University of San Francisco School of Law Viewbook

NOW IS THE TIME HERE IS THE PLACE

IT'S TIME FOR A

CHANGE

THAT’S WHY YOU’RE APPLYING TO LAW SCHOOL.

And it's why you’re considering attending the University of San Francisco School of Law, where change is our guiding principle. We see education a little differently here, and that makes the experience you’ll have a little different, too. At USF, we know the law is a living, evolving entity, and we encourage active participation and earnest activism within it.

It's our job to prepare you for that participation and help you discover where your passion lies.

We take that job seriously. Our duty to you and your career is what drives every decision we make.

It's why we've created a team of faculty who are impactful scholars, passionate legal activists, and devoted teachers and mentors who are dedicated to your success.

It's why we've designed courses to challenge you while you’re in school and prepare you to succeed when you’re in practice. It’s why we give you every tool you need to launch and grow a career you’ll be proud of — from bar exam prep to law clinics to networking opportunities.

Decide to change your life, and join us.

LEARNING YOUR WAY

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS ONE SIZE FITS ALL WHEN IT COMES TO A LEGAL EDUCATION.

USF offers a wide range of programs, degrees, and certificates to cover the full range of our students’ interests. You'll tackle challenging courses that build your critical analysis skills, prepare you to pass the bar exam, and set you up for success and fulfillment as a practicing lawyer.

JD PROGRAMS

Full-time

Part-time

JD CERTIFICATES

Business Law

Intellectual Property and Technology Law

International and Comparative Law

Labor and Employment Law

Public Interest Law

Taxation Law

DUAL DEGREES

JD/LLM in Taxation

JD/Master of Business Administration

JD/Master of Arts in Urban and Public Affairs

LLM PROGRAMS

Intellectual Property and Technology Law

International Transactions and Comparative Law

Taxation

MASTER’S PROGRAM

Master of Legal Studies in Taxation

PICK YOUR PASSION

USF offers 16 concentrations, all of which are led by faculty who are experts in their fields and who pass their knowledge and passion on to you. The goal is to expose you to many areas of law in order to make sure that you find your area of law. The following list catalogues many, but not all, of our course offerings.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

COURSES

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Arbitration

Mediation

Negotiation

Interpersonal Dynamics for Attorneys

FACULTY

Sasha Cummings

Bill Ong Hing

Megan Hutchinson

Joshua Rosenberg

EXTERNSHIPS

Cooper, White & Cooper LLP

San Francisco City

Attorney's Office

CENTER

Center for Law and Ethics

ANIMAL LAW

COURSES

Administrative Law

Animal Law

Bioethics Law

Climate Change Seminar

Constitutional Law

Environmental Law

Property

Torts

FACULTY

Matthew Liebman

Alice Kaswan

EXTERNSHIPS

Animal Legal Defense Fund

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Student Animal Legal Defense Fund

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

COURSES

Administrative Law

Constitutional Law

Education Law

Federal Income Taxation

First Amendment Seminar

Poverty Law

Racism & Justice Seminar

Sexuality Law

FACULTY

Adam Abelkop

Rhonda Magee

Julie Nice

EXTERNSHIPS

ACLU of Northern California

Supreme Court of California

U.S. Department of Homeland

Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

American Constitution Society

If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice

National Lawyers Guild Pride Law

CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW

COURSES

Antitrust Law

Banking and Financial Services

Bankruptcy

Commercial Real

Estate Transactions

Corporate Governance

Corporations

Federal Income Taxation

Personal Injury Litigation

Securities Regulation

Transactional Skills

FACULTY

Reza Dibadj

Bruce Price

DUAL DEGREE

JD/Master of Business

Administration

CERTIFICATES

Business Law

Tax Law

EXTERNSHIPS

AssetMark

Guideline Technologies

Mixpanel

RiskIQ

Securities and Exchange Commission

Yahoo, Inc.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Business Law Association

