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DEAN'S MESSAGE

ince 1901, Golden Gate University School of Law has educated many of the S finest lawyers on the American, California, and San Francisco legal scenes.

Learning to be a lawyer at Golden Gate is a dynamic process. It is alive with exciting and challenging experiences. Our education has a great many unique and superb qualities, just as, in the same way, the incomparable, breathtaking beauty of the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area is itself unique. Professors and students teach and learn in the heart of downtown San Francisco, in the vibrant cultural, commercial, and legal center of one of the world's greatest cities.

Golden Gate University School of Law is legal education at its best. The school has "Golden Gate unsurpassed talent in teaching and in scholarship. At other law schools, students often feel emphasizes practical abandoned and set adrift, without anybody to care about them. But at Golden Gate, legal education. our professors form close bonds with students and care about their success. Students can be Students learn both secure in knowing that they have concerned, effective mentors who will enthusiastically cheer legal theory and them on and guide them through their law school years. how to be lawyers. They work in Best of all, Golden Gate emphasizes practical legal education. Students learn both legal theory law firms, and how to be lawyers. They work in law firms, government agencies, and corporations. They government agencies, interact with clients, litigate in court, face judges, and get to know other lawyers. They perfect and corporations. their lawyering skills while they study law. Perhaps most valuable from a career standpoint, They interact with students develop a personal legal network in the outside world. The result is that Golden Gate clients, litigate in University law graduates hit the ground running. They find the best legal jobs available and immediately begin practicing law and effectively serving their clients. court, face judges, and get to know It is because of this excellent law school education that our graduates have so excelled and other lawyers." prospered in the legal profession. They have made their mark as outstanding lawyers, judges, government officials, and corporate counsel all over the countty.

Come join us as we begin our second hundred years. Guarantee yourself a successful and personally fulfilling legal career by becoming a lawyer at Golden Gate University School of Law.

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Peter G. Keane, Dean THE UNIVERSITY & THE LAW SCHOOL

natural beauty and triumphs of the builders' arts. Outstanding theater, opera, symphony, ballet, and museums, as well as classical, avant garde, and rock music groups, are at home in San Francisco. Professional and college sports teams provide entertainment for fans, and opportunities for athletic and outdoor activities abound. Golden Gate University is a private, nonprofit institution of higher education and a major center for professional study in the fields of law, business, information technology, and tax. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The School of Law, founded in 1901, is one of the oldest law schools in the western United States. It is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State of California and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Graduates qualify to take the bar exam in all fifty states and in the District of Columbia. The school offers a full-time day program and a part-time evening program leading to the Doctor ofJurisprudence (J.D.) degree. Combined degrees and graduate degrees are also awarded. Golden Gate's 750 law students olden Gate University School With its year-round mild climate, include working professionals and recent of Law is located in the heart the Bay Area is one of the most pleasant college graduates from more than 100 G of downtown San Francisco, places in the world to live and work. undergraduate and graduate institutions. gateway to the Pacific Rim and one of the From the pines and redwoods of the They come from across the United States most beautiful cities in the world. The East Bay and Marin County hills, to the and from a number of foreign nations, school is a short walk from the legal and magnificent bridges spanning the bay, to and they represent a wide spectrum financial district and the city's bustling the business and shopping centers of San of ethnic, economic, and cultural Multimedia Gulch. Francisco, the Bay Area is filled with both backgrounds. CONTENTS

FOR MORE Contents INFORMATION The History of Golden Gate Law ..... 4 Law School Commitments ...... 6 J.D. Program 2002-03 Academic Calendar ...... 7 Phone: (415) 442-6630 J.D. Program ...... 8 Email: [email protected] Honors Lawyering Program ...... 11 Website: www.ggu.edullaw Corporate & Commercial Law ...... 14 Clinical Programs ...... 16 Graduate Law Programs Environmental Law ...... 18 Ll.M. in Environmental Law International Legal Studies ...... 20 Phone: (415) 442-6638 Intellectual Property Law ...... 22 or (415) 369-5356 Public Interest Law ...... 24 Email: [email protected] Professional Skills ...... 26

