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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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Other Academic Publications
USC Gould School of Law
In addition to the three honor's journals, USC hosts two unique student-run publications.
Founded in 2018, as Law for Business, USC Gould's Business Law Digest provides business-oriented students with the opportunity to address periods of business innovation and disruption related to the law. Serving as Gould's only business-focused academic publication, BLD publishes biannually on topics relating to finance, tax, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, capital markets, business regulation, employment, and more. The publication also hosts a podcast series focused on timely and significant legal and business topics.
USC's Entertainment Law Spotlight was founded in 2017 as a forum for students and attorneys to explore and discuss developments in entertainment law. Unlike other legal publications, Spotlight aims to be less formal and includes shorter, more concise articles, that relate to various areas of the film industry.
Students may participate in an honors journal and the Business Law Digest or Spotlight.
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