; The Bullocks Wilshire Building is also home to Leigh Taylor's Legal Library (named after the Dean of law school), the Julian Dixon Conference Room and Advocacy Center, fitness center, dining room and student lounge.
The Westmoreland Building is a typical campus and university campus building, while the Bullocks Wilshire Building is a fully restored art deco building. Each level of the building has been renovated (back to its original 1929 state) down to the smallest details such as the clock on the wall and the "exhibit" in the area now occupied by the library.
With an area of ​​over 83,000 square feet (7,700 m 2 ) and featuring over 470,000 volumes, Leigh H. Taylor Law Library is the second largest academic law library facility in California.
In the fall of 2013, Southwestern opened a student housing known as The Residences at 7th. The Residences at 7th includes 133 state of the art units ranging from studios to two bedrooms and can accommodate 153 students or more.
School rating law and faculty reputation
Southwestern was ranked RNP in 2017 USA. News Stations and World Report "Best Law School".
The part-time program ranked 38th in the 2017 edition of the USA. News and World Reports.
In 2008, the moot Southwestern court team was ranked 11th in the United States.
The Southwestern negotiation team completed first place in 2008-09 regional negotiation competition sponsored by the American Bar Association, and finished second in the 2010 National Negotiations Environment Competition.
Bar track level
Based on the results in July 2017, 57% of Western Law Graduate graduates first graduate the California State Bar, compared to the statewide average of 62% for all first-time takers and a statewide average of 70% for takers first graduated from ABA-approved law school.
According to the required express disclosure of the ABA 2013 Southwestern, 38.3% of Class 2013 gets full-time, long-term employment required JD nine months after graduation, excluding single practitioners. Under-employment scores from Law School in Western Transparency amounted to 26.7%, indicating the percentage of the 2013 Class that is unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in non-professional, short-term, or part-time jobs nine months after graduation.
According to the blog of the professor of law, The Faculty Lounge , based on ABA 2012 data, 44.1% of graduates obtain full-time, long-term positions requiring bar acceptance (ie, lawyer jobs), nine months after graduation, ranked 154 out of 197 law schools.
Cost
The total attendance cost (indicating cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) in Southwestern for the academic year 2013-2014 is $ 75,559. Transparency School Law estimates the cost of a state-funded attendance for three years is $ 293,914.
Curriculum
Juris Doctor (J.D.) Full-time program (3 years)The traditional program is a three-year full-time academic study that allows students to pursue a broad-based legal education with the opportunity to focus on specific areas of the law, such as: entertainment, criminal, international, business, family, or legal tax, among others.
Part-time program
Being ranked 27th in the country, the evening program is a four-year academic part-time study designed for working professionals and other students who can not devote full time to studying the law.
Part-time day
The "PLEAS" (Part-time Education Alternative Education in the Southwest) program is a 4-year part-time part-day curriculum designed for students with care responsibilities of children or parents.
Program SCALE (2 years)
Established in 1974, Southwestern established the first two-year JD study program offered at the law school approved by the American Bar Association. SCALE (Southwest Conceptual Approach to Legal Education) is a unique and accelerated JD program. The intensive schedule, intended to prepare students for the severity of legal practice. Low student-to-student ratios in the classroom promote cooperative teaching and intellectual discussion among classmates. This program has limited registration.
Joint Degree Program
Southwestern has joined the Drucker Management Graduate School to create dual-degree programs. Students at the Southwestern and Drucker Schools, part of Claremont Graduate University (CGU), will be able to obtain JD and Master of Business Administration (MBA), JD and Master of Arts in Management (MAM), or JD and Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA). TB.A./J.D. Joint Degree Program
Under the partnership agreement with California State University, Northridge in which students will be able to simultaneously obtaining his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor in six years, instead of seven years. Beginning in autumn 2014, the program enrolls up to 35 new CSUN incoming students. Students spent three years completing the requirements of their degree program and the first year of law school they will also count as the fourth year of their undergraduate education. Students in the program also receive $ 10,000 Wildman/Schumacher enters scholarship students. The scholarship can be updated provided that 2.7 GPA is maintained. To be eligible for new students entering the program must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and have received a minimum score of 25 on the ACT or a 1140 on the SAT. In addition, students in the program must maintain 3.40 GPA and receive 156 or higher on LSAT. According to Dean Austen Parrish, this program will help promising young students for continuing legal education.