Ll.M. in Intellectual Property Law Student Life ...... 28 Phone: (415) 442-6604 Student Organizations ...... 29 Email: [email protected] Learning Resources ...... 30 Graduate Legal Programs ...... 32 Ll.M. and S.J.D. in Law Career Services ...... 34 International Legal Studies Phone: (415) 442-6607 Law Alumni Services ...... 36 Email: [email protected] Course Concentrations ...... 38 Curriculum Requirements ...... 40 Ll.M. in Taxation Faculty ...... 41 Phone: (415) 442-6605 Admissions ...... 48 Email: [email protected] Financial Aid ...... 51 Scholarships ...... 53 Ll.M. in United States Legal Studies Phone: (415) 442-6638 Tuition & Fees ...... 54 or (415) 369-5356 Withdrawal & Tuition Email: [email protected] Adjustment Policies ...... 55 Maps & Location ...... 56 University Undergraduate, Application for Admission ...... 57 Graduate, and Online (CyberCampus) Programs Phone: (800) GGU-4YOU Website: www.ggu.edu

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Golden Gate University Published by Golden Gate University, Office of Marketing, ©2002 Golden Gate University School of Law is accredited 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2968. Cover Design: Jung Design by the American Bar Association The telephone number is (415) 442-7200. Editorial & Production: Lorri Ungaretti Photography: Robert Bryant, Bruce Cook, Mark Koehler, 750 North Lake Shore Drive Golden Gate University Catalog (USPS 221-200) Aaron Lauer, John Marriott, Kevin Ng, Richard Tauber, Chicago, IL 60611 Vol. XL August 2002 No.4 Lorri Ungaretti Published by Golden Gate University Office of Marketing, Phone: (312) 988-6743 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, California 94105-2968 in March, May, June, August, and November. The Law School reserves the right to change Periodical Postage Paid at San Francisco, California. regulations. curricula, courses, tuition and fees, or any other aspect of its programs described in POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: QRecycled this catalog. Golden Gate University Catalog, Golden Gate University, ~Paper 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2968. Golden Gate University School of Law recently celebrated its centennial, its first 100 years of meeting the needs of law students and the legal community.

Early Years The history of Golden Gate University School of Law is as dynamic as the city in which it thrives. The Law School I traces its roots to a movement within the Young Men's Christian Association The YMCA building was destroyed in the 1906 (YMCA) in the late 1800s. In 1883, the earthquake and fire. I, San Francisco branch started the YMCA The YMCA building at Mason and Ellis Streets '! opened in 1894. YMCA Evening Law School Evening School for working adults. In classes began here in 1901. the nineteenth century, law school was only an option for wealthy students who In 1923, the educational arm of the could attend classes full-time. At the YMCA changed its name to Golden Gate turn of the twentieth century, in a Evening College, a new name suggested by number of great cities in the United Charles Pool, a law student. The college States, the YMCA created evening law was incorporated in that same year, but it schools in downtown urban centers so maintained close ties with the YMCA for that working people would have a path 40 more years. of entry into the legal profession. In October 1901, the YMCA Evening Law After the 1906 earthquake and fire, classes were School opened in San Francisco. held in tents. On the morning of April 18, 1906, the great earthquake hit San Francisco, and between the trembling of the earth and the ensuing fire, the city was devastated. Although the YMCA build­ ing was destroyed, the organization was undaunted. It immediately set up tents and rented spaces in other buildings to hold classes and other activities. The general secretary of the YMCA, Henry J. McCoy, traveled to the East Coast to raise funds for a new building. He eventually raised $500,000 from donors that included John D. Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan. Located at 220 Golden Gate Avenue, the new

building, which housed the Law School The new for 57 years, opened in 1910. YMCA building at 220 Golden Gate Avenue opened in 1910.