Real Estate Law Society

Technology, Entrepreneur, and Start-up Law Association

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

COURSES

Advanced Criminal Procedure

Applied Evidence

Criminal Law

Criminal Procedure Evidence

Grand Jury Law and Practice

International Criminal Law

Trial Practice: Criminal Law

Wrongful Convictions

FACULTY

Lara Bazelon

Amy Flynn

Richard Leo

CLINICS

Criminal and Juvenile Justice

Law Clinic

Racial Justice Law Clinic

SPECIAL PROGRAM

Keta Taylor Colby

Death Penalty Project

EXTERNSHIPS

Alameda County

District Attorney's Office

Alameda County

Public Defender's Office

District Attorney's Office of Sonoma County

Law Offices of B.C. McComas

Law Offices of Douglas Horngrad

Pier 5 Law Offices

San Francisco

District Attorney’s Office

San Francisco

Public Defender’s Office

San Francisco Superior Court, Criminal Division

U.S. Attorney’s Office

STUDENT ORGANIZATION

Criminal Law Society

DISCRIMINATION LAW

COURSES

Employee Benefits (ERISA)

Employment Discrimination

Immigration Law

Issues of Race and Law

Poverty Law

Sexuality Law

FACULTY

Lara Bazelon

Bill Ong Hing

Rhonda Magee

Julie Nice

Michelle Travis

CLINICS

Immigration Policy Clinic

Racial Justice Law Clinic

EXTERNSHIPS

Dhillon Law Group

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

American Constitution Society

Labor and Employment Law

Student Association

Pride Law

Student Immigration Law Association

Women’s Law Association

ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY LAW

COURSES

Energy Law

Environmental Law

Property Water and Natural Resources Law

FACULTY

Alice Kaswan

Frank Lindh

Richard Roos-Collins

EXTERNSHIPS

Natural Resources Defense Council

Sierra Club

U.S. Department of Justice — Environmental and Natural Resources Division

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Environmental Law Student and Alumni Society

Real Estate Society

ESTATE PLANNING AND FAMILY LAW

COURSES

Community Property

Estate Planning

Family Law

Health Law

Juvenile Law

Sexuality Law

Wills and Trusts

FACULTY

Tomasene Knight

Julie Nice

Michelle Travis

CLINIC

Criminal and Juvenile Justice Law Clinic

EXTERNSHIPS

Delagnes, Mitchell and Linder LLP

Family and Children's Law Center

Family Law Group

Fenchel Family Law

Murphy, Vu, Thongsamouth & Chatterjee LLP

San Francisco

City Attorney’s Office

San Francisco Superior Court, Family Division

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Estate Planning and Tax Society

Family Law Society

If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice

USF Parents and Advocates

Law Student Association

IMMIGRATION LAW

COURSES

Administrative Law

Employment Law

Family Law

Immigration Law

FACULTY

Jacqueline Brown Scott

Bill Ong Hing

During my externship, I learned important legal skills like writing motions, but I also witnessed the impact the prosecution’s work can have on victims, defendants, and the community.

CYNTHIA

SWAMINATHAN ’18

Externed at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and won First Year Moot Court Best Oralist

CERTIFICATE

Public Interest Law

CLINICS

Immigration and Deportation

Defense Clinic

Immigration Policy Clinic

EXTERNSHIPS

Centro Legal de la Raza

East Bay Sanctuary Covenant

Law Offices of Robert P. Gaffney

U.S. Department of Homeland

Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Family Law Society

International Law Society

Labor and Employment Law

Student Association

Public Interest Law Foundation

Student Immigration Law Association

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TECHNOLOGY, AND PRIVACY LAW

COURSES

Art Law

Blockchain Technology & the Law

Copyright Law

Information Privacy Law

Internet Law

Patent Law

Patent Licensing

Privacy Skills

Trademark Law

FACULTY

Dean Susan Freiwald

Jessica Fajfar

Tiffany Li

Everett Monroe

Michele Neitz

Tom Onda

Karren Shorofsky

Tyson Winarski

CERTIFICATE

Intellectual Property and Technology Law

CLINIC

Internet and Intellectual Property Justice Clinic

EXTERNSHIPS

AppDynamics

Duane Morris LLP

GoPro

Kuehn Law

LeClairRyan

Perkins Coie LLP

Yahoo!

