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First-time takers, 2022
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2022 JD graduates
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3.88

Median GPA
JD Class of 2026
94%

Overall bar pass rate
First-time takers, 2022
43

Countries represented
Graduate students
96.44%

Employed in 10 months
2022 JD graduates
172%

Increase in JD student aid
Since 2011

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3.88

Median GPA
JD Class of 2026
94%

Overall bar pass rate
First-time takers, 2022
43

Countries represented
Graduate students
96.44%

Employed in 10 months
2022 JD graduates
172%

Increase in JD student aid
Since 2011

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3.88

Median GPA
JD Class of 2026
94%

Overall Bar Pass Rate
First-time takers, 2022
43

Countries represented
Graduate students
96.44%

Employed in 10 months
2022 JD graduates
172%

Increase in JD student aid
Since 2011

New Undergraduate Student Government leader builds foundation at Gould

After switching her major three times, Brianna Sanchez finds Gould's Legal Studies a good fit

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The rewarding work of public service

David Michaelson (JD 1988) reflects on his leadership roles in local government and reaching the pinnacle of his career as counsel to L.A.’s mayor

Amber Kennedy Madole receives AALL Spectrum Article of the Year Award

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law Amber Kennedy Madole was awarded the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Spectrum Article of the Year Award

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In honor of the solstice — happy first (official

In honor of the solstice — happy first (official) day of summer! Whether you're diving into internships, studying for the bar, or hitting the beach to enjoy a well-deserved break, we hope you're taking a moment to soak up the sunshine 🌞 🌴.

Congratulations to Amber Kennedy Madole, Law Libra

Congratulations to Amber Kennedy Madole, Law Librarian for Research Services and Indigenous Law, who was awarded the American Association of Law Libraries (@aallnet) Spectrum Article of the Year Award for "Law Librarians for Indigenous-Inclusive Citation." 👏 Learn more at the link in our bio.

Law experts and economists gathered at USC last we

Law experts and economists gathered at USC last week for the annual USC Gould/ Analysis Group Global Competition Law Thought Leadership Conference. The two-day conference — hosted by USC Gould Center for Transnational Law and Business, Analysis Group and @USCMarshall Initiative on Digital Competition — featured panel discussions on topics including AI, privacy, big data and competition, tech litigation, antitrust and IP interface and more. Learn more at the link in our bio.

Congratulations to Professor Bernadette Atuahene — her article "A Theory of Stategraft," won Law and Society Association's 2024 Article Prize.

Every summer, LSA honors leading international scholars for their groundbreaking publications and contributions to the study of law and society. According to LSA, Atuahene's paper "builds a theory of Stategraft to define and interrogate what happens when the state takes property from individuals in violation of state laws and human rights."

“'A Theory of Stategraft' deftly applies theoretical innovation to social problems, representing an innovative project with impressive theoretical and practical applications in the area of focus that does much to illuminate other significant issues of law and society as well. Professor Atuahene’s piece, impressive in scope, has the potential to define the field of law and society more broadly.'"

Read the paper at the link in our bio.

Happy 94th Birthday Tommy! The Tommy Trojan statue

Happy 94th Birthday Tommy! The Tommy Trojan statue was first unveiled on June 6, 1930. Read more about this USC campus icon at the link in our bio.

Two #USCGould professors and editors from Max Plan

Two #USCGould professors and editors from Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have launched the Journal of Law and Empirical Analysis, a new open source, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to empirical legal studies. Read more at the link in our bio.

Congratulations to alum Kailani Humeston, JD 2023

Congratulations to alum Kailani Humeston, JD 2023 — our 2023 Miller-Johnson Equal Justice Prize winner — for receiving an honorable mention in the Beverly Hills Bar Foundation 15th Annual Rule of Law writing competition for her article "There is no perfect solution here: An analysis of sibling placement decisions in the California dependency system."

Kailani is now a trial attorney at Children’s Law Center of California. Congratulations!