4 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law THE HISTORY OF GOLDEN GATE LAW

Accreditation and Growth Meeting Needs In 1937, the State Bar of California The School of Law has a adopted its first accreditation standards history of developing a for law schools. Golden Gate met the practical and flexible set of new requirements and was accredited in programs to meet the 1939. In 1956, the Law School was needs of law students, given provisional accreditation by the the community, and the American Bar Association. (Full accredi­ legal profession. These tation was granted in 1971.) In 1980, programs include the the Law School joined the Association of Public Interest Scholars American Law Schools (AALS). Program (founded in Golden Gate College bought its 1997); the Women's own building at 536 Mission Street in Employment Rights Clinic 1964. At that time, the Law School (1993); the Environmental began a full-time day program in addi­ Law and Justice Clinic

tion to its part-time evening program. (1994); and graduate Golden Gate University In 1972, Golden Gate College became programs in taxation (1978), international Golden Gate University and in 1977, legal studies (1995), environmental law built a new "west wing," which became (1998), U.S. legal studies (1998), and Entering the Second Century the University's main building. intellectual property law (2002). In 1998, the Law School Golden Gate University School of Law Groundbreaking Events established the unique Honors looks ahead to meeting new challenges Throughout its first century, Golden Lawyering Program through which in training lawyers who effectively deliv­ Gate University School of Law has been students participate in two semester­ er legal services to the community. One a groundbreaking institution. long apprenticeships in law firms, example is the new Intellectual Property • It was northern California's third government offices, or other legal Law Program through which students law school. organizations. participate in many dynamic activities of • It was northern California's first the vibrant Multimedia Gulch area of evening law school. the Law School's neighborhood. • As early as 1928, two women were in During 2001-02, the Law School the school's graduating class. undertook an $18 million renovation of • It was the first exclusively part-time its physical facilities, turning the school evening law school west of St. Paul to in to a state-of-the-art legal center that receive ABA accreditation. will be a national model for the teaching • Judith McKelvey, appointed dean in of law. These enhanced facilities, togeth­ 1973, was only the second woman in er with the continued focus on meeting student and community needs, set the the United States to serve as dean of SCHOOL OF LAW" 190 1 - 200 1 Law School apart as it begins its second , an ABA-accredited law school. " century. Come visit "The First 100 Years" timeline on the walls of the second floor of the Law School building and take a historical and photographic journey through our first century.

The 1928 graduating class included two women,

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 5 LAW SCHOOL COMMITMENTS

LAW Professional Skills Development Diversity We are a lawyer's law school where the You will practice law in a complex and SCHOOL entire curriculum prepares you to heterogeneous world. A law school practice law. that exposes students to a wide range COMMITMENTS of people and ideas best prepares you • Clinical Programs. We have one of for the challenges and opportunities the most extensive clinical programs that world will present. At Golden Faculty in the United States. You can earn Gate, you will study and learn in a You will be taught by an accomplished academic credit while gaining valuable diverse, multicultural community. and accessible faculty who graduated legal experience. from top research law schools and Personalized Career Services practiced law before teaching. Our • Litigation Program. Our compre­ Our Law Career Services Office student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. hensive litigation curriculum is provides you with ongoing support taught principally by full-time faculty. from the time you enter the Law Public Interest Classes are small, and more than School through graduation and Golden Gate was ranked top among two-thirds of our students take at least beyond. western u.s. law schools for its one litigation course. Students have commitment to public interest law. opportunities to participate in regional The Law School offers financial and national competitions. assistance to students who pursue careers in public interest law, and • Honors Lawyering Program. our in-house clinics provide legal In this unique honors program, assistance to underrepresented students participate in two semester­ populations. long professional apprenticeships, applying the theories learned in class to solve the problems of clients.

