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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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USC Gould School of Law
- DEGREES
- CERTIFICATES
- + AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
- ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- BUSINESS LAW
- MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND TECHNOLOGY LAW
- PUBLIC INTEREST LAW
- + EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
- UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
- CORPORATE AND CUSTOM EDUCATION
- + NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS
- ACADEMIC CALENDAR
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- BAR ADMISSIONS
Jonathan Barnett
Director, Media, Entertainment and Technology Law
Jeffrey Pearlman
Director of the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic
Michael Chasalow
Clinical Professor of Law
Co-Director, Business Law
Director, Small Business Clinic
Academic Director, Business Law Certificate
Research Faculty
Erik Hovenkamp
Assistant Professor of Law
Daniel Klerman
Charles L. and Ramona I. Hilliard Professor of Law and History
Edward McCaffery
Robert C. Packard Trustee Chair in Law and Professor of Law, Economics and Political Science
Adjunct Faculty
Media and Entertainment
- Joseph Anderson
Manatt Phelps LLP - Bill Chang
Riot Games - Eileen Decker
Former U.S. Attorney, Central District of California - Corey Field
Corey Field Law Group PC - Jonathan Handel
TroyGould, LLP - Adam Hime
Endeavor Content - Ayano Ichida
Miramax - Katherine Imp
DLA Piper - Lori Kozak
Fox Rothschild, LLP - Mark Lee
Rimon PC - Paul Levine
Attorney at Law - Alan J. Levine
Former President and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment - Mark Litwak
Mark Litwak and Associates - Dan Nabel
Riot Games - Brian Peck
USC Gould School of Law, Center for Transnational Law and Business - Randol Schoenberg
Burris, Schoenberg & Walden, LLP - Roger Schroeder
- Larry Sheffield
Paramount - Kenneth Wilton
Seyfarth Shaw, LLP - Daniel Yankelevits
Sony Pictures Entertainment - Rami Yanni
Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman - Caroline Vranca
Funny or Die, Inc.
Adjunct Faculty
Technology and Entrepreneurship
- Timothy Best
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP - Marc Brown
McDermott Will & Emery, LLP - Ali Khosh
Quandary Peak Research - Rick Friedman
NovusGC - Jason Lo
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP - Roman Melnik
Lowenstein & Weatherwax, LLP - Alex Voxman
Latham & Watkins LLP
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June 1, 2023
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May 30, 2023
"If we can continue moving forward, the future is very bright," says Associate Dean Nickey Woods

USC Gould Commencement Day 2023 - Ceremony Videos
May 12, 2023
Join the USC Gould School of Law in celebrating the accomplishments of the Class of 2023!