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The Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library, UCLA School of Law
The Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library, UCLA School of Law

The UCLA School of Law is the law school of the University of California, Los Angeles. A law school (also known as a school of law or college of law) is an institution specializing in Legal education. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United It is generally regarded as the top law school in Southern California, as well as one of the top 10 law schools in the United States. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [1] It is the youngest of the top-tier U. S. law schools. [2]

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History

Founded in 1949, UCLA School of Law is one of four existing law schools within the University of California system. A law school (also known as a school of law or college of law) is an institution specializing in Legal education. The University of California ( UC) is a Public university system in the state of California. The others are Boalt Hall at UC Berkeley, King Hall at UC Davis, and Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. The University of California Berkeley School of Law, commonly referred to as Berkeley Law and Boalt Hall, is one of 14 schools and colleges at the University The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley The University of California Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, or just UCD, is a public coeducational university located in the city of Davis, University of California Hastings College of the Law is a top tier Law school located in the Civic Center of San Francisco California. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city A fifth UC law school was launched in 2007 at UC Irvine, but the new Donald Bren School of Law will not start classes until fall 2009. The University of California Irvine is a public Coeducational Research university situated in Irvine, California. The University of California Irvine School of Law (Donald Bren School of Law is the Law school at the University of California Irvine.

The UCLA Law Review, the law school's flagship scholarly journal, was first published in 1953. Additionally, the first scholarly journal in the nation focused on issues affecting Latinos, the Chicana/o Latina/o Law Review, was first published in 1971 as the Chicano Law Review. The Chicano Law Review (renamed Chicano-Latino Law Review in the early 1990s and recently renamed Chicana/o Latina/o Law Review is edited and produced by law students at the University

Degrees and areas of specialization

The school offers the standard Juris Doctor degree as well as several programs of specialization within the degree (which are indicated by notations on a student's diploma). Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional Students can specialize in Business Law and Policy, Entertainment Law, Public Interest Law, Critical Race Studies, and Law and Philosophy. The size of an entering class can range as high as 340 but classes are always divided into sections to encourage development of a sense of community among incoming students. [3] At least one first-year substantive course is always taught in a small section format of only thirty students. [4]

The Socratic method is in use by some professors, but most faculty allow for a slightly more relaxed classroom atmosphere than at other top-tier law schools. The Socratic Method (or Method of Elenchus or Socratic Debate) named after the Classical Greek philosopher Socrates, is a form of [5] The school also has traditionally offered a strong clinical program, which is housed in its own wing (built at a cost of $9 million). [6] Each year, the clinical program puts students through realistic simulations of trials, depositions, and client meetings; these are staffed with a pool of nearly 500 volunteers drawn from all over the Southland who play parties, witnesses, judges, and jurors. [7]

Several joint degree programs are available. These require four years of study, resulting in the simultaneous award of a Juris Doctor and a Master’s Degree in Afro-American Studies, American Indian Studies, Management, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Welfare, or Urban Planning. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional UCLA Anderson School of Management is one of eleven professional schools at the University of California Los Angeles.

The school also offers a Master of Laws (LL. M. ) law program, which involves one year of post-law-graduate studies. This program is popular among foreign students, who then take the California bar exam. A bar examination is an examination to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice Law in a given Jurisdiction.

Finally, it offers a Doctor of Juridical Science (S. J. D. ) Degree, designed for students who already have a J. D. and hope to become law professors.

Faculty and students

UCLA School of Law has over 100 faculty members with expertise in all major disciplines of law; it "is one of the most diverse in the country. "[8] Since 2002, faculty members have published 48 new books, 45 chapters, and over 150 journal articles.

The 2004-2005 first-year student admission rate was 13. 5% — among the most selective in the country. 99. 6% of 2004 UCLA School of Law graduates seeking employment secured professional employment within nine months of graduation. The median starting salary for 2004 graduates was $110,000. Among 2004 graduates employed in the private sector, the median salary was $125,000. In 2007 it was $135,000.

