May 12, 2009
Students Demonstration Negotiation Skills in New Intramural Competition
More than 100 students participated in Southwestern's first Negotiation Intramural Competition. From the 110 students in...
May 07, 2009
Southwestern Co-Sponsors California Supreme Court Historical Society Colloquium at the LA Times
Civil & Uncivil Rights - The Early Legal History will be the topic of a special California Supreme Court Historical Society...
May 06, 2009
LAWS to the Power of Three
New program provides first-year students with three choices in advocacy training A recognized innovator of legal writing...
May 05, 2009
Southwestern Launches New Negotiation Honors Program
Southwestern has established a new Honors Program through which students can hone their negotiation skills. Professors Cristina...
May 04, 2009
Southwestern to Offer Four New Capstone Courses in 2009-2010
Based on the success of the first Capstone course in Mass Torts that premiered last Fall, the faculty has approved four...
May 03, 2009
Southwestern Student Wins Prestigious Fellowship
Graduating day student Maria Guiza has been awarded an Equal Justice Works Fellowship, in which she will implement her "One...
May 02, 2009
BLSA Students Win International Negotiation Competition
Southwestern's BLSA Negotiation Team of Joanna Allen and Brent Tilley defeated more than 20 teams from law schools across the...
May 01, 2009
Professor Fagundes to Present Paper at Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum
Professor David Fagundes has been chosen as one of 12 distinguished young scholars from around the country to present his...
May 01, 2009
Southwestern Students Join International Justice Mission to Advocate for Victims of Human Trafficking
Southwestern students Omote Ekwotafia, Danielle DeRose, and Nicholas Garces (pictured from right to left) were among 100 people...
April 30, 2009
Southwestern Students and Alumni Help Join Families During Adoption Day
It was difficult to tell whose smiles were brighter - the newly adopted children and their parents, or their advocates who had...
April 29, 2009
Students Assist With Over 200 Tax Returns Through VITA Program
This year, Southwestern's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program completed 203 tax returns for L.A. residents, a...
April 28, 2009
New Full-Time Professors to Join Faculty for 2009-10
Southwestern welcomes four new full-time faculty members for the 2009-10 academic year. They include two senior faculty who...
April 23, 2009
Professors Smith, Knipprath and Cohen Receive 2009 Excellence in Teaching Awards
Southwestern is pleased to announce that Professors Karen R. Smith, Joerg W. Knipprath and Laura Dym Cohen have been selected...
April 16, 2009
First-Year Students Impress Jurists in Moot Court Competition
Kristin Marker and Catalina Rodas take Top Oralist Honors and Silviana Dumitrescu named Best Writer in Southwestern's Annual...
April 10, 2009
David Ostrove, Hon. Alan Friedenthal and Hon. Charles McCoy to be Honored at Southwestern Awards Event
The Southwestern community will salute three individuals who have contributed significantly to the legal profession, the law...
April 08, 2009
Southwestern Students Assist Low-Income Tax Filers
With one week left in the current tax season, Southwestern's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program has completed 180...
March 27, 2009
Honduras School Named After Southwestern Alumnus
The Honduran Ministry of Education has named a school after Southwestern alumnus Mariano Castillo '64. This is the first time...
March 26, 2009
Southwestern Student Named Best Advocate at TAHP Competition
At the recent American Association for Justice (AAJ) Regional Student Trial Advocacy Competition in Santa Monica, Southwestern...
March 25, 2009
Wagner Team Wins Best Respondent Brief, Second Place Oralist
Southwestern's Moot Court Honors Program team of Carlo Reyes, Alma Dumitru, and Matt Weiner excelled at the Robert F. Wagner...
February 26, 2009
Students Bring First-hand Perspectives to Immigration Law Cases in Southwestern's Newest Clinic
Under the direction of Professor Andrea Ramos, Southwestern's Immigration Law Clinic commenced operation this semester with...
February 26, 2009
Trial Advocacy Team Wins NTC Regional Competition
Southwestern's Trial Advocacy Honors Program (TAHP) team of Maryam Parsioon, Ken Holdren and Andrew Caple-Shaw won First Place...
February 25, 2009
Prominent Members of the Los Angeles Business and Legal Communities Join Southwestern Board
Three distinguished Southwestern alumni have been elected to the law school's Board of Trustees: Darin J. Feinstein '98, CEO of...
February 24, 2009
Southwestern Partners with Tavis Smiley for State of the Black Union 10th Anniversary
Southwestern's Black Law Students Association (BLSA) will participate for the first time in Tavis Smiley's State of the Black...
February 23, 2009
New Collaboration with the Drucker School Yields Dual Degree Opportunities in Law and Management
Two premier institutions of graduate education in Southern California, Southwestern Law School and The Drucker Graduate School...
February 09, 2009
Upcoming Conference to Focus on Reforming Copyright
The digital age has rendered obsolete many aspects of the 1976 Copyright Act. Congressional response to technological...
January 29, 2009
John Schulman of Warner Bros. Selected as Keynote Speaker for 94th Commencement Ceremony
John A. Schulman, Executive Vice President & General Counsel for Warner Bros. Inc. (retired), will deliver the keynote address...
January 28, 2009
Studios Turn to Southwestern Students for IP Analysis
Entertainment externs help Lionsgate and other studios review hundreds of agreements As more entertainment content is being...
