the Case forloyola ContinUes

sUPPorting evidenCe:

“loyola’s long-standing tradition of graduating lawyers with practical skills continues today with a dynamic curriculum that is structured to provide students with cutting-edge instruction and real world simulation in the classroom, as well as hands-on experience in the field such as working in one of several clinics on campus and in loyola’s downtown Public interest law Center. the law school’s curriculum is designed to better prepare our grads to pass the bar exam and hit the ground running.”

JEAN BOYLAN Associate Dean for Clinical Programs

and Experiential Learning and Clinical Professor of Law

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day division programLoyola’s Day Division Program provides an outstanding three-year program for full-time law students. The fi rst year consists of eight required courses. In the second and third years, most courses are elective. Classes are off ered from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., allowing students tremendous fl exibility in arranging the “perfect” schedule.

evening division programThe Evening Division Program is geared to those students who either work or who fi nd the evening program more conducive to the schedules which govern their lives. The Evening Program is usually completed in four years including two Summer Sessions. Classes meet from Monday through Thursday evenings beginning at 6 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters and at 5:45 pm during the Summer Session.

eLeCtivesWhat will you practice? Loyola’s unique curriculum provides students the opportunity to take an elective course during their fi rst year. These courses introduce students to international law, immigration law, intel-lectual property and taxation. Students learn more about these specialty areas and decide if participating in one of Loyola’s Concentrations is right for them.

summer abroad programsWith an International Dispute Settlement & Confl ict Resolution program in the Eastern Mediterranean (Cyprus) and International and Comparative Law programs in Bologna (Italy) and Beijing (China), Loyola students expand the boundaries of their learning environment – not just outside the classroom but in locales throughout the world. These 2-4 week programs are taught by Loyola faculty and foreign experts, and students earn academic credit toward their degree.

Jd/mba programLoyola Law School and the Graduate Program of the College of Business Administration of Loyola Marymount University (LMU) off er a dual degree program in law and business. Graduates of the program receive their JD from the Law School and the Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) from LMU. The International Master’s of Business Administration program may also be completed concurrently with the Law School curriculum. The dual degree program provides for the achievement of both degrees in four years instead of the fi ve normally required to complete the degree programs separately.

tax LLm programInaugurated in 1999, Loyola’s Tax LLM Program is already ranked among the top 10 graduate tax programs in the U.S. (US News). The program consists of substantive courses taught by experienced specialists as well as extensive and intensive clinical training. The quality of our student body and small class sizes have also enabled us to attract some of the best advanced tax instructors available anywhere; most are nationally recognized experts in their fi elds.

-year Joint Jd/tax LLm programLoyola off ers what we believe to be the only fully-sequenced 3-Year Joint JD/Tax LLM Program in the U.S. Three years. Two degrees. A program designed to make you practice-ready in tax immediately upon graduation. In today’s market, job candidates need every edge they can get. A Tax LLM degree certifi es competence in a discipline central to transactional practice.

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“What is unique in the loyola Concentration program is that we don’t just lay out all of the course work for a specific field and say, ‘take which ever ones you want.’ We went a step further in actually creating advisory boards to look at our offerings in those specific areas and asked, ‘what does a young lawyer need to start out in that field?’ We turned to our faculty, alumni, working experts and even to other schools to develop each Concentration, to make sure that our program will best suit our students.”

CINDY ARCHERDirector of Concentrations

and Clinical Professor of Law

ConcConcConcentrationsentrations

Concentration means more than staying focused in the classroom at Loyola. The Law School’s new subject-matter Concentrations combine rigorous intellectual training with cutting-edge clinical and experiential learning components, which are supplemented by signifi cant alumni mentoring. Before students graduate, they will participate in at least one semester-long simulation or live-client experience in their fi eld of concentration. This innovative curriculum signals to employers that Loyola students will provide immediate value because they can perform eff ectively as soon as they enter the legal profession.

Concentration programs are available to both day and evening division students. Students will earn recognition on their transcript for completing these intensive programs and will also be eligible to earn honors at graduation based on their performance. Staying focused on legal skills development takes concentration to the next level at Loyola.

entrations

Students participate in Loyola’s Civil Litigation Practicum, a year-long course recommended for students enrolled in the Civil Litigation and Advocacy Concentration. This session focused on courtroom etiquette and ethical lawyering is led by alumnus and former dean, the Hon. Frederick J. Lower, Jr. ‘64 (Ret.).

ConCentrations Beyond the Classroom

ConCentrations Beyond the Classroom

Corporate Law In addition to foundational courses like Business Associations, students are required to take the capstone course, Business Planning. Students follow a simulated client through a capital-raising transaction in the capstone course. They are given assignments that mirror the work done by junior associates, including analyzing and commenting on transaction documents and drafting an agreement from precedent.

