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About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 120-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
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Learn about our interdisciplinary curriculum, experiential learning opportunities and specialized areas.
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USC Gould helps prepare you for a stellar legal career. You can pursue a JD degree, one of our numerous graduate and international offerings, or an online degree or certificate.
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Participate in an unparalleled learning experience with diversity of people and thought. Get involved in the law school community and participate in activities that enhance your studies.
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We work closely with students, graduates and employers to support successful career goals and outcomes. Our overall placement rate is consistently strong, with 94 percent of our JD class employed within 10 months after graduation.
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Our faculty is distinguished for its scholarship, as well as for its commitment to teaching. Our 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio creates an intimate and collegial learning environment.
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Los Angeles, California 90089-0071
213-740-7331
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Departments
Academic Operations
academicoperations@law.usc.edu | (213) 821-1239
- Mira Dalpe: Director of Academic Operations
Admissions: Graduate & International Programs
gipadmissions@law.usc.edu | (213) 821-5916 | More Information
- Deborah Call: Associate Dean and Chief Programs Officer
- Misa Shimotsu-Kim: Assistant Dean of Graduate and International Programs
Admissions and Financial Aid: JD Program
admissions@law.usc.edu | (213) 740-2523 | More Information
- David Kirschner: Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
- John Hoyt: Director of Admissions
- Mary Bingham: Director of Financial Aid
Budget
budget@law.usc.edu | (213) 740-0144
- Ian Wood: Associate Dean of Finance and Strategic Planning
Career Services
careers@law.usc.edu | (213) 740-7397 | More Information
- Robin Apodaca: Associate Dean of Career Services
- Rachel Rothbart: Director of Career Services
Communications
communications@law.usc.edu | (213) 740-7458 |
- Ben Dimapindan: Associate Dean of Communications Strategy and Digital Media
- Larissa Puro: Director of Strategic Communications
- Leslie Ridgeway: Director, Communications & Media Relations
Continuing Legal Education
cle@law.usc.edu | (213) 821-3580 | More Information
- Robin Maness: Associate Dean of Development, Alumni Relations and Continuing Legal Education
- Wendy Wiley Willett: Senior Director of Development and Continuing Legal Education
Dean's Office
dean@law.usc.edu | (213) 740-6473
- Andrew T. Guzman: Co-Dean and Carl Mason Franklin Chair in Law, and Professor of Law and Political Science
- Franita Tolson: Co-Dean and George T. and Harriet E. Pfleger Chair in Law
- Thomas Lyon: Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, and Judge Edward J. and Ruey L. Guirado Chair in Law and Psychology
- Elizabeth Carroll: Vice Dean for Curriculum, Professor of Lawyering Skills, and Director of Legal Writing and Advocacy Program
- Donald Scotten: Vice Dean for Administration and Professor of the Practice of Law
- Amy Cheung: Chief of Staff
Development and Alumni Relations
alumni@law.usc.edu | (213) 821-3560 | More Information
- Robin Maness: Associate Dean of Development, Alumni Relations and Continuing Legal Education
- Margaret Kean: Assistant Dean of Development
- Edward (Ned) Anthony: Senior Director of Development
- Nicole Stark: Director of Alumni Relations
- Allison Edinger: Director of Annual Giving
- Stephanie Lertzman: Director of Development
- Chloe Reid: Director of Special Projects for Development
Events
events@law.usc.edu | (213) 740-3841 | More Information
- Sabrina Montes: Director of Events
Information Technology
Help Desk: help@law.usc.edu or (213) 740-2571
Student Computing Services: support@law.usc.edu
Web Services: webmaster@law.usc.edu
- Raymond Flores: Associate Dean of Information Technology
Library
library@law.usc.edu | (213) 740-6482 | More Information
- Diana Jaque: Associate Dean, Director of the Law Library, and Adjunct Professor of Law
Personnel
personnel@law.usc.edu | (213) 740-2542 | FAQs
- Maria De La Garza: Director of Human Resources and Personnel Management
Student Affairs
registrar@law.usc.edu | (213) 740-6314
studentcare@law.usc.edu | (213) 740-4087
- Nickey Woods: Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Dean of Students for the JD Program
- Malissa Barnwell-Scott: Director, DEI and the C. David Molina First Generation Professionals Program
Undergraduate
undergraduate@law.usc.edu | (213) 764-3354 | More Information
- Maddy Zamany: Director of Undergraduate Programs
RECENT NEWS

Trailblazer Elyn Saks sees ‘gender-inspired mental health activism happening all the time now’
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USC Gould Law Library showcases ‘rejuvenating power of music’
June 2, 2023
Performances feature LA Philharmonic concertmaster, saxophone quartet

‘The Best Beloved Thing is Justice’
June 1, 2023
New book by Gould alum Lisa Kloppenberg celebrates life of Judge and former Dean Dorothy W. Nelson