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Leadership with a cause

Leadership with a cause

USC Gould alumnae find leadership roles at intersection of law, business and public service.

February 6, 2025

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Fighting housing injustice

Fighting housing injustice

Professor Bernadette Atuahene follows up her research and community organizing with a new book, ‘Plundered: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America.'

January 13, 2025

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Students meet employers at 2024 Public Interest Career Fair

Students meet employers at 2024 Public Interest Career Fair

USC Gould alumni working in public interest sector returned for annual career fair on campus.

November 20, 2024

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Degrees

Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies

Juris Doctor (JD) Degree & Program

Master of Laws (LLM) - Online

Master of Laws (LLM) Degree - 1 Year Course

Master of Studies in Law (MSL) - On-Campus

Master of Studies in Law (MSL) Degree - Online

Two-Year Extended Master of Laws (2-Year LLM)

Certificates

Certificate in Law and Advocacy

Certificate in Public Interest Law - JD

Online Certificate in Social Work Administration

Clare Pastore

Professor of the Practice of Law

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Michael Brennan

Clinical Professor Emeritus of Law

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Niels W. Frenzen

Sidney M. and Audrey M. Irmas Endowed Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Immigration Clinic

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Jean Lantz Reisz

Co-Director, USC Immigration Clinic, and Clinical Associate Professor of Law

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Stephen M. Rich

Vice Dean for Academic Research and Intellectual Life, and Maurice Jones, Jr. – Class of 1925 Professor of Law

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Heidi Rummel

Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Post-Conviction Justice Project

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Deepika Sharma

Clinical Associate Professor of Law, and Director, Housing Law and Policy Clinic

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Michael Parente

Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Post-Conviction Justice Project

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Faculty in the News

Bernadette Atuahene

100 years of 100 things: Housing inequality

The Brian Lehrer Show

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Deepika Sharma

What has Measure ULA done so far?

Shelterforce

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Clare Pastore

City disputes Human Rights Watch report accusing LA of ‘criminalizing’ homelessness

Southern California News Group

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Housing Law and Policy Clinic

Immigration Clinic

International Human Rights Clinic

Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics

Robin Craig

“A Broader Look at the Public Trust Doctrine,” 27th Annual Tulane Environmental Law & Policy Summit: Environmental Litigation, Environmental & Energy Law Society, Public Trust Doctrine and Environmental Law, Virtual, Tulane Law School.

May 2, 2022
Robin Craig

"How Recreation Became Part of the Public Trust Doctrine," University of Oregon School of Law's Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, Virtual, Eugene, OR.

May 2, 2022
Robin Craig

Robin Craig participated on a panel discussion on “Wildfire and Climate Displacement,” Environmental Law Society "Culture Week," UC Davis School of Law, Davis, CA.

April 1, 2022

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