CriminaL JustiCeStudents who complete the Concentration program will have a matchless opportunity for exposure to and concentrated study in the law and skills necessary to train as an advocate in a criminal prosecution or defense setting. It is an intensive integrated experience highlighting Loyola’s renowned faculty, social justice mission and practical experience.

environmentaL LawStudents in the Environmental Law Con-centration first master the basic substantive law needed to practice effectively in this very complex field. They will then gain practical knowledge through a capstone ex-perience. During that experience they will work on cutting edge litigation involving is-sues such as climate change, or participate in structuring a transaction for a “green energy” source such as wind or solar.

internationaL and Comparative LawThis Concentration offers specializations in three areas including: International Economic Law, International Criminal and Human Rights Law and Internation-al and Comparative Law.

pubLiC interestThe Public Interest Law Concentration provides an opportunity to explore the many legal careers serving the public interest. These may include careers advocating for children, immigrants, minority groups, people who are indigent, non-profit organi-zations, civil and constitutional rights, and environmental justice. This Concentration also requires students to enroll in at least four units of experiential learning in a public interest practice environment.

taxStudents in the Tax Concentration complete 15 units of tax courses, including a tax research course and an experiential learning course, in specialties ranging from business taxation and estate planning to taxation of intellectual property. Loyola’s Tax LLM Program has ranked among the top 10 graduate tax programs in US News for the past six years.

immigration advoCaCy sub-ConCentration (ias)

Immigration advocates must be prepared for practice not only in administrative immigration proceedings but also the circuit courts for

immigration appeals, as well as other state and federal courts if representing immigrant clients

in non-immigration matters such as employment and civil rights. The IAS incorporates Loyola’s

renowned civil advocacy curriculum while requiring students to enroll in doctrinal immigration courses.

Students will also participate in an immigration-related field externship to expose them to the

application of their classroom learning to real-life immigration issues.

CiviL Litigation and advoCaCyAn important component of the program is the Civil Litigation Skills Practicum, a year-long course allowing students to participate in the planning and execution of each major phase of litigation through a simulated client representation. Further, as a capstone experience, all students will participate in an externship allowing them to apply their knowledge and skills to real life disputes.

ConCentrations Beyond the Classroom

sports Law sub-ConCentration

The rigorous curriculum provides course coverage for students interested in representing athletes, teams, leagues and other businesses with regard to antitrust, contract, labor, trademark, tort and other legal issues in the sports industry. Students in this Sub-Concentration can also benefit from

attending the Loyola Sports Law Institute’s symposia and speaker programs which feature

prominent members of the sports law community addressing cutting edge matters of law and

policy. Students will also complete an externship to satisfy a “capstone” requirement designed to

provide valuable practical experience. The goal is to provide a solid foundation for those who wish to pursue careers in the diverse areas of sports law.

entertainment/media LawThis program includes coursework and experience relating to legal matters that arise in representing individuals or entities in the entertainment and media industries, including copyright and trademark law. Required elective courses will focus on particular industry segments or aspects of practice. Students will be able to gain in-practice experience through externships and the Entertainment Law Practicum.

otHer areas oF study

Disability Law

Health Care Law

Patent and Technology Law

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“the Center for restorative Justice (CrJ) presents an opportunity to join skills training and classroom instruction in a meaningful way to educate students about the movement toward shifting from a punitive to a restorative system of justice. CrJ provides students with hands-on experience while making an impact in our community.”

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SETH WEINER, ’Co-Director and Fellow,

Center for Restorative Justice

The Center for Restorative Justice at Loyola Law School exists to help bring about a shift from a punitive to a restorative paradigm of justice in our society. The Center’s activities include education, research, advocacy, creating communications, sponsoring community programs, building relationships and developing and disseminating eff ective practices.

With so many centers, clinics and practica to choose from, Loyola students have the opportunity to experience law, outside of the classroom, in a variety of focuses and environments. Loyola has several cutting-edge centers and programs and hands-on training to help you be practice ready at graduation. Students can choose from an array of unique experiences like volunteering with the Center for Restorative Justice, participating in the Law School’s unique Business Law Practicum and working in the Cancer Legal Resource Center, to name a few.

business Law praCtiCumLoyola’s Business Law Practicum off ers a unique and innovative approach to educating business lawyers that is designed to allow students to “hit the ground running” as fi rst-year transactional associates. The Business Law Practicum moves students beyond the abstract study of business law to an interdisciplinary analysis of transactional lawyering problems and business objectives that requires reading, comprehending, and managing, as well as drafting and modifying, actual transactional documents.

