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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.
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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.
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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
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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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
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- WORKING PAPER SERIES
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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 2022
- August 22 - Kathy Zeiler (Boston)
Title: The Transparency of Quantitative Empirical Legal Research (2018–2020)
- August 29 - Melissa F. Wasserman (Texas)
Title: “Deadlines versus Continuous Incentives: Evidence from the Patent Office.”
- September 12 - Emily Ryo (USC)
Title: “Judicial Independence in Immigration Courts”
- September 19 - Matt Shaffer (Marshall)
Title: “Contentious Valuations: Financial Reports as Schelling Points.”
- October 03 - Eyal Zamir (Hebrew University, visiting at USC Gould)
Title: “Biases in Legal Decision Making: Comparing Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys, Law Students, and Laypersons”.
- October 10 - Daria Roithmayr (USC)
Title: “Detecting the Network Spread of Police Shooting in the Chicago Police Department”
- October 17 - Stephanie Tully (USC Marshall)
Title: "Psychological Ownership of Money"
- October 24 - Angela Zhang (Hong Kong)
Title: "TBA"
- October 31 - Hillel Bavli (SMU Dedman School of Law)
Title: "Character Evidence as a Conduit for Implicit Bias"
- November 07 - Jeffery Zhang (Michigan)
Title: "Protecting the Sovereign's Money Monopoly."
- November 14 - Dolores Albarracin (Penn)
Title: "TBA"
*Jointly sponsored by Social Science/ Psychology Workshop Brown Bag Series
Spring 2023
- January 23 - David Hirshleifer (USC Marshall)
Title: "TBA"
*Jointly sponsored by Social Science/ Psychology Workshop Brown Bag Series
- January 30 - Barak Richman (Duke)
Title: "TBA"
- February 27 - Roseanna Sommers (Michigan)
Title: "TBA"
- March 06 - Erik Hovenkamp (USC)
Title: "TBA"
- March 20 - Peter Ditto (UCI)
Title: "TBA"
*Jointly sponsored by Social Science/ Psychology Workshop Brown Bag Series
- April 24 - Kathy Young (Univ. Mass)
Title: "TBA"
RECENT NEWS
Q&A with Kelsey McGregor (JD 2015)
September 27, 2022
Kelsey McGregor, counsel at WilmerHale, is working for six months as a senior supervising attorney for USC Gould's IHRC
USC Gould welcomes JD Class of 2025, setting new marks in academic excellence
September 22, 2022
Diverse, talented class continues trend of scholarly achievement and professional impact
Newest group of USC Gould master’s students represents nearly 40 countries worldwide
September 22, 2022
This fall’s Graduate and International Programs include new social work certificates
