The Bullocks Wilshire Building on the campus of the Southwestern University School of Law

The Southwestern University School of Law (also known as Southwestern Law School) is a private ABA-accredited law school located in Los Angeles, California, with about 1000 students at a campus that includes the Bullocks Wilshire building, one of the world's most admired art-deco landmarks. Founded on November 25, 1911 by John J. Schumacher, the school offers four J.D. programs of study as well as one LL.M. program. The school should not be confused with Southwestern University, a liberal arts institution in Texas. Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 724 KB) Summary Joshua Rand Kagan Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 724 KB) Summary Joshua Rand Kagan Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bullocks Wilshire, located at 3050 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, is a 230,000-square foot Art-Deco building completed in 1929 as a luxury department store for owner John G. Bullock. ... The abbreviation or acronym ABA has several different meanings: ABA routing transit number Abscisic Acid - a plant hormone Amateur Boxing Association - UK sports regulator American Bankers Association American Bar Association American Basketball Association American Bassoonists Association American Birding Association American Booksellers Association Another Bloody Australian - a term used in Western... Jump to: navigation, search A law school is an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees. ... Jump to: navigation, search The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish; Los Ángeles, ) (full form: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula, English: The Village of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the Porciuncula River), also known as... Jump to: navigation, search Bullocks Wilshire, located at 3050 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, is a 230,000-square foot Art-Deco building completed in 1929 as a luxury department store for owner John G. Bullock. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Art Deco spire of the Chrysler Building, built 1928-1930, commemorated on a US stamp Art Deco (French: Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes) was an early twentieth century movement in the decorative arts, that also grew in influence to affect architecture... Jump to: navigation, search November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... J.D. redirects here; for alternate uses, see J.D. (disambiguation) J.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin Juris Doctor, also called a Doctor of Law or Doctorate of Jurisprudence, and is the law degree typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years... The Master of Laws is an advanced law degree that allows someone to specialize in a particular area of law. ... Southwestern University is a private, selective, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Georgetown, Texas, USA // Campus Southwestern University is in Central Texas about 30 miles (50 km) north of Austin in Georgetown. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... ...

History

The Westmoreland building of the Southwestern University School of Law

Southwestern University School of Law was founded on November 25, 1911 as the Southwestern College of Law. John J. Schumacher, its founder, intended the nonprofit institution to be a law school that reached out to women and minorities. The school is one of the oldest law schools in the state of California and the second oldest law school in Los Angeles. Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 706 KB) Summary Joshua Rand Kagan Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 706 KB) Summary Joshua Rand Kagan Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ...

Southwestern received a university charter in 1915 after it expanded to include a number of other disciplines including a business school. Southwestern's first "home" was a small campus on South Hill Street, where it existed for the first five decades of its existence. Jump to: navigation, search 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... In the USA a business school is a graduate school which offers an Masters of Business Administration. ...

The Great Depression and Second World War took a severe toll on the school's enrollment, and by the end of the 1930s the law school was the only school that remained. However, as veterans returned home the school experienced a surge of interest, and by 1972 the decision was made to move to the school's current location on Westmoreland Avenue in the Wilshire Center area of Los Angeles. By that time, the school was ABA-accredited and interest was growing quickly. Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the worldwide economic crisis of the 1930s; for other uses of the term, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1930s were described as an an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ...

In 1994, Southwestern acquired the adjacent Bullocks Wilshire building, an historic landmark which was subsequently renovated to house the school's law library, classrooms, and faculty offices. Jump to: navigation, search Bullocks Wilshire, located at 3050 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, is a 230,000-square foot Art-Deco building completed in 1929 as a luxury department store for owner John G. Bullock. ...

The current dean is Bryant G. Garth. He succeeds Leigh H. Taylor.

Campus

The west side of the Southwestern University School of Law campus in downtown LA

The campus occupies over two city blocks in the Mid-Wilshire district of downtown Los Angeles known as Korea Town. Currently the campus contains two buildings, the 6-story Westmoreland Building and the 5-story Bullocks Wilshire Building. Both buildings house classrooms, administrative offices, and faculty offices; the Bullocks Wilshire Building also houses the Taylor Law Library, the Dixon Courtroom and Advocacy Center, a fitness center, a dining center, and a number of student lounges. Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 821 KB) Summary Joshua Rand Kagan Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 821 KB) Summary Joshua Rand Kagan Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Mid-Wilshire is a region in west-central Los Angeles, California. ... The Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles as seen from USC, which makes up most of Downtowns skyline. ... Koreatown is a term to describe the Korean ethnic enclave within a city or metropolitan area. ...

The Westmoreland Building is a 6-story building typical of college and university campuses, but the Bullocks Wilshire Building is a fully restored landmark that pays tribute to its history in many ways. Every level of the building is painstakingly renovated down to the smallest details such as the clocks on the walls and the "show showcases" in the area now occupied by the library.

The Bullocks Wilshire Building on the campus of the Southwestern University School of Law

The school's location in downtown Los Angeles creates a unique situation for students. Southwestern University School of Law has no on-campus housing, so the student body is composed entirely of commuters. The current layout of the campus reflects this, with about one-third of the campus devoted to a dual-level parking facility. Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1704x2272, 1091 KB) Summary Joshua Rand Kagan Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1704x2272, 1091 KB) Summary Joshua Rand Kagan Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bullocks Wilshire, located at 3050 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, is a 230,000-square foot Art-Deco building completed in 1929 as a luxury department store for owner John G. Bullock. ... The Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles as seen from USC, which makes up most of Downtowns skyline. ... Commuting is the process of travelling from a place of residence to a place of work. ...

Academics and Reputation

The law school and its faculty are especially known for their entertainment and media law programs.

Rankings

Rankings have been a source of controversy at the school. U.S. News and World Report ranks the school in the 3rd tier and its admissions standards are substantially lower than those of nearby schools, including the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles, however the school has recently been successful in recruiting much more qualified students from prominent colleges and universities including the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of California, Berkeley, and even more remote schools such as the Pennsylvania State University. U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... Jump to: navigation, search The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, Southern California, and Southern Cal), Californias oldest private research university, is located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California. ... Jump to: navigation, search The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university situated in the neighborhood of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ... Jump to: navigation, search The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university situated in the neighborhood of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ... Jump to: navigation, search University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, The University of California, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated east of the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley, California, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...

Notable Alumni

• Tom Bradley (former mayor of Los Angeles)
• Marcia Clark (prosecutor in the OJ Simpson Trial)
• Gordon Smith (US Senator from Oregon)

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External Links

Official website of the Southwestern University School of Law