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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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Academics
Learn about our interdisciplinary curriculum, experiential learning opportunities and specialized areas.
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Admissions
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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Students
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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Careers
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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Faculty
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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USC Gould School of Law
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- ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- BUSINESS LAW
- MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND TECHNOLOGY LAW
- PUBLIC INTEREST LAW
- + EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
- UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
- CORPORATE AND CUSTOM EDUCATION
- + NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS
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- Richard Erhard
Richard Erhard & Associates, LLC - John Garman
North American Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Sean Galliher
Skechers USA, Inc. - Gail A. Glick
Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP - Jack Goetz
Education Solutions 4 Change - Jason Harper
Harper Conflict Resolution, LLC - William Highberger
Los Angeles County Superior Court - Justin Hoyt
Arbitrator & Mediator - Joseph Jeong
FINRA - Barry Kaye
Nelson Hardiman - Lisa Klerman
USC Gould - Marvin E. Krakow
Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP - Mark A. Lemke
Lemke Mediation - Thomas Lenz
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo - Jason Marsili
Posner & Rosen LLP - Marilyn M. Mordetzky
Los Angeles Superior Court - Nathan O'Malley
Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt - Joseph L. Paller Jr.
Gilbert & Sackman - Richard Peterson
Director of USC Gould School of Law Center for Dispute Resolution and Adjunct Professor of Law - Phyllis Pollack
PGP Mediation - Gary Ross
Ross & Morrison - Todd Smith
The Law Office of Todd A. Smith - Karinya Verghese
FINRA Dispute Resolution (West Region) - Caroline Vincent
ADR Services Inc. - Jennifer Winestone
Winestone Mediation - Katia Yannaca-Small
Shearman and Sterling
RECENT NEWS

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

USC Gould Title IX trailblazer works to put more women in leadership roles
May 30, 2023
"If we can continue moving forward, the future is very bright," says Associate Dean Nickey Woods