{"id":24719,"date":"2020-04-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/?page_id=24330"},"modified":"2023-09-11T18:38:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:38:12","slug":"public-interest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/concentrations\/public-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Interest Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24719\" class=\"elementor elementor-24719\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c2b436 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c2b436\" 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 elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8783e43\" data-id=\"8783e43\" 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-6ce6f14 page-hero elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"6ce6f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H1&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<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/resources\/images\/academics\/concentrations\/public-interest\/header.jpg\" class=\"page-hero-background\" alt=\"Hero Background Image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-before-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap \" >\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<H1 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>Public Interest Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUSC Gould School of Law\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\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<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c3f199 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c3f199\" 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 elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22705f0\" data-id=\"22705f0\" 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-023468d elementor-widget elementor-widget-auto-breadcrumbs elh-el auto-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"023468d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"auto-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"auto-breadcrumb-wrap  hide-in-mobile \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mobile-breadcrump\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/concentrations\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-left\"><\/i> Law Concentration Options<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a> <svg width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.61893 9.44422L3.96744 9.84869L8 5.16751L3.96744 0.486329L3.61893 0.890804L7.05407 4.87848L-7.38225e-07 4.87848L-8.35361e-07 5.4564L7.05407 5.4564L3.61893 9.44422Z\" \/><\/svg><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/\">Academics<\/a><svg width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.61893 9.44422L3.96744 9.84869L8 5.16751L3.96744 0.486329L3.61893 0.890804L7.05407 4.87848L-7.38225e-07 4.87848L-8.35361e-07 5.4564L7.05407 5.4564L3.61893 9.44422Z\" \/><\/svg><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/concentrations\/\">Law Concentration Options<\/a><svg width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.61893 9.44422L3.96744 9.84869L8 5.16751L3.96744 0.486329L3.61893 0.890804L7.05407 4.87848L-7.38225e-07 4.87848L-8.35361e-07 5.4564L7.05407 5.4564L3.61893 9.44422Z\" \/><\/svg><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/concentrations\/public-interest\/\">Public Interest Law<\/a><svg width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.61893 9.44422L3.96744 9.84869L8 5.16751L3.96744 0.486329L3.61893 0.890804L7.05407 4.87848L-7.38225e-07 4.87848L-8.35361e-07 5.4564L7.05407 5.4564L3.61893 9.44422Z\" \/><\/svg><\/li><\/ul>        <\/div>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad21b3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad21b3b\" 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-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-324b7fd m-sidebar-wrapper\" data-id=\"324b7fd\" 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-f0c75ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-nav_menu\" data-id=\"f0c75ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-nav_menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5>In this Section<\/h5><div class=\"menu-sidebar-academics-experiential-clinic-container\"><ul id=\"menu-sidebar-academics-experiential-clinic\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-69887\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-69887\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/\">Degrees<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-69894\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-69894\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/certificates\/\">Certificates<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-69901\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-69901\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/concentrations\/\">Areas of Concentration<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-69942\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-69942\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/concentrations\/adr\/\">Alternative Dispute Resolution<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-69949\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-69949\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/concentrations\/business\/\">Business Law<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-69956\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-69956\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/concentrations\/entertainment\/\">Media, Entertainment and Technology Law<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-69963\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-69963\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/concentrations\/public-interest\/\">Public Interest Law<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-69908\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-69908\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/experiential\/\">Experiential Learning<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-69928\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-69928\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/experiential\/clinics\/\">Clinics and Practicums<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-69935\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-69935\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/experiential\/externships\/\">JD Externships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-69970\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-69970\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-69983\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-69983\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/corporate\/\">Corporate &#038; Custom Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-69990\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-69990\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/other\/\">Non-Degree Programs<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-70000\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-70000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/jd\/visiting\/\">Visiting JD Students<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-70007\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-70007\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/other\/vip\/\">Visiting International Program (VIP) for Lawyers<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-70014\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-70014\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/other\/sle\/\">Summer Law and English (SLE)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-70030\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-70030\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/calendar\/\">Academic Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-70040\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-70040\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/\">Course Descriptions<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-70047\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-70047\"><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-9fc724b m-content-wrapper\" data-id=\"9fc724b\" 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-63a6241 background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"63a6241\" 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>USC Gould pioneered the concept of public interest legal education with our establishment in 1929 of the Legal Clinic at USC, which served as a model for other law schools. That leadership continues today with a broad range of opportunities for our students to deeply engage in the delivery of direct services to those in need.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1e2928 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1e2928\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5172272\" data-id=\"5172272\" 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-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<div class=\"image-before-header-wrap mb-25 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/resources\/images\/academics\/concentrations\/public-interest\/overview-and-faculty.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<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>Overview and Faculty<\/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\tLearn about the benefits of this area of concentration in our public interest law overview and meet our dedicated public interest law faculty.\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/concentrations\/public-interest\/overview\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/concentrations\/public-interest\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10bc34b\" data-id=\"10bc34b\" 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-2e74ab8 background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"2e74ab8\" 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<div class=\"image-before-header-wrap mb-25 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/resources\/images\/academics\/concentrations\/public-interest\/curriculum-and-degrees.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<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>Curriculum and Degrees<\/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<h3>Degrees<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/jd\/\">JD<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Certificates<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/academics\/certificates\/public-interest\/jd\/\">Public Interest Law (JD)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d359a3a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d359a3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be0cc34\" data-id=\"be0cc34\" 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-81eb25a background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"81eb25a\" 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\" 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