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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.
- Academics
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.
- Students
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
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.
- Faculty
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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Media, Entertainment & Technology (MET) Law
USC Gould School of Law
- DEGREES
- CERTIFICATES
- + AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
- ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- BUSINESS LAW
- MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND TECHNOLOGY LAW
- PUBLIC INTEREST LAW
- + EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
- UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND PROGRAMS
- CORPORATE AND CUSTOM EDUCATION
- + NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS
- ACADEMIC CALENDAR
- COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
- BAR ADMISSIONS
With our close proximity to the media/entertainment capital and the burgeoning Southern California technology industry, USC Gould offers students unparalleled opportunities to prepare for rewarding careers in media, entertainment and technology law, as well as access to prominent research faculty and accomplished practitioners in the field.
Overview and Faculty
Learn about the benefits of this area of concentration in our media, entertainment and technology (MET) law overview and curriculum, as well as meet our dedicated MET faculty and students.
Certificates
Experiential Learning
Benefit from a wide range of hands-on skills training, often in direct service to clients.
Clinics (JD)
Externships (JD)
- Entertainment Law externship
- Patent Pilot Program, Central District of California, judicial externship
- USC Stevens Institute, in-house legal department externship
Organizations
A wide variety of student organizations focus on media, entertainment and technology law and related areas.
Conferences and Other Events
JD and LLM students have numerous opportunities to attend professional conferences and speaker series, where they can learn from leading practitioners.
RECENT NEWS
Professor Elyn Saks is co-winner of prestigious Pardes Humanitarian Prize
October 25, 2021
Saks honored for efforts to eliminate stigma of mental illness
Professor Franita Tolson testifies at hearing calling for restoration of Voting Rights Act
October 18, 2021
Senate hearing follows appearances by Tolson before House of Representatives committees
Key cases spotlighted at Supreme Court Preview
October 14, 2021
Professor Rebecca Brown moderates discussion with UC Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