JOURNAL

Intellectual Property and Technology Law Journal

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

IP and Cyber Law Association

Space and Aeronautical Law Student Association

Technology, Entrepreneur, and Start-up Law Association

INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW

COURSES

Comparative Law

E.U. Law

International Business Transactions

International Human Rights

International Taxation

Public International Law

FACULTY

Reza Dibadj

Lindsay Harris

Dana Zartner

CERTIFICATE

International and Comparative Law

CLINIC

Frank C. Newman International Human Rights Law Clinic

SPECIAL PROGRAM

International Summer

Externships in China, Czech Republic, Europe, Mexico, and Vietnam

STUDENT EXCHANGES

Hong Kong

Luxembourg

Prague

EXTERNSHIPS

Baker McKenzie, Vietnam

Boehmert & Boehmert, Germany

Cleveland Scott York, UK

Comisión Nacional de los Derechos

Humanos, México

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés, France

Deloitte, Czech Republic

Dentons, Czech Republic

Duane Morris LLP, Vietnam

Ernst & Young, Mexico Reed Smith LLP, China

Trevisan & Cuonzo Avvocati, Italy

STUDENT ORGANIZATION

International Law Society

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW

COURSES

Arbitration

Employee Benefits (ERISA)

We are more than just classmates at USF, we are a true community. We care about each other, and we all want success for ourselves and our classmates. USF Law makes sure that its students learn how to collaborate, which is a cornerstone to any successful legal career.

Employment Discrimination

Employment Law

Employment Law Seminar

Labor Law

Mediation

Negotiation

FACULTY

Don Carrol

Nicole Phillips

Michelle Travis

CERTIFICATE

Labor and Employment Law

EXTERNSHIPS

Dhillon Law Group

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Liuzzi Murphy Solomon

Churton & Hale LLP

Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP

San Francisco City Attorney's Office

Sheik Law

U.S. Federal Labor Relations Authority

U.S. Postal Service

STUDENT ORGANIZATION

Labor and Employment Law

Students Association

LITIGATION AND TRIAL ADVOCACY

COURSES

Appellate Advocacy

Applied Evidence

California Civil Discovery

California Civil Procedure

Civil Procedure

Personal Injury Litigation

Practice-ready Skills

Remedies

Trial Advocacy and the Ethical Prosecutor

Trial Practice

FACULTY

Lara Bazelon

Amy Flynn

CLINIC

Criminal and Juvenile Justice Law Clinic

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Advocate of the Year Competition

Intensive Advocacy Program

Moot Court Program

EXTERNSHIPS

Albert G. Stoll, Jr.,

A Law Corporation

San Francisco City

Attorney’s Office

Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco

Thompson Law Office

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

STUDENT ORGANIZATION

Criminal Law Society

PUBLIC INTEREST AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

COURSES

Constitutional Law

Domestic Violence Law and Litigation Skills

Education Law

International Human Rights Issues of Race and Law

Practice Readiness for Nonprofit Leadership

Reproductive Rights and Justice

Sexuality Law

FACULTY

Lindsay Harris

Bill Ong Hing

Richard Leo

Rhonda Magee

Julie Nice

DUAL DEGREE

JD/Master of Arts in Urban and Public Affairs

CERTIFICATE

Public Interest Law

CLINICS

Immigration and Deportation

Defense Clinic

Immigration Policy Clinic

Racial Justice Law Clinic

SPECIAL PROGRAM

Keta Taylor Colby

Death Penalty Project

EXTERNSHIPS

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Eviction Defense Collaborative