6 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 2002-2003 CALENDAR

"The faculty and students make Golden Gate a great place. Teachers know students by name, remember questions we have in class, and make sure we understand the legal concepts they are teaching. Everyone, from the dean to classmates, is a peer. There is competition among the students, but we also help out one another. These days, I wear my Howard University sweatshirt, advertising where I got my undergraduate degree. Someday I'll be out there in the legal community wearing a GGU sweatshirt to advertise that this is a great place." Blaine Jones, Class of 2003

Fall Semester 2002 Spring Semester 2003 Summer Session 2003 Transfer, visitor, and General registration Dec. 10-Jan. 13 General registration May 5-27 special registration Aug. 12-26 Transfer, visitor, and special Memorial Day holiday* May 26 First-year orientation and registration Jan. 6-13 Instruction begins May 27 registration Aug. 14-16 Midyear Admission orientation Independence Day holiday* July 4 First-year instruction begins Aug. 19 and registration Jan. 8-9 Instruction ends July 14 Upper div. instruction begins Aug. 26 Instruction begins Jan. 13 Examination period July 18-21 Labor Day holiday* Sept. 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Honors Lawyering Program First-year midterm holiday* Jan. 20 instruction ends Aug. 9 exam period Oct. 14-18 Presidents' Day holiday* Feb. 17 Honors Lawyering Program Thanksgiving holiday* Nov. 27-29 Mid-semester recess Mar. 8-16 examination period Aug. 13-15 Instruction ends Dec. 5 Instruction ends Apr. 29 Examination period Dec. 10-20 Examination period May 5-14 Midyear recess Dec. 21-Jan. 12 Graduation May 17 Honors Lawyering Program apprenticeships end Dec. 27 *The Law School and the Law Library will be closed on these days.

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GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 7 JURIS DOCTOR PROGRAM

Golden Gate University School of The Honors Lawyering Program Specialization Certificates law offers options for those wishing In this honors program, students integrate Specialization certificates are awarded to attend law school part-time, classroom learning with actual legal experi­ in Business Law, Criminal Law, either at night or during the day, or ence by participating in two full-time, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property who wish to commence their law semester-long professional apprenticeships. Law, International Law, Labor and studies in January rather than in For more information, see page 11. Employment Law, Litigation, Public " August. Our flexible scheduling also Interest Law, and Real Estate Law. makes it possible for students to Summer Session Requirements for the areas of specializa­ accelerate and graduate in two and Golden Gate University School of Law tion vary, but students generally complete one-half years or to attend to family offers an eight-week summer session, open coursework and clinical practice to earn a or professional matters and take to students from Golden Gate and other certificate. longer to graduate. In addition to ABA-approved law schools. Most classes obtaining a J.D., students can earn are scheduled in the evening. Combined Degrees specialization certificates and The Law School also offers the Students attending Golden Gate combined degrees. Bangkok Summer Abroad Program, an University School of Law may choose from opportunity ro study international law in a variety of combined-degree programs. Thailand. See page 10 for more information. Full-Time Day Program The full-time day program normally takes three years but can be completed in two and one-half years. Full-time day students who have completed all first-year courses may take one evening course per semester. Class sizes are small, ranging generally from 25 to 80 in the first year and from 15 to 60 in the remaining years, REQUIRED COURSES depending on the course.

RequiredPirst· Year Required First~Vear Part-Time Evening Program Coo"'.s Courses* Students in the four-year part-time (Fillt:'time Day)· (Part-lime Evening} evening program attend class four nights ·Civil·Procedurel,H Civil Procedure r, II per week during their first year. Thereafter, ... Contracts I, II they attend three or four nights per week Torts. and attend one or two eight-week summer sessions. Students wishing ro graduate in three and one-half years should plan to attend two summer sessions. Students may transfer from the part-time to the full-time program (or vice-versa) after completing their first year of study.