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
public Studies
Southwestern offers LL.M. program for students who have earned a law degree and are interested in continuing their legal education. This program enables students to choose their own study focus, from American Law Systems to International Law to Innovation and Commercialization of Technology.
Advocacy training
In 2006, Southwestern received a federal grant to train Mexican lawyers and law faculty in advocacy skills as part of USAID's efforts to help reform Mexican law.
Academic program
Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute
The Institute hosts annual guest speakers, conferences and symposiums in the field of entertainment and media law, providing opportunities for students to interact with professionals in this field. The faculty offers prominent entertainment scholars, publishes semi-annual law journals, and offers the first LL.M degree in Entertainment and Media Law.
Moot Court Honors Program
Eligible students represent Southwestern in local, regional and national interscholastic competitions as oralists, short writers or team coordinators. The Southwest Honor Moot Court program is recognized as one of the most active moot court programs in the country, sending teams to more than a dozen major competitions each year. At the 2007 Intramural Court Moot Competition, Honorable Steven Levinson, Associate Justice for Hawaii's Supreme Court, commented that Southwestern has been "by far, the best first-year Moot Court program in the country". The moot court program was ranked 52nd in 2007, 11th in 2008, and is currently ranked 10th in the country (current account).
Negotiation Awards Program
The recent awards program from Southwestern gives students the opportunity to demonstrate major legal expertise in the context of contract negotiations. Members of the Honors Negotiation Program compete in competitions enabling them to apply legal research, writing, advocacy and counseling skills through negotiation exercises. Professors Cristina Knolton and Nyree Gray serve as faculty advisors for this program. Although recently created as an honors program, the program enhances what is already there when Southwestern regularly sends teams into ABA competitions. In 2008, a team from Southwestern won First Place in the ABA Negotiations Competition.
Trial Advocacy Award Program
The teams participate in national and regional competition competition competitions, comprising both criminal and civil courts, throughout the academic year. Advocates compete in some invite competitions-only the most prestigious in the country, judged by honorable members of the bench and bar. Faculty including Joseph P. Esposito, Assistant District Attorney from the Los Angeles County District Prosecutor's Office, overseeing all special prosecution units; Bill Seki, former LA District Attorney and founding partner at securities litigation company Seki, Nishimura & amp; Watase, LLP; and Karen R. Smith, former prosecutor for the California Attorney General's Office, former Senior Deputy of the Federal Public Defender for California and then for the Office of the Federal Public Defender, the current full-time professor. To help prepare for the competition, faculty invite alumni to serve as trainers for the mock test team. Over the years, the Southwestern mock pilot team has achieved remarkable results. In 2011, T.A.H.P. taking first place in California Attorney for Criminal Justice Criminal Justice (CACJ) in San Francisco. The teams include J. B. Twomey, Ricky Rodriguez, Anet Badali and Ashley Smolic. Anet Badali also received the prestigious George Porter award as "Best Advocate" at the end of the championship. The alumni coaches for the CACJ team are Torsten Bassell, Doug Baek, and Kenneth Holdren. In 2011, T.A.H.P. also beat Pepperdine Law School in the ABA Law Math Competition Competition which defended its title from 2010. This team, comprised of Elliot Jung, Andrea Friedman, Jessica Balady and Matthew Rudes, ranks fifth in the national competition in Miami. In 2012 T.A.H.P. defeated the University of Arizona in the championship round at the National Young Lawyers Lawyers Trial Competition. The team includes Kunal Jain, Katherine Bruce and Bahareh Aghajani. They competed for the national title in Austin, Texas, on March 23, 2012.
