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Located in the heart of Los Angeles within the historic Art Deco Bullocks Wilshire building, Southwestern Law School is best known for its deep ties to Southern California’s legal landscape and the entertainment industry. The institution is nationally recognized for its Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute and offers distinctive degree pathways, including SCALE, the nation’s first two-year accelerated J.D. program. Campus culture is practical and career-oriented, featuring a diverse student body engaged in extensive real-world legal clinics, externships, and top-ranked trial advocacy programs. Graduates benefit from a powerful regional alumni network deeply embedded in Hollywood studios, government agencies, and prominent law firms.
Wikipedia:Southwestern Law School is a private law school in Los Angeles, California. It is accredited by the American Bar Association and enrolls nearly 1,000 students. Its campus includes the Bullocks Wilshire building, an Art Deco National Register of Historic Places landmark built in 1929. Southwestern is an independent law school with affiliation to the undergraduate program at California State University, Northridge.
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