Location

The School of Law's south entrance facing Charles E. Young Drive East
The School of Law's south entrance facing Charles E. Young Drive East

UCLA School of Law is located on the northeastern edge of the UCLA campus in the Westwood area of Los Angeles. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United Westwood is a district in western Los Angeles, California, United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [9] The school is approximately five miles from the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions

The school proper is housed in a five-story brick building known simply as the Law Building. The oldest parts of the Law Building's interior are notorious for a "high school atmosphere" and "dark, drafty classrooms,"[10] but it has been extensively improved by the addition of the clinical wing in 1990 and the new law library in 2001. A few offices, like the Office of Career Services, are housed in an adjacent building, Dodd Hall.

The campus sits on the sloping foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, between the communities of Brentwood to the west and Holmby Hills to the east. The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Brentwood is an affluent district in western Los Angeles, California, United States; it is not to be confused with Brentwood California, in Holmby Hills is an affluent neighborhood in western Los Angeles. The entrance to the Playboy Mansion is a short ways up Sunset Boulevard, in Holmby Hills. The Playboy Mansion (also known as the Playboy Mansion West out of reference to the original Playboy Mansion that was located in Chicago at 1340 N Just beyond Holmby Hills is Beverly Hills.

Rankings

US News ranks UCLA 16th among top law schools in the US, and as the third most diverse of the four law schools in the UC system. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D In the political arena the term diversity (or diverse is used to describe political entities (neighborhoods cities nations student bodies etc [11][12] It has the largest student body in the system after Hastings, and the second smallest student/faculty ratio after Berkeley. [13] While it is the second most expensive law school in the UC system, it is only slightly less expensive than Berkeley. [14] While it grants the most in financial aid, students still tend to graduate with more debt on average than at the other UC schools. Debt is that which is owed usually referencing Assets owed but the term can cover other obligations [15][16]

According to Brian Letier's Law School rankings, UCLA ranks 10th in the nation in terms of scholarly impact as measured by academic citations of tenure-stream faculty. A citation is a reference to a source (not always the original source published or unpublished(citation needed [17] In terms of overall student numerical quality, UCLA ranks 17th in the nation. [18]

Journals and Student Organizations

Notable alumni

Notable faculty members

References

  1. ^ Cynthia L. Cooper, The Insider's Guide to the Top Fifteen Law Schools (New York: Doubleday, 1990), 342-343.
  2. ^ Cooper, 342.
  3. ^ Cooper, 343 & 345.
  4. ^ Cooper, 349.
  5. ^ Cooper, 345.
  6. ^ Cooper, 352-353.
  7. ^ Carol Bidwell, "Trial By Hire: Volunteers Put L. A. Students On The Spot," Los Angeles Daily News, 6 December 1998, L8. The Daily News of Los Angeles, also known as the Los Angeles Daily News, is the second largest circulating daily Newspaper of Los Angeles
  8. ^ Cooper, 345.
  9. ^ Cooper, 359.
  10. ^ Cooper, 358-359.
  11. ^ America's Best Graduate Schools 2009. US News. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D Retrieved on 2007-10-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC -
  12. ^ America's Best Graduate Schools 2008, Law School Diversity Index. US News. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony
  13. ^ America's Best Graduate Schools 2008, What are the largest and smallest law schools?. US News. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony
  14. ^ America's Best Graduate Schools 2008, Who's the priciest? Who's the cheapest?. US News. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony
  15. ^ America's Best Graduate Schools 2008, Which public schools award the most and the least financial aid?. US News. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony
  16. ^ America's Best Graduate Schools 2008, Whose graduates have the most debt? The least?. US News. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony
  17. ^ Top 35 Law Faculties Based on Scholarly Impact, 2007. Brian Leiter's Law School Rankings. Retrieved on 2007-10-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.
  18. ^ Brian Leiter's Law Schools Ranked by Student (Numerical) Quality, 2007. Brian Leiter's Law School Rankings. Retrieved on 2007-10-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.
  19. ^ Peter B. Carlisle, National District Attorneys Association. Accessed December 3, 2007. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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