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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.
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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.
- Student Life
Student Life
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.
Aariel Holmes
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Lecturer in Law
Email: aholmes@law.usc.edu699 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90089-0074 USA
Last Updated: August 15, 2018
Aariel Holmes manages global human resources compliance for Salesforce.com, Inc. a cloud computing company headquartered in San Francisco, California with over 30,000 employees and offices in more than 27 countries. Holmes advises internal business partners on HR compliance issues that arise throughout the employee lifecycle. Prior to joining Salesforce.com, Inc., she managed global human resources compliance for Holland America Group a branch of Carnival Corporation & plc.
Holmes is a Los Angeles native and currently resides in the Bay Area. She obtained her JD from Howard University School of Law where she externed for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and served as president of the Public Interest Law Society. Holmes holds a BA in Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University, and is certified by the HR Certification Institute (HRCI) as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).
Holmes teaches online Human Resource Compliance for USC Gould’s LLM and MSL programs.
RECENT SCHOLARSHIP
Dorothy S. Lund
June, 2019
"Toward a Mission Statement for Mutual Funds in Shareholder Litigation," National Business Law Scholars Conference, Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley, CA.
Daniel Klerman
June, 2019
“Forum Selling Abroad,” Comparative Law Work-In-Progress Workshop, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, IL.
Emily Ryo
June, 2019
Emily Ryo was honored with an appreciation award from Senator Kamala Harris for her outstanding commitment to providing legal assistance to immigrant communities and to her research and work on immigration.