8 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law JURIS DOCTOR PROGRAM

Midyear Admission Program

Golden Gate University School of Law is the only law school in northern California to offer a Midyear Admission Program. Instead of waiting until August, students may begin law school in January and still complete the J.D. program in three years. Golden Gate University recognizes that a single schedule may not work for every student. The Midyear Admission Program is flexible, so students can work out individual law school schedules that meet their needs. Midyear Admission Program students usually complete their studies in December and qualifY to take the winter bar examina­ tion given in February. However, Midyear Admission students may earn a J.D. in two and one-half years by attending two summer

sessions, or transfer to the part-time program and take up to five years to graduate. "By completing an entire year of Writing & Research and Applying to the Program Contracts in the first semester, I was able to compete for For the spring Midyear Admission Program, summer internships normally open only to law students students must take the LSAT by October who had completed a full year. Plus, instead of only two and apply by November 15. summers of work during law school, I have three. I received more practical experience, and my resume looks great." Jim Mitchell (2000) Features of the Midyear Deputy Prosecutor, Pierce County, Washington Admission Program

• Classes start in January instead of in August. • Smaller classes provide greater opportunities for individualized

instruction. SAMPLE FIRST-YEAR SCHEDULE • A specially-designed seminar FOR MIDYEAR ADMISSION STUDENTS integrates new students into the Law School environment.

• Midyear Admission counselors help students plan their programs.

• The program is flexible to meet student needs.

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 9 JURIS DOCTOR PROGRAM (CONT.)

COMBINED PROGRAMS

Combined J.D./M.B.A. Program J.D./ph.D. in Clinical Psychology At Golden Gate, students can earn both This integrated program leads to a J.D. the J.D. and the M.B.A. simultaneously from Golden Gate University and a Ph.D. in four years through the regular com­ in Clinical Psychology from the Pacific .pined program and in just three years Graduate School of Psychology (PGSP) in through the streamlined program (see Palo Alto, California. box at right). Each program requires a separate In both programs, a student first application. Students needs to take the applies to and is accepted by the Law GRE to gain admission to the Ph.D. School and normally does not need to program. take the GMAT or GRE to gain admis­ The combined program has three sion to the master's program. After the major purposes: first semester of law school, the student 1. To train attorneys who can read applies to the Master's program. The sophisticated social science research in combined program begins after the assisting the legal system to make better student's first year of law school. empirically-based decisions; The faculty at Golden Gate Univ­ 2. To educate highly trained attorney­ ersity's Law and Business Schools offer psychologists who can contribute to the the best of both worlds. The Law School advancement of forensic psychology; program provides a thorough knowledge 3. To produce attorney-psychologists of substantive law through practice-based who can participate in the development courses, as well as opportunities to put of data-based mental health policy in the that knowledge into practice through an legislature and the courts. extensive clinical program. Similarly, the Students follow a seven-year course of Business School program prepares students study to achieve both degrees, some years for the technology-based international attending classes at Golden Gate and other marketplace they will enter upon gradua­ years at PGSP. In the seventh year, the tion. Both programs build on a rigorous student completes a clinical psychology intellectual foundation and add practical internship. experience to help students apply theory to Below is the program schedule: current, real-life problems. Year 1: Classes at Golden Gate only For more information about the M.B.A. requirements, contact: Year 2: Classes at PGSP only Paul Fouts, Associate Dean Years 3, 4: Equal time at both schools, then School of Business graduation from Golden Gate Golden Gate University Years 5, 6: Classes at PGSP and dissertation 536 Mission Street Year 7: Clinical psychology internship San Francisco, CA 94105-2968 (415) 442-7026 PGSP is accredited by the American [email protected] Psychological Association. For more infor­ mation, call PGSP at (650) 843-3412 or (800) 818-3412.

10 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law HONORS LAWYERING PROGRAM