Missing you around campus, Trojans! Hope your summ

Missing you around campus, Trojans! Hope your summer is off to a great start. 😎

#TBT to one of the best days of our lives. ❤️

#TBT to one of the best days of our lives. ❤️ 💛

One more round of applause for #GouldGrad Leslie T

One more round of applause for #GouldGrad Leslie Tsang (@leslietsang), who earned her Master of Studies in Law and a certificate in Entertainment Law and Industry as part of the @USCGouldOnline Class of 2024! 👏
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Q: What are your plans after graduation?
A: I am a founder of Fineapple Asia, an artiste management company in Hong Kong. With the knowledge I have gained, after graduation, I will continue to grow my company, and explore future contribution in global entertainment companies in bridging Asia and Hollywood markets.
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Q: How is your degree going to help your career/future plans?
A: My Master of Studies in Law degree and Entertainment Law and Industry certificate provided immense knowledge and expertise in entertainment law. This deep understanding can enhance my career prospects as a specialist in the field, especially since I might be among the very few in Hong Kong with a background in entertainment law and the knowledge of how the Hollywood entertainment industry works. Attending a well-respected school like USC Gould School of Law can enhance professional credibility, and I believe my degree can open up doors to more opportunities on a global level together with networking opportunities, which can be valuable to my career and future plans.
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Q: Is there anything else you want people to know about you?
A: Other than being an artist manager, and now an MSL graduate, I also hold certification in graphic design from Parsons School of Design and am a designer for Movers & Cashmere, a cashmere fashion label that I founded in 2016. Perfect harmony in my left and right brain!
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Congratulations, #USCGrad!

📸: @marsyhild

Congratulations to JD #GouldGrad Emily Weisberg (@

Congratulations to JD #GouldGrad Emily Weisberg (@emilydweisberg). After graduation, Emily plans to take California Bar Exam, scale her company with the goal to take it public and travel. 👏
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"My experience starting my fashion company as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley (@ucberkeley) taught me to connect the dots and take every opportunity. Starting and growing my company from the ground up has been one of my proudest accomplishments. I have sold merchandise to all 50 states and over 100 countries. I attended USC Gould on a Richard and Ruth Lavine Scholarship. I chose USC Gould for its amazing business law and entertainment law reputation, along with being close to my hometown of Calabasas. While at USC Gould, I served as an articles editor for an honors law journal- the Interdisciplinary Law Journal (@usc.ilj), studied abroad in Lyon, France, and published an article in Spotlight Entertainment Law Review (@spotlightlawjournal). I also served on the executive board of the Entertainment Law Society, the Sports Law Society, and the Women’s Law Association. Additionally, I obtained entertainment internships at NBCUniversal, Abrams Media- which includes the leading platform for legal and true crime content Law&Crime, and several prominent entertainment law firms."

Congratulations, #USCGrad!

Congratulations to @uscgouldgip LLM student Elijah

Congratulations to @uscgouldgip LLM student Elijah Granet on winning first prize at the @USCLibraries Wonderland Awards for his submission, Snark Raving Mad: Legal Nonsense and Reality in "The Barrister’s Fit." Learn more at the link in our bio!

Today’s #GouldGrad spotlight recognizes 3L and F

Today’s #GouldGrad spotlight recognizes 3L and First-Generation Professionals Student of the Year Reema Moussa (@reemur), a member of the #USCGrad Class of 2024!
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Q: What are your plans after graduation?
A: Joining Goodwin Procter in NYC and continuing my career focus on cybersecurity, AI, and privacy law.
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Q: What will you remember most fondly and/or what are you most proud of from your time at Gould?
A: Engaging with peers, professors, and friends at Gould was a major highlight — the people of Gould are changemakers and overall incredibly kind. I was grateful to find community across so many spaces of Gould, including the Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Society, Women of Color Collective, Middle Eastern/North African Law Students Association, First Generation Professionals, and Interdisciplinary Law Journal, to name a few.
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Q: Is there a class, professor or other person that shaped your experience in law school?
A: Doing impactful and hands-on work with clients for the IP and Technology Law Clinic during my 2L year was an incredible experience. I also really enjoyed Administrative Law with Professor Eileen Wood and Privacy Law with Professor Eileen Decker.
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Q: Is there anything else you want people to know about you?
A: My time at Gould was so transformative, personally and professionally, and I owe a lot of that to the incredibly capable, kind, and passionate community of friends I've made here. I can't wait to see the positive change that will ripple out from my classmates going forth into the world and making it a better place.
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Congratulations! ✌️

