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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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