Southwestern Law School

With a long-standing emphasis on diversity, public service and innovative programs, and a mid-city campus featuring a world-renowned Art Deco Landmark, Southwestern Law School reflects the vibrancy of Los Angeles and provides an ideal setting for law study. Founded in 1911 as an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian institution, Southwestern is fully approved by the ABA and is a member of the AALS.

It is the only law school to offer four J.D. courses of study that differ in scheduling and instructional approach, including traditional full- and part-time programs as well as a unique two-year accelerated curriculum - SCALE. Southwestern also offers concurrent JD/MBA programs with The Drucker Graduate School of Management; a JD/MA program in Negotiation with California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH); a public policy certificate program with the Pardee RAND Graduate School (PRGS); a bioscience industry certificate program with the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI); LL.M. programs in entertainment and media law and general studies; and 3+3 BA/JD programs with CSUDH and California State University, Northridge (CSUN).

Southwestern's 12,000 alumni include prominent public officials - from members of Congress to mayors - and over 200 judges, as well as founders of major law firms and general counsels of multinational corporations. The law school has strong ties to the legal, business and civic sectors, and its Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute is closely linked to the entertainment industry in Hollywood and internationally.