aLarCÓn advoCaCy Center - proJeCt For tHe innoCentThe Alarcón Advocacy Center provides opportunities for students to work in several post-conviction clinics including the Project for the Innocent, which provides students the opportunity to represent defendants who may be factually innocent. Students investigate cases, research legal issues, interview witnesses and meet with experts. In 2010 students spent the fall semester working in tandem with the Northern California Innocence Project on a habeas petition to free a client they believe received an unfair trial. In addition to drafting petitions and strategizing with attorneys, the students fanned out across the region, interviewing anyone with insight into the case. As a result of this work, in October 2011, the client was released following an evidentiary hearing.

entertainment Law praCtiCumStudents participating in Loyola’s Entertainment Law Practicum get hands-on experience in the entertainment industry while earning units toward their degree. It has three components: (1) practical fi eld work; (2) on-campus classroom meetings; and (3) a paper on a topic related to some aspect of entertainment law practice. Recent student fi eld placements include some of the following leading entertainment companies: Home Box Offi ce (HBO), MGM-UA Studios, Paramount Pictures, Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Universal Music Group, and Warner Bros. Television.

Center For JuveniLe Law and poLiCy (CJLp)At the CJLP, students work together with experienced attorneys and clinical professors to represent children in the delinquency courts. Students are responsible for all aspects of representation of clients—initial interview through trial, disposition and post-disposition case management. The program founders believe that research, education and advocacy are critical to improving the quality of juvenile delinquency representation, reducing minority over-representation in the juvenile justice system, decreasing the rate at which children are prosecuted as adults, and redirecting the system to individualized, community-based rehabilitation.

vative innovative Centers Providing hands-on exPerienCe

innovative Centers Providing hands-on exPerienCe

tHe Center For ConFLiCt resoLution

The Loyola Law School Center for Conflict Resolution provides mediation, conciliation and facilitation services, and conflict resolution training to communities throughout Los Angeles County. Students, after receiving training by taking The Community Conflict Resolution Clinic, can do intake work, convening, conciliation, and mediation under professional supervision.

Centers and programs

Alarcón Advocacy Center

Cancer Legal Resource Center

Center for Conflict Resolution

Center for Juvenile Law & Policy

Center for Restorative Justice

Center for the Study of Law and Genocide

Civil Justice Program

Disability Rights Legal Center

Project for the Innocent

Military Veterans Justice Project

praCtiCa

Business Law

Civil Litigation Skills

Entertainment Law

Health Law

Immigrant Justice

Restorative Justice

Tax Law Loyola’s Center for Conflict Resolution is part of the Law School’s new Public Interest Law Center located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, along with the Disability Rights Legal Center and the Cancer Legal Resource Center—a joint project of the Disability Rights Legal Center and Loyola Law School.

innovative Centers Providing hands-on exPerienCe

tHe LoyoLa Law sCHooL advoCaCy instituteThe Advocacy Institute was launched in spring 2011 and has inaugurated several new programs where students will learn directly from top judges and practicing lawyers who are leaders in their field.

tHe advoCaCy institute inCLudes:

Concentration programs in Civil Litigation and Criminal Justice

Mentoring and networking opportunities with leading trial lawyers

Advanced courses during and between every academic semester

Participation in advocacy competitions in the U.S. and around the world

Enhanced clinical opportunities, including a semester in practice

An enormous array of programs serving students and the community

2011 EntEring Class ProfilE• Daystudents:340

• Eveningstudents:55

• LSATMedian:161 75th Percentile:163 / 25th Percentile:158

• GPAMedian:3.55 75th Percentile: 3.67 / 25th Percentile: 3.32

• Diversity:40%

• Gender:49%Female/51%Male

• AgeRange:20to54

• 24StatesRepresented top states include arizona, California, indiana, new york, oregon, texas and Washington

UndErgradUatE institUtions: Morethan80undergraduateschoolsarerepresentedinthestudentbodyincluding:

•California sChools: Cal state northridge, loyola marymount University, occidental, UC Berkeley, UC irvine, UCla, UC riverside, UC san diego, UC santa Barbara and UsC

• oUt-of-state sChools: Boston College, Boston University, Cornell University, george Washington University, new york University, northwestern, Ut austin, University of michigan, University of Washington

aPPliCation information

deadLines

Day program February 1, 2012

Evening program April 16, 2012

ContaCt inFormation

Apply online at www.lls.edu/admissions

admissions@lls.edu 213-736-1074

Programs of stUdy

• TraditionalFull-timeDayProgram (3years)

• TraditionalPart-timeEveningProgram(3.5-4years)

programs

JD/MBA Program 4 years

JD/LLM in Taxation 3 or 4 years

LLM in Taxation 1 year

finanCial aid

How do i aPPly for finanCial aid?Completethe2012-2013FreeApplicationfor federal student aid (fafsa) www.fafsa.ed.gov.• Donotwaituntilyourtaxreturnsare

done to complete your fafsa! Use estimated income figures if you do not have your income tax return.

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tuition 2011 – 2012

Day program $42,490

Evening program $28,410