Family Violence Law Center

Legal Aid of Sonoma County

Open Door Legal

Public Advocates

Tenant Law Group

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

American Constitution Society Pride Law

Public Interest Law Foundation

SPORTS , ENTERTAINMENT, & THE ARTS

COURSES

Contract

Drafting

Intellectual Property Seminar

Patent Licensing

Sports Law

FACULTY

Karren Shorofsky

Roy Eisenhardt

CLINIC

Internet and Intellectual Property Justice Clinic

EXTERNSHIPS

Athletes First

BBC Worldwide Productions

Content Group

Lionsgate

Pac-12 Conference

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Intellectual Property and Cyber Law Association

Sports and Entertainment Law Association

TAXATION LAW

COURSES

Corporate Taxation

Federal Income Taxation

International Taxation Partnership Taxation

FACULTY

Daniel Lathrope

Joshua Rosenberg

DUAL DEGREES

JD/LLM in Taxation

JD/Master of Business Administration

CERTIFICATES

Business Law

Tax Law

EXTERNSHIPS

California State Board of Equalization

Franchise Tax Board

IRS Office of Chief Counsel

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic

Tax Appeals Assistance Program

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Tax Division

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Business Law Association

Estate Planning and Tax Society

ZACH MCCOY ’20 Former Student Bar Association president

GRADUATE WITH EXPERIENCE

GAINING MEANINGFUL PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WHILE YOU’RE IN SCHOOL GIVES YOU A COMPETITIVE EDGE.

At USF, you’ll learn by doing: participating in legal clinics, exploring externships, joining the advocacy program, excelling in moot court, learning abroad… you’ll have access to it all, and it will build your skills and confidence.

KIRAN BELUR ’07 Head of trademarks and copyrights at Salesforce.com, who has hired many USF law grads and students

The reputation of USF law grads helped me land my first legal job. Working at an innovative, fast-paced company like Salesforce now brings opportunities to expand my practice and work on cutting-edge issues .

HAVING AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON SOMEONE’S LIFE THROUGH YOUR WORK IS ONE OF THE MOST GRATIFYING ASPECTS OF PRACTICING LAW.

Under the supervision of professors, our law clinics let you practice real lawyering by representing defendants, advocating for children in immigration proceedings, tracking racial disparities in the criminal justice system, and working with startups to secure trademarks.

AND THAT’S ONLY SCRATCHING THE SURFACE.

At USF, you'll discover where your passion lies as you gain valuable hands-on experience that prepares you to hit the ground running.

USF LAW CLINICS

Criminal and Juvenile Justice Law Clinic

Frank C. Newman International Human Rights Law Clinic

Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic

Immigration Policy Clinic

Internet and Intellectual Property Justice Clinic

Racial Justice Law Clinic

16,367

HOURS OF HANDS-ON LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDED TO CLIENTS BY STUDENTS IN SIX USF LAW CLINICS IN 2022–2023

“Having practical experience to understand the nuances of a courtroom and its proceedings gives me the confidence to pursue a career as a trial attorney. The legal system can be daunting to those outside of it, and I want to advocate for those people.”

“The clinics give our students the opportunity to forge meaningful relationships with clients who otherwise would have no one to help them, to hone their research and writing skills, and to become effective advocates who are able to think and react in the moment when they appear in court.”

“Not only did I gain practical skills and make a difference in my clients’ lives, I developed relationships with fellow clinic students that I can count on as I grow professionally.”

WHEN YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE USF SCHOOL OF LAW EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM, YOU GRADUATE WITH VALUABLE SKILLS AND CONTACTS.

You can earn academic credit and be paid for the hours you spend working at government agencies, corporate legal departments, law firms, nonprofit organizations, and state and federal courts.

But you’re not just thrown into the deep end and expected to swim. Alongside experienced professors who teach the externships’ course components, you gain insight into legal and professional issues that arise in your fieldwork.

"USF helped set me up for a successful career. I focused on improving my oral and written advocacy and spent significant time in externships — including one in the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office — which gave me experience advocating for clients in the courtroom."

