The School of Law provides exceptional, practical legal training combined with solid legal theory. Students are challenged to view law not merely as rules to be mastered, but as social policies to be explored and questioned. Through our extensive clinical offerings, our highly respected litigation program and our comprehensive writing curriculum, our students acquire superb skills in analysis, document drafting, advocacy, trial technique, counseling, interviewing and negotiating.
Law courses are conveniently offered on a full-time and part-time basis with both day and evening classes. Law students may earn a juris doctor (JD) degree and may receive a certificate of specialization in one or more specialty areas: business law, criminal law, environmental law, intellectual property law, international law, labor and employment law, litigation, public interest law, real estate law and tax law.
To further enhance students’ career options, the School of Law also offers a combined JD/MBA in conjunction with GGU’s Ageno School of Business. A JD/PhD in clinical psychology is offered in conjunction with the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (PGSP) in Palo Alto. For more information on the psychology program, please call PGSP at 800-818-6136, or visit its website at www.pgsp.edu.
The School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association. *
Special Programs
The School of Law offers the unique Honors Lawyering Program in which students receive intensive skills training and spend two semesters in apprenticeship at law offices or government agencies. The curriculum offers a rigorous examination of legal theory and legal writing.
The School of Law also offers one of the most comprehensive advocacy and dispute resolution curricula in the country. Our litigation program trains students in every aspect of pretrial negotiation and planning including trial techniques and appellate reviews. In addition, students are taught alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation and arbitration. In recent years, our mock trial teams have won multiple regional and national championships in trial competition and were semi-finalists in many others.
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We provide the opportunity for law students to practice their legal skills with local, state and federal legal agencies and courts through our clinics and internship programs. Located in the heart of San Francisco’s legal and financial district, we offer both on-site clinics and field placements as an integral part of the curriculum. Through these programs, students earn academic credit while working closely under the direction of full-time clinical faculty members or practicing attorneys.
Summer Session
Each year, the School of Law sponsors a summer session with required and elective courses. The program is open to law students from Golden Gate University and other ABA-accredited law schools.
International Study
Each summer the School of Law offers two study-abroad programs: one in Bangkok, Thailand, on Pacific Rim issues; and one in Paris, France, on comparative international law and cosponsored by the University of Paris X (Nanterre). These programs are taught by law school professors from Golden Gate University School of Law, by professors from other ABA law schools and by experts in the host country.
Graduate Law Programs Law graduates may continue their legal studies by enrolling in one of our five LLM programs: environmental law, intellectual property law, international legal studies, taxation and United States legal studies. Students with an LLM can earn an SJD (doctorate) in international legal studies.
Our Faculty
Our School of Law faculty shares a strong commitment to both excellence in teaching and accessibility to students. The 40 full-time members and more than 60 adjunct professors are dedicated to giving their students one of the finest legal educations in the country. They are well respected within the legal community and have been trained at the nation’s finest law schools. Their education, real-world legal experience and expert teaching skills prepare students for an exciting, successful career in law.
Student Body
Our student body of approximately 860 students is a mix of working professionals and recent college graduates drawn from more than 100 undergraduate and graduate institutions. Fifty-six percent of our students are women and 80 percent of the students attend the School of Law full time.
For admissions and application information, please call or write to:
Admissions Office
Golden Gate University School of Law 536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
Phone: 415-442-6630 or 800-GGU-4YOU Fax: 415-442-6631
E-mail: lawadmit@ggu.edu Website: www.ggu.edu/law
B enefits Approved by the American Bar
Association (ABA)* Member in good standing of the Association of American Law
Schools (AALS) Location in the heart of San Francisco’s
financial and legal district Extensive clinical program offering stu-
dents many opportunities for practical
legal experience Comprehensive advocacy and dispute
resolution program Unique Honors Lawyering Program
through which students spend two
semesters working as apprentices in
law offices JD, JD/MBA, JD/PhD in clinical psychology; certificates of specialization in various concentrations; LLM in environmental law, intellectual property law, taxation and United States legal studies; LLM and SJD in international legal studies
*On December 9, 2005 the American Bar Association placed Golden Gate University Law School’s accreditation in a probationary status. The ABA cited the school’s first-time bar passage rate as the reason for its decision. While on probation, the law school remains a fully ABA-accredited law school. The school has implemented a comprehensive program to address and improve graduates’ first-time bar-passage rate.
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