ABA President Paulette Brown to Deliver Commencement Address at USC Gould School of Law

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ABA President Paulette Brown to Deliver Commencement Address at  USC Gould School of Law

Friday May 13, 2016

WHAT: USC Gould School of Law Class of 2016 graduation ceremony.

WHEN: Friday, May 13, 2016. The processional march begins at 3:30 p.m.

WHO: Paulette Brown, president of the American Bar Association and Partner and co-chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee at Locke Lord LLP, will present the keynote commencement address.

USC Gould School of Law Dean Andrew T. Guzman will take the stage to recognize the 200 students receiving juris doctorate degrees during commencement proceedings.

Additionally,  Master of Laws will be awarded to 229 international graduate students from 41 different countries – including 18 students who earned the degrees in Gould’s inaugural online program.

Two students will receive a master of comparative law degree. The international law graduates are associates at leading law firms, employed as corporate legal counsel and as business professionals in top companies worldwide and work for the governments and ministries of their home countries.

WHERE: USC’s Founders Park. This venue is located on the University Park Campus near Bovard Auditorium and Taper Hall.

WEBCAST: Those who are unable to attend the ceremony may watch the live webcast.

PARKING: Enter Gate 3 from South Figueroa Street (between Jefferson and Exposition boulevards) at USC McCarthy Way. Parking is free. Click here for driving directions and map.