Publications
Southwest Law Reviews
The Law Review is a student edited quarterly journal that publishes scientific articles and comments on legal issues in California and federal law contributed by leading lawyers, practitioners, law professors and members of the Legal Review staff. Annual Symposium and Special Lecture Series are sponsored by Legal Review. These programs feature prominent members of the law community who give lectures in legal expertise and participate in panel discussions on emerging and contemporary legal issues.
International Journal of Southwestern Law
Formerly the American Journal of Law and Commerce in the United States, this journal focuses on international legal and trade issues, publishes scientific articles and records that explore areas such as international bankruptcy, environmental law, international trade issues , NAFTA, international arbitration, privatization in Central and South American countries, immigration, human rights, and international crime. On October 3, 2008, the International Journal of Southwestern Law hosted one of the first US conferences on Arctic sovereignty, featuring lawyers from the United States and Canada.
International Media Journal & amp; Entertainment Law
In collaboration with the American Bar Association Forum on Laws of Communications and the Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industry, International Journal of Media & The Entertainment Law explores complex and unresolved legal issues surrounding the creation and distribution of global media and entertainment products, which of course involves the laws, customs and practices of different jurisdictions. In addition, examine the impact of the Internet and other technologies, the often conflicting laws affecting those issues, and the legal consequences of very different cultural views on privacy, defamation, intellectual property, and government regulation.
Legal Education Journal
In 2008-2009, the Journal of Legal Education was diverted for a five-year term from Georgetown University Law Center to the Southwest. The Journal of Legal Education is a quarterly publication of the American Law School Association that fosters exploration of ideas and information about legal education and related matters and serves as a medium for communication in the world of law schools. Co-editors in Georgetown are Professor Carrie Menkel-Meadow and Mark Tushnet. Co-editors in the Southwest are Dean Bryant G. Garth and Professor Angela R. Riley, with Dr. Molly Selvin serves as associate editor.
Clinical program
Immigration Appeals Practices
Southwestern has been in harmony with law firm Munger, Tolles & amp; Olson (MTO) to form a new Immigration Appeals Practice (IAP). Beginning in fall 2010 semester, students selected for IAP will work closely with MTO lawyers and represent pro bono clients in appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).
Child Rights Clinic
Provide representation for low-income children in the field of school discipline, special education and other educational issues. The clinic is administered by law students representing clients under the supervision of the faculty. Students have the opportunity in a real-life context to hone their skills in judging such as interviewing, negotiating, counseling, pre-adjudication litigation, and oral advocacy.
Immigration Law Clinic
Provide immigration assistance to children and carers who have been abused, abandoned or ignored or who have been victims of crime. Students are taught to navigate elaborate bureaucracies and to support poor and otherwise underrepresented clients who are often confused and intimidated by the immigration process. The clinic offers valuable services to the Los Angeles community while providing students with hands-on experience.
Street Law - Youth in Transition
Students enrolled in the Street Law Clinic teach juvenile life skills to adolescents in Los Angeles, who are mostly involved in dependence or delinquency systems. Many of these young students also have a learning disability, which makes them qualified for special education services.
Law students participate in weekly component classes in the Southwest to prepare them for entry into the community and teach lessons 90 minutes a week for 10 weeks. Through the classroom, law students learn and practice the skills necessary to teach participatory practical education on the law. In addition, lawyers from public interest agencies visit as guest speakers to review the law and answer questions in their area of ​​expertise related to this particular population. During the semester, law students also have the opportunity to visit Dependencies and Delinquency Courts to monitor trials, as well as talk with lawyers and judges to gain a deeper understanding of this court system, as many of the students they teach are involved or at risk of entering this system.
Study abroad
- Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina (summer and semester)
- London, England (summer)
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (summer)
- Guanajuato, Mexico (summer)
- University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada (semester)
Noting people
Alumni
10,000 Southwestern alumni including public officials as well as founders of law firms and general corporate counsel.
