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Law (JD) at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

The Juris Doctor is the basic law degree at USC Gould, requiring 88 units across six semesters of full-time attendance. The first year is a prescribed curriculum, and the second and third years are primarily elective, with clinical, externship and research opportunities.

Faculty: USC Gould School of Law  |  Duration: Six full-time semesters; 88 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

First-year courses include Torts, Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Property, Legal Profession, and year-long Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy. Upper-division students meet an upper-division writing requirement, a professional skills requirement and three or more semesters of Professional Legal Experience, and may take clinics such as the Post-Conviction Justice Project and the Pretrial, Trial and Appellate Advocacy sequence, judicial externships and internships.

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Duration: Six full-time semesters; 88 units

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