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Curriculum

Our students benefit from a curriculum that emphasizes the essential components of a

high-quality legal education—one that interweaves fundamental legal principles with the

practical skills needed for effective client representation. Coursework is carefully

planned, offering students both required core courses and a wide range of elective

courses.

Required courses emphasize traditional core subjects—including all subjects tested on the

California Bar Examination—and skills essential to the effective practice of law, such as

legal research and writing. During summer sessions, students may choose from a wide

range of elective courses focused primarily on areas of legal practice.

Class sessions emphasize "case studies" that bring law to life. Students prepare for class

by reading, analyzing, and preparing briefs—summaries of opinions that have been

previously issued by the courts. In-class discussions of these briefs assist students in

understanding the legal principles behind decisions, while further exploration of

hypothetical variations in the facts helps them develop analytical techniques for resolving

legal problems.

In addition to completing coursework, each student also receives hands-on legal

experience through a required 65-hour pro bono internship under the supervision of a

practicing attorney or judge.

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