📸: Ryan Loui (@ryancloui)

USC Gould alum Brietta Clark (JD 1999) made histor

USC Gould alum Brietta Clark (JD 1999) made history when she was named the 19th dean of @LoyolaLawSchool. She became the first woman and the first Black dean of LLS in its 103-year history. 👏 Read more at the link in our bio.

Let’s keep on celebrating our #GouldGrad Class o

Let’s keep on celebrating our #GouldGrad Class of 2024! Today we’re featuring 3L Mia Grindon (@mgrindon), who was awarded the Miller Johnson Equal Justice Prize.
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Q: What are your plans after graduation?
A: After taking the bar exam (and taking a much-needed moment to recover), I am headed to Colorado! This fall, I’ll begin working at Colorado’s Office of the Public Defender. I feel genuinely excited and humbled to get to do such meaningful work alongside talented and committed colleagues. I am also to be honest quite excited to experience the seasons again; I’ve missed the fall and winter!
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Q: What will you remember most fondly from your time at Gould?
A: The PCJP (Post Conviction Justice Clinic) parole readiness workshops were no doubt the highlight of my law school experience. The workshops are not only a highly impactful way to use the skills we’ve developed in the Clinic, but also an incredibly motivating and heartwarming experience for all involved (law students and clients alike). By the end, it's impossible not to feel a renewed sense of hope, purpose, and community.
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Q: What are you most proud of from your time at Gould?
A: It’s incredibly important to me that anyone who wants to pursue public interest law at Gould feels empowered to. So, I am very proud of the fact that Gould now offers the highest paid public interest summer scholarship in the country to its qualifying students, a policy change that was enacted by the Dean during my time as President of BFB-PILF. What this means is that students who want to experience working in public interest law are no longer forced to forgo those opportunities due to lack of means. Institutional support of PI work is so important!
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Q: Is there a class, professor or other person that shaped your experience in law school?
A: My peers — specifically, my fellow PILFers — shaped my experience the most. It’s important to remember our “why” for doing things. When the workload felt insurmountable, their passion, drive to make a positive impact, and friendship fueled me.
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Congratulations, #USCGrad! 👏

Friday's memories on repeat ❤️ 💛

Friday's memories on repeat ❤️ 💛

We are pleased to announce today's student speaker

We are pleased to announce today's student speakers for the #USCGould 2024 Commencement ceremonies: 3L class president Maddie Hoye (JD/@uscgouldundergrad ceremony), @uscgouldsba president Soleil Montemurro (JD/@uscgouldundergrad ceremony), Master of Laws graduate Alice Yiyi Ma (@USCGouldGIP ceremony) and Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies graduate Allea Nojadera (JD/@uscgouldundergrad ceremony). #USCGrad #GouldGrad 🎓

Dean Franita Tolson's #GouldGuides quote is a stat

Dean Franita Tolson's #GouldGuides quote is a statement on courage from Maya Angelou: "Nothing can dim the light which shines from within."

Continuing our #GouldGrad student spotlights from

Continuing our #GouldGrad student spotlights from the #USCGrad Class of 2024, today we're featuring Allea Nojadera, who is graduating with a B.S. Legal Studies 👏.
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Q: What are your plans after graduation?
A: I will be applying to law school this fall! During this next year, however, I plan on getting my Master of Dispute Resolution here at USC and continuing to work with the LA County Public Defender.
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Q: Is there a class, professor or other person that shaped your experience in law school?
A: Law and Homelessness (LAW 355) with Professor Sharma!
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Q: Is there anything else you want people to know about you?
A I am the commencement speaker representing Gould’s inaugural undergraduate graduating class!
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Congratulations!

Professor Dan Simon's #GouldGuides advice for new

Professor Dan Simon's #GouldGuides advice for new grads is always a good reminder: "Be yourself!"

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