Our Media, Entertainment and Technology Law areas of concentration offer you an exceptional opportunity to acquire the diverse skills and knowledge required to practice law in media and technology markets. The curriculum follows a distinctive practice-oriented approach that exposes you to the legal problem-solving skills and business concepts that lawyers apply every day to achieve client objectives.
We give equal weight to transactional and litigation practice areas and we emphasize active learning through skills workshops. Our courses are taught by prominent research faculty and experienced practitioners who have held some of the highest positions in law and business. For instance, our business planning courses are taught by a former CEO of a major Hollywood studio, our Intellectual Property Litigation Workshop is taught by the head of the intellectual property department at a major international law firm, and our Technology Transactions Workshop is taught by a former partner at a Silicon Valley law firm.
We prepare our students for practice through simulation and skills courses that require you to apply legal and business concepts to tackle deal-making and dispute-resolution scenarios in content and technology markets.
Both JD and LLM students in the Media, Entertainment and Technology Law areas of focus have the opportunity to enroll in courses at the renowned USC School of Cinematic Arts and/or the USC Marshall School of Business. In addition, JD students may pursue a dual MBA degree. Other dual JD degrees available include communications management, economics, business taxation and pharmacy.