January 27, 2009
Stetson Moot Court Team Advances to International Finals
At the Pacific Regional Round of the Stetson International Environmental Law Competition held at Santa Clara Law School on...
January 26, 2009
Southwestern Symposium Explores the Evolution of J.D. Programs
In recent years, law schools have responded to calls for dramatic changes in the way they prepare students for the practice of...
January 16, 2009
Law Students Gather to Celebrate and Discuss Presidential Inauguration
To mark the historic occasion of President Barack Obama's inauguration, the Southwestern community will gather to watch the...
January 09, 2009
Leading Media and Entertainment Industry Attorneys and Executives Discuss "Fast Times in Hollywood" at Southwestern
Reality television has become a forum for discovering new talent. Once relegated to the tabloids, celebrity media now...
January 08, 2009
Southwestern Mourns the Passing of Pamela E. Dunn
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 24 at 4 p.m. on Southwestern's campus to mourn the passing of alumna and...
December 05, 2008
Affiliation with Cal State Dominguez Hills Yields Two New Degree Programs
Joint J.D./M.A. in Negotiation, and 3+3 Program for CSUDH undergrads launched Southwestern has established two exciting new...
December 04, 2008
Southwestern Hosts "Project Access"
Southwestern is proud to be the Los Angeles host for Project Access, a dynamic new interactive mentoring program that is a...
December 03, 2008
Southwestern's Adjunct Faculty Excel on the Bench
Southwestern is pleased to announce that three of its adjunct faculty members have attained new judicial positions. Hon....
November 06, 2008
Teams Earn Three 1st Place Victories Within One Week
Southwestern Students Take Top Awards in Appellate, Trial and Negotiation Competitions Demonstrating their outstanding skills...
November 03, 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 participate in the law school's "A...
October 28, 2008
Southwestern Excels at Recent Moot Court and TAHP Competitions
Upholding its tradition in excellence in the appellate and trial advocacy arenas, Southwestern's teams from the Moot Court...
October 27, 2008
Southwestern's New Immigration Clinic to Begin in January
Southwestern has established a new Immigration Law Clinic to provide legal representation to underserved immigrants in the...
October 21, 2008
Attorney Paul L. Freese to Give Keynote Speech for Public Interest Law Week
Paul L. Freese, Director of Litigation and Advocacy for Public Counsel, will deliver the keynote speech for Southwestern's 18th...
October 20, 2008
Southwestern's Biederman Institute Honors Wayne Levin '88 with Inaugural Entertainment and Media Alumnus of the Year Award
Southwestern's Biederman Institute honored Wayne Levin '88 as its first recipient of the Entertainment and Media Alumnus of the...
October 02, 2008
Fulbright and Jose Siderman Family Establish Human Rights Fellowship at Southwestern
Family of Victim of Anti-Semitism in Argentina Launches Human Rights Initiative on Eve of Jewish High Holidays In an effort to...
September 24, 2008
Southwestern Selected as First Law School to Award Prestigious International Law Fellowship
Southwestern will be the first law school in the nation to participate in an exciting new program of long-term international...
September 23, 2008
Southwestern Launches the Only Summer Abroad Program on International Information Technology Law
Led by an outstanding faculty of international legal scholars, Southwestern will offer a new summer abroad program in London,...
September 22, 2008
Harvey Levin, Host/Executive Producer of TMZ in Conversation at Southwestern
Harvey Levin, host and executive producer of "TMZ" and Managing Editor of "TMZ.com" will be the next guest for the law school's...
September 08, 2008
Professor Kim to Speak on Ethical Issues of In House Counsel
Professor Sung Hui Kim, former General Counsel for Red Bull, will be the moderator for a program on "In (the) House: Exploring...
August 25, 2008
Southwestern Names Four Faculty Members to 2008-09 Professorships
Southwestern has honored four of its highly respected faculty members to professorships for 2008-09: Associate Dean Michael B....
August 21, 2008
New Resource Center to Provide Enhanced Writing and Academic Support Services
As you first become immersed in this strange foreign culture called "law school," you will start to get acclimated to your...
August 20, 2008
Journal of Legal Education Comes to Southwestern
The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Journal of Legal Education (JLE) will soon be based out of Southwestern when the...
August 19, 2008
Experts to explore Arctic Sovereignty at Southwestern Symposium
With the Arctic ice melting, anticipated increases in Arctic shipping, tourism and economic activity, Russia's flag-planting at...
August 18, 2008
Industry Insiders to Discuss SAG, WGA and AFTRA at Southwestern
This has been a momentous year for labor relations in the entertainment industry. After a prolonged WGA strike, a new WGA Basic...
August 14, 2008
Professor Carpenter to Chair ABA Accreditation Committee
A nationally recognized expert on law school curricula, Professor Catherine L. Carpenter has been named Chair of the...
August 08, 2008
Children's Rights Expert Commissioner Amy Pellman to Address New Students
Hon. Amy M. Pellman, Commissioner/Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be the special guest speaker at...
August 05, 2008
President of Claremont McKenna College Joins Southwestern's Board of Trustees
Pamela Brooks Gann, President of Claremont McKenna College and former Dean of Duke University School of Law, was elected to...
June 12, 2008
SCALE Students Demonstrate Their Advocacy Skills
Chad Clement got a double dose of good news at the SCALE Appellate Advocacy Competition Awards Reception this year - the...