THE HONORS LAWYERING PROGRAM-A UNIQUE APPROACH TO LEGAL EDUCATION

The Honors Lawyering Program is an Honors Lawyering students: Professional Apprenticeships alternative for students who want to • work in two semester-long During the fall semester of their maximize their legal experience while in professional apprenticeships* with second year, instead of attending law school. The program's descriptive attorneys; regular classes, Honors students work name is the Integrated Professional • participate in two intensive summer full-time, performing legal work with Apprenticeship Curriculum (IPAC). programs to develop their skills and employers such as law firms, govern­ The program provides an active, hands­ prepare them for the professional ment agencies, courts, corporations, on legal education. apprenticeships; and public interest organizations. Mter a first year of foundation • attend special workshops to share During their third year, students can courses, students follow a different their experiences with other students choose between a half-time and a full­ schedule in their second and third years. in the program; time apprenticeship. These profession­ Each summer, they study in an inten­ • study with outstanding faculty in al apprenticeships provide students sive, interactive, simulated law firm Golden Gate's regular courses and with the real-world experience valued setting; in the fall, they work full-time clinics; and by future employers. in professional apprenticeships; and in • complete law school in three years, In order to ensure the highest­ the spring, they return to the classroom. pay the same tuition, and take the quality experience, the program screens The interactive summer Legal same required courses as students and approves all placements. We work Practice Training prepares students for in the standard curriculum. with Honors students as they research the professional apprenticeships; the and select apprenticeships that fit their apprenticeships provide extended, solid, professional goals; help students find professional legal experience; and the *While many professional apprenticeships are in experienced, committed supervising northern California, students have obtained coursework in the spring is informed­ attorneys who can work as mentors; positions in southern California, the Midwest, and even transformed-by the prior the East Coast, and overseas. and provide students with maximum apprenticeship experience. Honors responsibility and support. Employers students learn by doing, rather than compensate students in accordance by being told how to do. with their ability to pay. Some jobs are fully paid by the employers; others are subsidized by Golden Gate.

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GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 11 HONORS LAWYERING PROGRAM

HONORS LAWYERING PROGRAM (CONT.)

Legal Practice Training Integrated Curriculum attend monthly apprenticeship workshops Because even a solid first-year curricu­ The Honors Lawyering Program offers an during which they share their experiences lum may not be adequate preparation innovative curriculum by combining with other students in the program. for successful professional apprentice­ Golden Gate's strong emphasis on class­ During the spring semesters, ships, the program includes intensive room teaching and skills training with a students are back in class full-time, select­ 't skills training during both summers. modern version of the traditional appren­ ing a schedule from the Law School's The first summer program puts students ticeship. In the summer sessions, experi­ extensive course and clinical offerings. in a simulated law firm in which they enced faculty teach the law using practical The various components of the interview clients, write memos, research exercises, carefully preparing each student Honors Lawyering Program are designed legal problems, and undertake a variety to undertake the responsibility of upcom­ to complement one another, creating an of other legal tasks under the careful ing apprenticeships. During the appren­ exciting, challenging, and effective legal supervision of experienced faculty. ticeships, students perform real-world education. In the summer, students learn The program emphasizes writing, legal tasks, learning from the work they the law in the context of a simulated interviewing, counseling, negotiating, do and from the skilled attorneys super­ practice setting. In the apprenticeships, and professional responsibility. The vising them. While in apprenticeships, they put legal theory into real practice. In second summer offers more advanced students have no required courses. They the classroom, faculty help students link training, building on the skills and may, if they wish, take up to 5 units of their legal studies to their apprenticeship knowledge acquired during students' approved courses. However, they are free experiences. In the Honors Lawyering first two years in law school. to devote all their energies to their Program, the line between legal theory apprenticeship. They are expected to and practice disappears.

POTENTIAL APPRENTICESHIP PLACEMENTS "The professors' enthusiasm and energy are contagious. The amount of thought and time they've put in shows vividly in In the San Fran-ciscqaay Area r . c. ••... the quality of the program." Pi"ivateLawfirms Itl'!d ~p.."p ...tipl!s practicing ina varietY of fields~ including: Lubna Jahangiri (2001) .... Civil litigation' . . Attorney, Varon & Associates, • commerciill transactions . • environmental:!aw . San Francisco

12 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law HONORS LAWYERING PROGRAM

For more information about the Honors Lawyering Program (lPAC), contact:

Denise Glagau Administrative Director Phone: (415) 442·6624 Email: [email protected] or Professor Robert Calhoun Academic Director Email: [email protected]

A Special Community Honors Lawyering students form a How to Apply special community within the Law To apply for the Honors Lawyering School. In the first year, while they Program, check the appropriate box participate in the same classes as other on the J.D. application. Acceptance J.D. students, they also attend special to the program is competitive and monthly workshops to lay the ground­ will be based upon information in work for their professional apprentice­ students' application packets. The ships. Working together in simulated admissions process may include a law firms in the summers and sharing telephone interview. apprenticeship experiences, Honors students form bonds that will make the transition from student to professional easier, as well as help to create a lifelong network.

