April 30, 2008
O'Melveny & Myers Partner Robert Willett Joins Board
Mr. Robert E. Willett, a partner and Vice Chair of the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, was elected to Southwestern's Board...
April 28, 2008
New Full-Time Professors to Join Faculty for 2008-09
Several new full-time faculty members will join Southwestern in the 2008-2009 academic year. They include three exceptional...
April 28, 2008
Professor Parrish Named Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor Austen Parrish, a member of the Southwestern faculty since 2001, has been appointed as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs...
April 25, 2008
Professor Laura Dym Cohen Named Director of Street Law Program
Professor Laura Dym Cohen has been named Director of the Street Law clinical program at Southwestern. After joining the law...
April 16, 2008
First-Year Southwestern Students Impress Prominent Jurists in Moot Court
Hon. Elizabeth B. Lacy, Senior Justice for the Supreme Court of Virginia said there's a good reason that five judges listened...
April 14, 2008
Gregory and Leah Bergman, Hon. Scott Gordon, Robert Lind to be Honored at Southwestern Awards Event
Four outstanding members of the Southwestern Law School community will be honored at the 21st Annual Awards Recognition...
April 10, 2008
Professors Hart, Kim and Cohen Receive 2008 Excellence in Teaching Awards
Southwestern Law School is pleased to announce that Professors Danielle Kie Hart, Janine Young Kim and Laura Dym Cohen have...
March 25, 2008
Andrea Ramos to Direct New Legal Clinic
Dean Bryant Garth announced the appointment of Andrea Ramos, a prominent children's rights and immigration rights lawyer, as...
March 21, 2008
Southwestern to Honor Three with Honorary Degrees
At a recent meeting of Southwestern's Board of Trustees, the Board voted to award honorary Doctor of Laws degrees to three...
March 18, 2008
BLSA Teams Excel at Western Regional Competition
Evening students Bernetta Hardy and Anne Cheung ruled the Black Law Student Association's (BLSA) Western Region Competition...
February 25, 2008
Professor Dennis Yokoyama Elected as JABA President
In February, Professor Dennis Yokoyama officially began his term as president of the Japanese American Bar Association (JABA),...
February 25, 2008
"Conversation with" Richard Cotton POSTPONED
"A Conversation With..." Richard Cotton, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of NBC Universal, originally set for...
February 12, 2008
SCALE Program to Include 8-week Summer Session
Beginning with the 2008-09 entering class, the SCALE Program will introduce a new innovative eight-week Summer Session designed...
February 12, 2008
Southwestern Faculty Extends Curricular Reform to Upper Division Offerings
Following on the momentum and success of the initiatives introduced last academic year to enhance the traditional first-year...
February 07, 2008
Executive VP and General Counsel of NBC Universal in "Conversation" at Southwestern
Richard Cotton, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of NBC Universal will be the first guest of 2008 for the law...
February 05, 2008
Southwestern Team Takes Top Honors at National Telecommunications Competition
Southwestern's Andy Owen, Lee Previant, and Celia Beckwith bested 10 other teams from around the country to win the 2008...
February 04, 2008
Memorial Service for Professor Lawrence Sullivan to be held at Southwestern
Family and friends of Lawrence A. Sullivan, Professor Emeritus at Southwestern Law School, will gather at the Southwestern...
January 25, 2008
Leading Voting Rights Scholar, Pamela Karlan, to Deliver Treusch Public Service Lecture
Professor Pamela S. Karlan of Stanford Law School, a leading constitutional law scholar and authority on voting rights, will...
January 25, 2008
Justice Corrigan of the California Supreme Court to Speak at Commencement
The Honorable Carol A. Corrigan, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, will be the keynote speaker at...
January 14, 2008
Shaking Up the Entertainment Industry
How Talent Guilds are trying to influence New Media to be among topics discussed by industry attorneys and executives during...
January 14, 2008
New Externship Provides a Unique Opportunity to Work with the Family Law Courts
Commissioner Scott Gordon '85 and Judge Mark Juhas, members of Southwestern's adjunct faculty, have created an outstanding new...
January 10, 2008
Wrongful Convictions to be Examined at Southwestern Symposium
Wrongful conviction of the innocent not only destroys the lives of those found guilty and their families, it allows the...
January 03, 2008
Legal Reform in Latin America to be Explored at Southwestern Symposium
Southwestern will present a daylong symposium, Abandoning the Inquisitor: Latin America's Criminal Procedure Revolution, on...
January 02, 2008
Southwestern Explores Issues in Asbestos Litigation
Prominent legal scholars and jurists from around the country will meet for symposium Image:...
December 03, 2007
January Symposia Tackle Torts and Latin American Legal Reform
Southwestern will host two Symposia in January - Perspectives on Asbestos Litigation and Abandoning the Inquisitor: Latin...
November 29, 2007
Carnegie Foundation Selects Southwestern for Groundbreaking Legal Education Study
Southwestern has been chosen as one of ten law schools by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to...
November 28, 2007
ABA Delegate and Southwestern Student Marc Baranov Writes About Loan Legislation
Third-year day student Marc Baranov currently serves as a Delegate from the American Bar Association Law Student Division to...
November 27, 2007
Moot Court Teams Return from First Amendment and Entertainment Law Competitions with Honors
Upholding its tradition in excellence in the Moot Court arena, Southwestern's teams excelled at the Burton D. Wechsler First...
October 17, 2007
Pioneering Alumna Vaino Spencer Retires from the Bench
A trailblazer for women and African Americans in the legal profession, the Hon. Vaino Spencer '52, Presiding Justice of the...
October 15, 2007
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) at Southwestern - Speaker to Discuss Updates on the Madrid Protocol
Southwestern is hosting a presentation by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Alan Datri, Senior Counselor,...
October 10, 2007
Southwestern Mourns the Loss of Beloved Professor Emeritus Lawrence Sullivan
Professor Lawrence A. Sullivan, a member of the full-time faculty at Southwestern since 1991 and an internationally recognized...
October 09, 2007
"Apprentice" Winner Stefanie Schaeffer '99 to Speak on Campus
Southwestern alumna Stefanie Schaeffer, winner of the sixth season of the "The Apprentice," will speak on the law school's...
August 23, 2007
Professor Sobel to Head ABA Entertainment Forum Committee
Professor Lon Sobel, one of the top entertainment law scholars in the country, is the new Chair of the American Bar...
August 13, 2007
Southwestern Welcomes Four New Faculty Members
Four new full-time faculty members have joined Southwestern Law School this semester, all of whom bring outstanding academic...
August 03, 2007
Hon. Otis Wright Inducted as U.S. District Judge
On July 26, Judge Otis Wright II '80 was inducted as a judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of...
August 01, 2007
Spirit of Alumnus - Rosenthal '76 Awarded Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service
Robert Rosenthal '76 has been awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the highest accolade...
June 25, 2007
The Mexican American Bar Foundation (MABF) Awards Scholarships to Seven Southwestern Students
The Mexican American Bar Foundation (MABF) awarded scholarships to seven Southwestern Law School students at its 2007 Annual...
June 20, 2007
Southwestern's 2007 SCALE Moot Court Intramural Competition Winners Announced
Do your research. Know your facts. Trust your fellow advocates. And you may just win SCALE Moot Court. It worked for Linet...
June 07, 2007
Southwestern Names Four Faculty Members to 2007-08 Professorships
Southwestern has honored four of its highly respected faculty members to professorships for 2007-08: Professor Austen L....
June 07, 2007
Five Southwestern Students Awarded ABOTA Fellowships
The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) has selected five members of Southwestern's Class of...