Politics and government
- Tom Bradley - Mayor of Los Angeles 38 (1973-93)
- Marcia Clark - The lead prosecutor in the murder case of O. J. Simpson (1995)
- Julian Dixon - California State Assembly (1973-78), US House of Representatives (1979-2000)
- Denise Moreno Ducheny - California State Assembly (1994-2000), California State Senate (2003-present)
- Matt Fong - California State Treasurer (1995-99)
- Jim Gibbons - 28th Nevada Governor (2007-11), US House of Representatives (1997-2006) Bill Paparians - Pasadena City Council (1987-99) included serving as Mayor of Pasadena, California (1995-97), Green Party Candidate for US House of Representatives (2006)
- Robert Philibosian - 38th Los Angeles County District Attorney
- Norris Poulson - California State Assembly (1939-43), Mayor of the 36th Los Angeles (1954-61)
- Ira Reiner - Los Angeles 39th District Attorney (1984-92)
- Edward R. Roybal - Los Angeles City Council (1949-62), US House of Representatives (1963-93),
- Gordon Smith - US Senate (1997-2009)
- Tom Umberg - California State Assembly (1991-95, 2005-07); Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy (1997-2000).
- Sam Yorty - California State Assembly (1937-41, 1949-50), US House of Representatives (1951-55), Mayor of Los Angeles 37 (1961-73)
Judiciary
- Stanley Mosk - former California Supreme Court Judge
- Ronald S. W. Lew - United States District Court for the Central District of California
- Paul Peek - former California Supreme Court Judge
- Vaino Spencer - the first African-American woman judge in California
- Otis D. Wright II - United States District Court for the Central District of California
Entertainment industry
- Jean Casarez - correspondent Court TV
- Kevin A. Ross - host and producer at American Court with Judge Ross
Sports industry
- Chris Bahr - Olympian, NFL kicker
- Jeff Borris - Sports Agent
- Donald Sterling - Former owner of NBA Los Angeles Clippers
Legal practice
- William John Cox - public interest lawyer (Holocaust denial case and Dead Sea Scrolls publication), author and political activist
- Daniel Horowitz - high defense lawyer and legal analyst
- Daniel M. Petrocelli - Partners, O'Melveny & amp; Myers. Notable clients include Fred Goldman and Jeffrey Skilling
- Stefani Schaeffer - defense and winning lawyer Donald Trump The Apprentice 6
- Marvin Mitchelson - high profile - divorce lawyer - celebrity lawyer who pioneered the concept of palimoni
- Vicki Roberts - lawyer, air law commentator, television and movie personality
Author
- Richard T. Williamson - author of non-fiction books on asset protection, housing planning, and capital gains tax planning
- Kenneth G. Eade - a fictional author on legal thriller, and spy fiction.
Religion
- Howard W. Hunter - 14th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Faculty
Dean
Susan Westerberg Prager, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) and former Dean of UCLA School of Law, is the Dean and Chief Executive Officer. His five-year term begins in the fall of 2013.
Prior to the appointment of Dean Prager, Austen L. Parrish served as Interim Dean from 2012 to 2013. He has been a faculty member since 2002 and was previously Vice Dean for Academic Affairs.
Dean Emeritus Bryant G. Garth served in positions from 2005 to 2012. Prior to joining Southwestern, Garth was Director of the American Bar Foundation (ABF), and Dean of Law School Indiana University - Bloomington from 1986 to 1990. He was recently named in 25 of the most influential people in legal education by the National Jurist . He succeeded Dean Emeritus Leigh H. Taylor, who served as dean of law faculty for 26 years.
Former faculty
- Christopher Darden - prosecutor in the murder case of O. J. Simpson
- James Rogan - a former judge and member of the House of Representatives who is the House Manager in Bill Clinton Senate's impasse trial
References
External links
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