20,295

STUDENT HOURS IN CIVIL, CRIMINAL, OR JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIPS IN 2022–2023

WARD HOSKINS ‘18 Deputy Public Defender at the Sonoma County Public Defender's Office

DENISE WATT ’19

Now working as a Fellow on Aging and Disability Justice at the UCSF - UC Hastings Consortium

JUSTINE JOYA ’19

Gave an opening statement in Humboldt County Superior Court during one of her two semesters in the Racial Justice Law Clinic

PROFESSOR LARA BAZELON Director of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Law Clinic and Racial Justice Law Clinic

MOOT COURT

In the Moot Court Program you’ll get hands-on experience researching and writing legal briefs before arguing a case in front of a judge and jury. That experience can pave the way to a spot on one of our award-winning advocacy teams.

During the Moot Court Program, our students build invaluable skills that prepare them for practice, including learning to work as a team to create top-notch work together. At one competition in particular, they argued in front of intellectual property lawyers from Apple, Oracle, and top IP firms, making strong connections to professionals who can help them get their first job.

AMY FLYNN ’04 Associate dean for academic affairs and director of the Moot Court Program

INTENSIVE ADVOCACY PROGRAM

In this two-week course, you’ll learn the art of trial advocacy, including crafting opening statements and closing arguments and conducting direct and cross examinations. Workshops, demonstrations, individualized feedback, and lectures given by renowned litigators and judges sharpen your skills.

"The goal of the Intensive Advocacy Program is learning by doing, not learning by sitting. Students who finish the program come out as strong communicators and strong advocates, no matter who they’re representing.”

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES

An international perspective is critical to being a modern lawyer. Go global and gain valuable work experience on a summer externship in China, the Czech Republic, Europe, Mexico, or Vietnam.

DORIS CHENG ’98

Co-director of the Intensive Advocacy Program, shareholder at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, and president of the Bar Association of San Francisco

HOURS EACH STUDENT TYPICALLY SPENDS PRACTICING COURTROOM SKILLS OVER TWO WEEKS DURING THE INTENSIVE ADVOCACY PROGRAM

ALAMEDA COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA

CONTRA COSTA DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

THE LAW AND EVERYTHING ELSE HAPPENS HERE

CHOOSING TO ATTEND USF SCHOOL OF LAW IN THE MIDDLE OF SAN FRANCISCO SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU.

You’re comfortable blazing your own trail. You’re inspired by the law and the countless ways it impacts our world, and you want to be a part of that impact. In the center of one of the world’s most active legal landscapes, you’ll have access to opportunities to work in firms from San Francisco to Silicon Valley, in state and federal courts, in district attorneys’ and public defenders’ offices, and more.

WHEN YOU’RE HERE, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO IT ALL.

YELP

SELECT EMPLOYMENT AND EXTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

ACLU of Northern California

Alameda County

District Attorney's Office

Alameda County Family Justice Center

Alameda County Public Defender’s Office

Andersen Tax

AppDynamics

Apple

Arns Law Firm

Blue Shield of California

Burke, Williams & Sorensen LLP

California Court of Appeal, First District

Catholic Charities of the East Bay

Cisco Systems Inc.

Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office

Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP

Delagnes, Mitchell & Linder LLP

DeVito Law Group

Dhillon Law Group

DLA Piper

Dolby Laboratories Inc.

Duane Morris LLP

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Eviction Defense Collaborative

Facebook

Family & Children's Law Center

Gagnier Margossian LLP

Gap Inc.

Genentech Google

GoPro

Hanson Bridgett LLP

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Intel Corporation

Jones Day

Kaiser Permanente

Levi Strauss & Co.

Liuzzi Murphy Solomon

Churton & Hale LLP

Lucasfilm Ltd.

Lyft

CONNECTIONS

THAT ARE BUILT TO LAST

Almost as important as the education you’ll receive within our walls is the support you’ll receive from alumni connections once you’re outside them. USF School of Law alumni are in major cities across the United States and around the world, and they’re eager to help you when you graduate — and even before.

