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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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CLASS Workshops
USC Gould School of Law
- CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (CLASS)
- CLASS WORKSHOPS
- CLEO WORKSHOPS
- WORKING PAPER SERIES
- FACULTY
- MAILING LIST
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic all events will be held from 12:00-1:00 pm via Zoom unless otherwise stated.
For Zoom participant information, please contact the department of Academic Operations AcademicOperations@law.usc.edu.
Online copies can be downloaded by clicking the title of the paper below as they become available. When not available for download, copies will be emailed to members of the CLASS email list. To join the list, please click here.
(Please note that some topics are to be announced)
Fall 2021
- August 23 - John Matsusaka (USC Marshall)
Title: “Does Proxy Advice Allow Funds to Cast Informed Votes?*”
- August 30 - Steven Shavell (Harvard Law)
Title: “On the Law of the Household: The Principles Used by Parents in Disciplining Their Children”
- September 13 - Manisha Padi (Berkeley)
Title: “Fiduciary Duty and the Market for Financial Advice”
- September 27 - Shane Greenstein (Harvard Business School)
Title: “Hidden Software and Veiled Value Creation: Illustrations from Server Software Usage”
- October 04 - Lawrence Zelenak (Duke)
Title: “Stanley S. Surrey: A Life in Taxes”
- October 11 - Cathy Hwang (University of Virginia)
Title: "Collaborative Intent"
- October 18 - Sander van der Linden (Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge)
Title: "Psychological Inoculation Against Misinformation"
*Jointly sponsored by Social Psychology Brown Bag Series
- October 25 - Robert Metcalfe (USC Dornsife)
Title: TBA
- November 01 - Colin Leach (Barnard College, Columbia University)
Title: TBA
*Jointly sponsored by Social Psychology Brown Bag Series
- November 08 - David G. Rand (Sloan School & Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT)
Title: “Understanding and Reducing Misinformation Online”
*Jointly sponsored by Social Psychology Brown Bag Series
- November 15 - Desmond Ang (Harvard Kennedy School)
Title: TBA
*Co-sponsors: Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) & Behavioral Science and Well-Being Initiative
- November 22 - Allison Redlich (George Mason University)
Title: TBA
*Jointly sponsored by Social Psychology Brown Bag Series
Spring 2022
- January 10 - Megan Stevenson (University of Virginia)
Title: TBA
- February 14 - Salma Mousa (Stanford)
Title: TBA
*Jointly sponsored by Social Psychology Brown Bag Series
- February 14 - Shahzeen Attari (Indiana University)
Title: TBA
*Jointly sponsored by Social Psychology Brown Bag Series
- April 11 - Gillian Hadfield (University of Toronto)
Title: TBA
- April 25 - Tanisha Fazal (University of Minnesota)
Title: TBA
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