School of Law

school of law

	HIGHLIGHTS
	Enrollment 3-quarter average
	graduate students enrollment	987
	# of full time employees	166
	'97-'98 salary expenditures	$ 12,705,390

The School of Law, which welcomed its first class in 1949, is the youngest top-ranked law school in the United States and the only public law school in Southern California.
The excellent faculty, breadth of curriculum, and the school's access to one of the largest legal communities in the nation, make the school a top choice for students throughout the country seeking a quality legal education. The newly expanded and renovated Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library, which opened in fall 1998, supplies more than 70,000 square feet of research and study space that successfully integrates modern technology with the best of traditional library design. It provides an architecturally significant gateway to the northern part of the campus and its completion resulted from a successful collaboration of state and private funding. The school offers a three-year curriculum leading to the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. Also offered is a one-year graduate law program (Master of Laws) designed exclusively for graduates of foreign law schools. The school is a pioneer in clinical legal education, and its faculty are leaders in clinical scholarship and the teaching of lawyering skills. The Business Program and International and Comparative Law Program offer students the opportunity to concentrate in a specific area of study in law school. Students may also choose a four-year, joint-degree program in one of four specific areas: J.D./M.B.A. (Business), J.D./M.A. (American Indian Studies), J.D/M.S.W. (Social Welfare), and J.D./M.A. (Urban Planning). A joint degree in law and Public Policy is pending approval. Students and faculty serve the community in a variety of programs and student-initiated activities. The two-year-old Program in Public Interest Law and Policy affords students the opportunity to enter law school focused on public interest work and undertake specific coursework and projects leading to a special notation on their diploma. Student organizations work with local attorneys and faculty in legal clinics throughout the city, including innovative specialty clinics for homeless youth and those suffering from AIDS. Various other public service activities, including a class project that led to the overhaul of Los Angeles' slum housing policies, are undertaken by students in the Clinical Program.

1997-‘98 MILESTONES INCLUDE:
A $1.5 million gift from the Ann Rosenfield Estate for library construction secured by David Leveton (J.D. '62), trustee for the estate.
The opening of the new Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library
The naming of a new dean, Law Professor Jonathan D. Varat, to follow Dean Susan Westerberg Prager, who stepped down.
A $500,000 commitment from the Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca and Fischer Foundation for Unrestricted Endowment.

SOURCES

USES

TOTALS

	Instruction	Research	Academic Support	Library	1997-'98	1996-'97
State General Funds & Special Appropriations	$ 11,520,767	$ 57,136	$ 38,624	$ 1,912,703	$ 13,529,230	$ 12,443,502
State Government Contracts & Grants	21,453	-	-	243	21,696	5,665
Federal Government	40,038	-	827	1,551	42,416	27,787
Private Gifts, Grants & Contracts	657,384	25,953	(10)	-	683,327	784,738
Endowments	90,936	-	-	-	90,936	108,655
Sales & Services	172,070	4,594	103,793	50,665	331,122	325,336
Tuition & Fees	2,304,098	-	-	686,849	2,990,947	2,164,000
Other Sources	421,473	-	8,695	-	430,168	176,758
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$ 15,228,219	$ 87,683	$ 151,929	$ 2,652,011	$ 18,119,842	$ 16,036,441


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