I consider USF to be my family, which helped immensely because law school was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Everyone from the Dean’s Office on down supported me, believed in me, and prepared me for the legal profession.”

NICHELLE HOLMES ’10

Deputy district attorney in the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office, where she was honored as Misdemeanor Prosecutor of the Year just three years after graduating

10,000 LAW ALUMNI WORLDWIDE

"My advice to incoming students: Be ready to work, not to relax. Think strategically, not tactically — aim for the life you want, not for the first job you want.”

SEAMUS BRUGH

JD/MBA ’17

Director of operations at Leverage, who found his USF law professors not only inspiring but also inspired

"There's at least one USF Law alum at every firm or public agency in San Francisco. Everyone is supportive of each other, and it's a vibrant community."

CAMERON CLOAR-ZAVALETA ’09

Deputy General Counsel & Managing

Director, Litigation and Regulatory

Law at Alaska Airlines

51 COURSES WITH FEWER THAN 25 STUDENTS OFFERED IN 2022–2023

"USF teaches practically, not just theoretically. Because I learned the nuts and bolts of being a good trial lawyer, I tried and won complex cases and earned an appointment to bench."

HON.

CHRISTOPHER HONIGSBERG ’05

Appointed to the Sonoma County Superior Court as one of its youngest judges in recent memory, after years as a Sonoma County deputy district attorney

115,000 ALUMNI IN THE USF NETWORK GLOBALLY

"I love referring business to my former law school classmates to help them succeed in their practices and careers.”

YESENIA GALLEGOS ’03

Partner at McDermott Will & Emery in Los Angeles and one of the 25 Most Influential Hispanic Lawyers in the U.S. according to Latino Leaders magazine

"USF's faculty never let you forget to be good to yourself and to others, even in the midst of frenzy. This experience has helped me stay grounded in my practice and confident in my abilities, in what can so often be a trying profession."

USF students are energetic, inquisitive, eager to learn, and creative. Watching them get out of their comfort zones to improve their skills in examination and presentations, seeing them grow in knowledge and confidence, helping them mature into young lawyers with skills and excitement about their future... these things all bring me great joy as their professor.

TOP CITIES

WHERE RECENT ALUMNI ARE WORKING OUTSIDE THE BAY AREA: BOSTON, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, AND SAN DIEGO

79

EMPLOYERS PARTICIPATING IN ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING IN 2022–2023

Participating in USF's International Human Rights Clinic, and presenting at the United Nations in Geneva, put me lightyears ahead of others and has continued to propel me in my career.

AMOL MEHRA ’09 Director of Industry Programs, Laudes Foundation

“At USF, I learned to really love the law. To love the argument, the conversation, the analysis. I also learned that as is true in life, generally, little will substitute for hard work.”

JENNIFER BAKER LOEB ’09 Counsel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

NUMBER OF CAREER COUNSELING SESSIONS STUDENTS AND ALUMNI HAVE WITH OUR ATTORNEY-COUNSELORS

OCTAVIA YUKI CRUSE ’15

Legal Counsel, Americas Employment Law at Adobe, who externed for Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye in the Supreme Court of California

TOM BRANDI ’72

Founder of The Brandi Law Firm, USF adjunct professor, and member of the State Bar of California Litigation Section Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame

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NATIONAL JURIST GRADE FOR USF'S OFFERINGS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY LAW A-

NATIONAL JURIST GRADE FOR USF'S OFFERINGS IN BUSINESS LAW AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

1912

USF SCHOOL OF LAW FOUNDED

"Because of the opportunities and relationships I built at USF, I was able to pursue my interests and launch my career as an employment lawyer.”

"The approach is quite different in-house than being a partner at a law firm. You're not in the business of law, you're in the same business as your company. I bridge the gap between the business leadership and the legal team, and I'm in this field because I was inspired by USF professors who are world-renowned in IP law."

