{"id":24657,"date":"2022-02-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/?page_id=24330"},"modified":"2023-05-18T20:46:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T20:46:25","slug":"jd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/certificates\/public-interest\/jd\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate in Public Interest Law &#8211; JD"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24657\" class=\"elementor elementor-24657\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39be19a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39be19a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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menu-item-object-page menu-item-72441\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/\">Course Descriptions<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-72442\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72442\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/bar-admissions\/\">Bar Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa6225d m-content-wrapper\" data-id=\"aa6225d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae138d background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"9ae138d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Earning a certificate in Public Interest Law in addition to your JD degree gives you extensive preparation for a career in a wide range of organizations, including legal aid providers, public defenders, social justice agencies, nonprofits and foundations, government agencies, international human rights entities, public interest law firms and firms performing pro bono services. It signals to future employers that you have made a significant commitment to acquire substantive knowledge, practical skills and familiarity with the landscape of nonprofit and government law to prepare you for a successful career.<\/p><p>You may earn multiple\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/certificates\/\">certificates<\/a>\u00a0offered by USC Gould. Some courses count toward more than one certificate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c77a4 background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"d6c77a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<H2 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>Certificate Requirements<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>To earn the certificate, you must take at least 20 units of mandatory, foundational, elective, skills and clinical or practicum courses as outlined below. In addition, you must complete an upper-division writing requirement and 50 hours of pro bono work.<\/p><p>No more than 4 units counted toward the certificate may be taken CR\/D\/F. Foundational courses may not be taken CR\/D\/F.<\/p><h3>Mandatory Courses<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2855\">Administrative Law and Regulatory Policy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=3048\">Ethical Issues for Nonprofit, Government and Criminal Lawyers<\/a>\u00a0(must be taken in the first or second year)<\/li><\/ul><h3>Foundational Course (choose at least one; may not be taken CR\/D\/F)<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2887\">Civil Rights Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2902\">Criminal Procedure<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2913\">Employment Discrimination Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2935\">Immigration Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2949\">International Human Rights Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2993\">Poverty Law<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Electives (at least 6 units required) (courses taken to meet the foundational requirement do not also count toward the elective requirement)<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2886\">Children's Legal Issues<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2885\">Children, Sexuality and the Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2887\">Civil Rights Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2890\">Constitutional Innovation Seminar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2892\">Constitutional Theory Seminar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2901\">Counterterrorism, Privacy and Civil Liberties<\/a><\/li><li>Crime, Punishment and Justice<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2903\">Critical Race Theory<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2902\">Criminal Procedure<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2904\">Cross-Cultural Dispute Resolution<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2913\">Employment Discrimination Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2916\">Environmental Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=3029\">Equality and Difference<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2920\">Family Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2922\">Federal Courts: The Federal System II<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2923\">Federal Criminal Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2924\">First Amendment<\/a><\/li><li>Foreign Relations and National Security Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2927\">Global Health Law and Human Rights<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2931\">Health Law and Policy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2935\">Immigration Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2948\">International Criminal Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2949\">International Human Rights<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2957\">Labor Law<\/a><\/li><li>Law and Society<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2967\">Law, Mental Health and Ethics<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=3020\">Legal and Social Determinants of Health<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2975\">Local Government Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2980\">Mental Health Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2985\">National Security Law Seminar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2986\">Negotiation Skills<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2993\">Poverty Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=3057\">Public Health Law and Policy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2996\">Public International Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2997\">Race and Gender in the Law<\/a><\/li><li>Race, Racism and the Law<\/li><li>Race, Social Media, and the Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=3010\">Sex, Gender and the Law<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=3011\">Sexual Orientation and the Law<\/a><\/li><li>Suing the Government<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=3022\">Topics in Criminal Law and Criminology<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=3031\">U.S. Foreign Policy and International Law<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Skills Courses (minimum 2 units required)<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2859\">Advanced Legal Writing: Appellate Advocacy<\/a><\/li><li>Advanced Legal Writing: Partnership with Public Counsel<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2859\">Advanced Legal Writing for Pretrial Practice<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2883\">Child Interviewing Practicum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2908\">Deposition Strategies and Techniques<\/a><\/li><li>Family Law Mediation<\/li><li>Negotiation and Mediation Advocacy<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2995\">Pretrial Advocacy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=3030\">Trial Advocacy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Clinical or Practicum Courses (minimum one semester required)<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2933\">Immigration Clinic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2950\">International Human Rights Clinic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2977\">Mediation Clinic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2992\">Post-Conviction Justice Project<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2853\">Access to Justice Practicum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2973\">Legislative Policy Practicum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2979\">Medical-Legal Partnership Seminar Practicum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/course-details.cfm?id=2918\">Externship<\/a>\u00a0with a qualifying organization (including international human rights or war crimes tribunal) if clinics\/practicums are full<\/li><\/ul><p>Not all courses are offered every year.<\/p><p>You may petition for approval to count elective courses not on the above list that are offered by the law school or another USC school.<\/p><p>Public Interest Law Certificate students may desire to pursue coursework in subjects not currently in our regular curriculum. In this event, the certificate's Advisory Committee will assist the academic dean in determining whether demand is sufficient to warrant engaging an adjunct or visiting professor to offer such a course on a one-time or more frequent basis.<\/p><h3>Upper Division Writing Requirement<\/h3><p>You must meet the upper-division writing requirement with a paper or other substantial project written for a clinic\/practicum or a foundational or elective course. Papers written for other courses may meet this requirement via petition to and approval by the Public Interest Law Certificate Advisory Committee.<\/p><h3>Pro Bono Requirement<\/h3><p>You must complete at least 50 hours of pro bono service during your time at USC Gould. Students are to log their pro bono hours\u00a0<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https:\/\/mylaw2.usc.edu\/portal\/public-service-log\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0From MyPortal, click on \"SBA and Student Organizations,\" then \"Public Service Log.\"<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d84fc background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"48d84fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25 bio-profile\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-before-header-wrap  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/portal\/directory\/photos\/clare-pastore.jpg\" alt=\"thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>I really like the practical classes that I have been able to take. In my favorite class, we've been dealing with a very hands-on hypothetical start-up. We focus on a fictitious studio from conception to creating its legal entity to the release of a slate of movies. We reviewed financing as well as domestic and foreign distribution agreements, negotiated and drafted documents, and learned how to use those agreements to secure initial funding from banks.<\/p><p><strong>Mei Tuggle, JD 2017<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Interest Law [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":24656,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0},"categories":[89,559,35],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Certificate in Public Interest Law - JD - USC Gould School of Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Certificate in Public Interest Law - JD - USC Gould School of Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Public Interest Law [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/certificates\/public-interest\/jd\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"USC Gould School of Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-18T20:46:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/resources\/images\/academics\/certificates\/public-interest\/jd\/header.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/certificates\/public-interest\/jd\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/certificates\/public-interest\/jd\/\",\"name\":\"Certificate in Public Interest Law - JD - USC Gould School of Law\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/54.241.45.173\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-08T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-18T20:46:25+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/certificates\/public-interest\/jd\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/certificates\/public-interest\/jd\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/certificates\/public-interest\/jd\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Academics\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Graduate Certificate Program Options\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/certificates\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Public-interest\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/certificates\/public-interest\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Certificate in Public Interest Law &#8211; 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