Catalog 2014

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SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL

Trailblazer in actively recruiting women and minorities (1911) n first in Southern California to utilize Harvard case method of instruction (1915) n first to offer selection of 2- 3- and 4-year J.D. programs (1974) n one of the longest running part-time evening J.D. programs n oldest 2-year J.D. program—SCALE (1974) n one of the first part-time day programs for students with child- or elder-care responsibilities—PLEAS (1981) n National Trust for Historic Preservation award for adaptive reuse of landmark Bullocks Wilshire Building (2000) n first Entertainment and Media Law Institute (2000) n first Entertainment and Media Law LL.M. program (2002) n one of the first technologically advanced teaching courtrooms (2004) n 7 unique practicums: entertainment (2002), appellate, immigration (2010), law firm, film production (2012), amicus (2013), criminal (2014) n on-campus clinics: street law (2006), children’s rights (2007), immigration law (2008), fair employment and housing (2014) n selected by Carnegie Foundation as one of ten U.S. law schools leading curricular and skills-training innovation (2007) n first 3-track legal research and writing program offering appellate, negotiation or trial advocacy options (2009) n largest Externship Program in Southern California n first concurrent J.D./M.B.A. degree with The Drucker Graduate School of Management (2009) n first 3-year J.D./M.B.A. program on the West Coast (2010) n specialized certificate programs: public policy with Pardee RAND Graduate School (2010), bioscience industry law with Keck Graduate Institute INNOVATIVE (2013) n first student-run entertainment law blog (2011) n new award-winning on- LEGAL EDUCATION campus student residential complex (2013) SINCE 1911


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