DAVID TOGNOTTI ’96

Rose through the ranks at Monster Inc. and other Bay Area tech companies, and now helps lead Google's strategic partnerships

340+ ALUMNI JUDGES

Law school is already so rigorous and demanding, why add an unnecessary sense of competition on top of that? Instead, the environment here at USF is supportive.

JOHN HONG ’07 Chief operating officer at biotech company Avellino Lab

USF prepares you to be a lawyer in the real world, not an ivory tower.

JEAN AFTERMAN ’91

New York Yankees senior vice president and assistant general manager, and one of the highest ranking woman in Major League Baseball operations

DANAE ROBINSON ’17

Trademark attorney at Pirkey Barber PLLC

OUR SCHOLARS, YOUR MENTORS

THE USF FACULTY DIFFERENTIATES OUR LAW SCHOOL FROM THE PACK, AND WHAT SETS THEM APART IS THEIR PASSION.

Our faculty are zealous about their students, their study of the law, and their activism. The way our professors engage in the legal community and in law reform speaks to our mission, as does their ability to inspire our students to do the same. The individual attention and care every student receives is incomparable, and our ethos of law as impact — as alive, and happening, and happening right here, right now — is at the heart of our approach to teaching.

540+

Faculty here have an equal commitment to both teaching and scholarship, which is different from other law schools where the focus is on scholarship and teaching is just another thing you do. Our students pick up on that. It’s important to me to interact with students in class, meet them in office hours, hire some as research assistants, and see them at law school events.

"I appreciated the openness and accessibility of the faculty. They are all accomplished academics in their fields, but they treat you as an equal, give weight to what you say, and have genuine interest in your opinions. USF law professors aren’t shepherding you into their way of thinking, they are cultivating you as a thinker."

YATINDRA PANDYA ’17

YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE BY USF LAW TENURED FACULTY

PROFESSOR EMERITUS TIM IGLESIAS Expert in housing theory, affordable housing development, and fair housing, and serves on the California Fair Employment and Housing Council

Associate at Trucker Huss focusing on employment law

SETTING YOU UP FOR SUCCESS

FROM THE MOMENT YOU ENTER USF SCHOOL OF LAW FOR YOUR FIRST-YEAR ORIENTATION, THROUGH TO GRADUATION, WE PREPARE YOU FOR SUCCESS WHEN YOU SIT FOR THE BAR.

Our Academic and Bar Exam Success program gives all students exam strategy skills, teaches you how to outline, problem solve, and conduct legal analysis, and offers one-on-one meetings to give you the techniques and study strategies to excel in your courses. Our ABES team is comprised of two fulltime co-directors, a law faculty fellow, and experienced bar graders. You’ll get counseling and study planning with faculty, practice exams, small group workshops, one-on-one tutorials, and individualized feedback on essays.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES

First-generation law students and students who face unique challenges are just two of the groups who might be eligible for specialized academic support services. Our Academic Support Program (ASP) individually selects participants in a holistic review, and works one-on-one with each to tailor an academic success strategy. A program director meets with every member throughout the year to assess academic progress, work on writing skills, and adjust their academic approach as necessary.

USF recognizes that the rigorous demands of a legal education may be especially challenging for applicants who have been culturally, educationally, economically, or historically disadvantaged, or who have not been in an academic setting for several years. USF created the Academic Support Program to provide resources for these well-qualified individuals to excel in law school. We are committed to ensuring that everyone has the tools they need to flourish in law school.

STARTING YOUR CAREER

We’re here to help you get "there," wherever your legal destination may be. Our Office of Career Services is staffed with attorney-counselors who have diverse legal experience and extensive networks. They work with you on career planning, job search strategy, and connecting you with opportunities in the legal community. Specific services include individual career counseling, mock interviews, career skills workshops, and resume, cover letter, and social media presence review. Throughout the year, you’ll connect with practicing attorneys in your field of interest, through opportunities such as tech sector networking events, the Lunch with Lawyers program, and various panels given by lawyers in different practice areas.

