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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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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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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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UPDATE (effective Summer: 2021) - Because of COVID-19 all MCGC job fairs will be conducted virtually. We are confident that despite these changes we will provide the same high-quality interviewing experience for students and employers alike. For information and registration details, please visit the MCGC website at https://mcgc.law.wisc.edu/. We look forward to returning to in-person operations as soon as we can safely do so.
USC Gould is a member of the Midwest-California-Georgia Consortium (MCGC), which holds job fairs in New York City, Washington D.C., Chicago, and Texas. Member schools include USC Gould, University of Minnesota, Emory University School of Law, UCLA School of Law, University of Iowa College of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School and Washington University in St Louis.
Held in late July and early August, these job fairs are an excellent opportunity for employers to interview second- and third-year students from USC Gould and other top-tier law schools at the same time and location.
For additional information, please contact Linda Richardson, USC Gould's associate director of Career Services at 213-740-7397 or visit the MCGC website.
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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