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- About
About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 115-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 rigorous and interdisciplinary curriculum, our invaluable experiential learning opportunities, and the breadth and depth of our specialized areas of concentration and certificate offerings.
- Admissions
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.
- 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.
- Alumni and Giving
Alumni and Giving
The global Trojan network of more than 10,000 law alumni and donors include recognized leaders in numerous fields who are deeply committed to supporting student and law school success.
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- CAREER EVENTS AND RESOURCES
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USC Gould is an elite, private institution offering an innovative curriculum focusing on the law as an expression of social values and as an instrument for implementing social goals. USC Gould is small and collegial, with an entering class of approximately 200 JD students drawn from all regions of the country and around the world. Our JD student body is richly diverse, reflecting the school's recognition of the critical importance of diversity both in the classroom and the legal community.
Instruction at USC Gould is both highly theoretical and highly practical, emphasizing in various courses both a critical understanding of how law functions in society and a practical knowledge of how lawyers function within the legal system. The school has achieved national recognition both for our innovative, interdisciplinary-oriented faculty and for our leadership in clinical education.
USC Gould graduates are highly regarded and actively sought in the legal job market. We dedicate our efforts to maintaining USC's strong ties to national legal employers as well as our historically significant role within the Los Angeles and Southern California legal communities.
Services offered to employers include:
- On-campus recruitment events in summer, fall and spring
- Off-campus recruitment events in New York, Washington, D.C., the San Francisco Bay area and Chicago
- Job postings and résumé collection
Thank you for considering our students and graduates. We look forward to working with you.
RECENT NEWS
IRS commissioner addresses tax professionals
March 12, 2020
Charles Rettig encourages participants of USC Gould’s Tax Institute to work with the agency.
When the USC Gould School of Law Called Downtown L.A. Home
March 2, 2020
USC students of a century ago pursued law right in the middle of the legal scene: downtown Los Angeles’ hotbed of courth...
$2 million gift to Public Interest Law Foundation supports 30-year legacy of service, education
February 28, 2020
The gift comes from educator, philanthropist Barbara Bice.