"The Academic and Bar Exam Success program set a foundation for how I approached my classes, teaching me how to structure my studying, how to take notes, how to synthesize them, how to do outlines ."

SARAH OMER '21

CITY LIVING

HOUSING AT USF

You have an array of housing options when you attend USF School of Law. The majority of our students live off campus in the neighborhoods surrounding USF. There are also plenty of students who commute from around the Bay Area while living with roommates or at home. A newer option is our St. Anne’s residence, where USF law students live and learn together.

The St. Anne’s residence houses up to 45 law students. Located just one and a half miles from campus in the Inner Sunset neighborhood, St. Anne’s features a large kitchen, free laundry on each floor, and a large lounge area. A popular study spot with the first-year law students who make up the vast majority of St. Anne’s residents, the lounge is where you’ll find groups reviewing and discussing notes from that day’s lecture.

"Living at St. Anne's with other law students, we really got to know one another, conquered classes together, and supported each other."

JAVKHLAN (JAY) ENKHBAYAR ’19

Served as the resident adviser at USF’s St. Anne’s residence hall for law students

LAW STUDENTS HOUSED IN USF'S RESIDENCE HALL

"It was hard not to feel connected to my classmates. We worked, studied, and ate together pretty much every day."

JESSICA

RAMSEY ’21 Commuted from about 10 miles away in Colma, and makes the most of her drive by practicing for exams while carpooling with a classmate

JULIA MAYER ’20

Took the bus or walked to campus from her apartment in the Inner Sunset neighborhood

"In San Francisco, there is always something to do — especially with all the great restaurants and shops in my neighborhood."

CHANGE HAPPENS

HERE

There are so many reasons to attend the University of San Francisco School of Law, particularly: where we are, who we are, and who you are.

Where we are is in San Francisco, a beautiful city and innovation center that offers a tremendous range of opportunities across every type of practice. Who we are is a community of staff, faculty, and alumni eager to provide you with personal attention, mentoring, and professional connections to help you find the work you want, during and after law school. Our faculty of accomplished scholars, teachers, and practitioners will challenge, inspire, and support you as you gain the knowledge and skills you need to thrive.

And who you are is someone ready to seek your future as an excellent, ethical, and proud graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law.

Susan Freiwald Dean and Professor of Law

“Wherever my career takes me, whether into civil litigation or another area of practice, I know I want to use my law degree to help my community and work to increase black representation in the legal field.”

AMBRIA MAHOMES ’19

Financial assistance from four scholarships allowed her to attend law school years earlier than she could have otherwise

ENDOW YOUR FUTURE

CHOOSE TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE

When you begin your legal career at USF School of Law, we’re here to help you navigate every part of the admissions process, whether it’s making sure you have your prerequisite testing requirements complete or assisting you in applying for financial aid. Our admissions staff travels around the country to meet as many prospective students as possible at recruitment events, and we’re always a phone call or an email away from answering all of your questions.

TAKE THE NEXT

ADMISSIONS

STEP

Our admissions staff is standing by with all the information you need about USF Law: enrollment processes, career services, our curriculum... whatever questions you have, we’re here to answer them. We use a rolling admission system that typically begins accepting applications in mid-September and sending the first acceptance letters before the end of December.

ALLOW US TO HELP

Attending law school is one of the most significant investments you’ll make. Our financial aid team ensures that you receive all the scholarship and loan support for which you’re eligible, and makes the process of getting it easy to navigate.

CONTACT US

USF School of Law

Kendrick Hall

2130 Fulton Street

San Francisco, CA 94117-1080

ADMISSIONS

lawadmissions@usfca.edu

415.422.6586

FINANCIAL AID

lawfinaid@usfca.edu

415.422.6210

CAREER SERVICES

lawcareer@usfca.edu

415.422.6757

USFCA.EDU/LAW/ADMISSIONS

CHANGE THE WORLD FROM HERE