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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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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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USC Gould School of Law
Executive Board
Editors-in-Chief
Monica Mahal
Juan Rehl-Garcia
Monica Mahal
Juan Rehl-Garcia
Managing Editor
Pitrina Gilger
Pitrina Gilger
Production Editor
Mathew Anekstein
Mathew Anekstein
Executive Senior Editors
Esteban De La Torre
Eric Fram
Esteban De La Torre
Eric Fram
Executive Editors
Camille Brown
Nayar Islam
Rebecca Lei
Stacy Wang
Camille Brown
Nayar Islam
Rebecca Lei
Stacy Wang
Executive Notes & Submissions Editor
Lindsey Sporrer
Lindsey Sporrer
Executive Development Editor
Isaac Reed
Isaac Reed
Senior Notes & Submissions Editors
Kierstein Ahrns
Tiffany Chang
XiaoChen Chen
Luke Fogel
Akiko Okamoto
Elizabeth Scofield
Kierstein Ahrns
Tiffany Chang
XiaoChen Chen
Luke Fogel
Akiko Okamoto
Elizabeth Scofield
Senior Articles Editors
Tahany Alsabahi
David Gobel
Ariel Jacoby
Tomi Johnson
Natalie Kerr
Tammi Matsukiyo
Savannah McGinnis
Sara Morse
Tahany Alsabahi
David Gobel
Ariel Jacoby
Tomi Johnson
Natalie Kerr
Tammi Matsukiyo
Savannah McGinnis
Sara Morse
Staff
Jacob Axelrad
Sadaf Bajwa
Ami Bhakta
Sigan Chen
Joshua Colfer
Sophia Duenas
Deepak Gore
Jennifer Guillen
Jacob Mindel
Daniel Tran
Kylah Turner
Gregory Velloze
Sadaf Bajwa
Ami Bhakta
Sigan Chen
Joshua Colfer
Sophia Duenas
Deepak Gore
Jennifer Guillen
Jacob Mindel
Daniel Tran
Kylah Turner
Gregory Velloze
Marlena Hanna
Emilie Ho
Andrew James
Daniel Jun
Brianna Khong
Chloe Kim
Junghoon Kim
Patrick McCarthy
Timothy Wolfe
Kevin Yen
Sophia Zahn
Noah Zgrablich
Emilie Ho
Andrew James
Daniel Jun
Brianna Khong
Chloe Kim
Junghoon Kim
Patrick McCarthy
Timothy Wolfe
Kevin Yen
Sophia Zahn
Noah Zgrablich
Business Manager
Maia Armaleo
Maia Armaleo
Faculty Advisor
Edward J. McCaffery
Edward J. McCaffery
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