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- About
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.
- Admissions
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.
Faculty Workshops and Conferences
- FACULTY DIRECTORY
- LECTURERS IN LAW DIRECTORY
- EXPERTS DIRECTORY
- FACULTY IN THE NEWS
- SCHOLARSHIP AND PUBLICATIONS
- DISTINCTIONS AND AWARDS
- + CENTERS
- CENTER FOR LAW AND PHILOSOPHY (CLP)
- CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (CLASS)
- CENTER FOR LAW, HISTORY AND CULTURE (CLHC)
- CENTER FOR TRANSNATIONAL LAW AND BUSINESS (CTLB)
- INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM INSTITUTE (IRI)
- PACIFIC CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY AND ETHICS
- SAKS INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW, POLICY, AND ETHICS
- WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
Workshops & Conferences
Fall 2018
- August 23, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Faculty Lounge) (Faculty Workshop)
Speaker: Scott Altman (USC)
Title: TBA
- August 29, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (118/120) (CLHC Workshop)
Speaker: Adam Winkler (UCLA)
Title: TBA
- September 06, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Faculty Lounge) (Faculty Workshop)
Speaker: Daniel Klerman (USC)
Title: TBA
- September 12, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Faculty Lounge) (CLHC Workshop)
Speaker: Justin Driver (University of Chicago) Book Talk
Title: TBA
- October 03, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (118/120) (CLHC Workshop)
Speaker: Anna Krakus (USC)
Title: TBA
- October 18, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Faculty Lounge) (Faculty Workshop)
Speaker: John Witt (Yale)
Title: TBA
Co-sponsored by (CLHC)
- October 24, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (118/120) (CLHC Workshop)
Speaker: Alaina Morgan (Stanford)
Title: TBA
Spring 2019
- February 07, 12:00 PM - 1:03 PM (Faculty Lounge) (Faculty Workshop)
Speaker: Mike Simkovic (USC)
Title: TBA
- March 20, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (118/120) (CLHC Workshop)
Speaker: Guillaume Calafat (Université Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne)
Title: TBA
- April 17, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (118/120) (CLHC Workshop)
Speaker: Eduardo Morales (USC)
Title: TBA
FACULTY IN THE NEWS
ABA Journal
July 18, 2018
Re: Orin Kerr
Orin Kerr was cited for his recent editorial on his experience taking the California bar exam much later in life in order to practice law in another state. "It’s not like you can test lawyerly competence among 20 topics any better than with 10 topics," Kerr commented. "It just requires more time memorizing, and it’s not obvious what that has to do with lawyerly ability.”
RECENT SCHOLARSHIP
Nomi Stolzenberg
May, 2018
"Blindspot: Faith-Based Discrimination and the Misinterpretation of Sherbert v. Verner," Conference on Law, Religion and Complicity, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.
Jonathan Barnett
May, 2018
"The Great Patent Grab", The Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Scott Altman
May, 2018
"Parental Control Rights." In Philosophical Foundations of Children's and Family Law, edited by Elizabeth Brake & Lucinda Ferguson. New York: Oxford Univerity Press, 2018.