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GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 13 CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL LAW

J.D. students wishing to pursue Business Law J.D./M.B.A. careers in corporate or commercial Students can earn a specialization Students choosing the combined law have many unique opportunities certificate in business law by completing J.D.!M.B.A. program take certain at Golden Gate University. 6 to 9 units of core business law courses that are credited to both courses, plus three additional courses programs, thus saving both time and ftom one of three core areas: domestic money. They can earn both degrees law, international law, or intellectual in four years through the regular property law. combined-degree program or in just three years through the streamlined Corporate and Tax Law program. In the streamlined program, In addition to taking commercial law students take begin taking Business and business courses such as Advanced School courses after their first year of Corporate Taxation, Bankruptcy Law, law school. For more information on and Negotiable Instruments, students J.D.lM.B.A. programs, see page 10. can earn J.D. credit by taking special­ Business and Commercial Real ized tax courses offered thtough the Estate Law Program (BACREL) LL.M. in Taxation Program. Those interested in international commerce The Law School offers a special can also take courses such as program for students with business and International Business Transactions, commercial real estate interests. After Asian/Pacific Trade Seminar, and completing their first year, students may International Trade and Environmental enter the accelerated BACREL program Protection, offered through the LL.M. by taking 6 to 8 units of required in International Legal Studies Program. courses in a special summer program. J.D. students wishing to earn an Then, in their second and third years LL.M. in Taxation can transfer up to and in their second summer, students 9 units of related tax coursework to the take additional courses approved by LL.M. in Taxation Program, earning the advisor assigned to them for the their advanced tax degree by taking specialty they have chosen. By complet­ only 17 additional units. For more ing these requirements, students may information on this graduate program, earn joint M.B.A. and J.D. degrees at see page 33. the end of their third year. The same program may be taken on a nonaccelerated basis without participation in the summer program. At the end of their third year, qualifYing students will receive the J.D., but not the M.B.A. degree.

14 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL LAW

Intellectual Property The Law School stands on the edge of Multimedia Gulch in San Francisco, where computers and telephones, inventors and artists, moviemakers and moneymakers are busy at work creating the virtual world of the twenty-first century. See page 22 for information on the Golden Gate University Intellectual Property Law Program.

Labor and Employment Law Students can earn a specialization certificate in labor and employment law by completing 13 units of core classes and electives, plus clinical practice and a research paper. Past students have earned clinical credit by working in the on-site Women's Employment Rights Clinic; working in placements that include the National Labor Relations Board, San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance, Employment Law Center, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and working as law clerks in firms practicing employment, labor, or sports law.

Property Development and Real Estate Students can earn a specialization certificate in real estate law by complet­ ing 13 units of electives in this area, plus clinical practice and a research paper. Certain taxation and environmental law courses may be applied to the certificate. Clinic placements are through the Landlord-Tenant Law Clinic or the Real t, Estate Clinic.

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 15 CLINICAL PROGRAMS

Golden Gate has one of the most Women's Employment Rights Clinic Field Placement Clinics extensive clinical legal education pro­ (WERC) In field placement clinics, students work grams in the country, and more than Supervising attorney: Professor Marci Seville under faculty supervision and the super­ half of our students participate in at Students represent clients in employment vision of judges and attorneys in govern­ least one clinic or externship before disputes including unemployment insut­ ment agencies, law offices, and judges' graduating. Students earn academic ance appeals, race and sex discrimination, chambers. Students also attend a class to " credit while working either under the sexual harassment, family and medical share experiences and insights and to focus supervision of a full-time faculty leave, and wage and hour claims. on the substantive nature of their work. member in one of our four on-site clinics or under the supervision of a Constitutional Law Clinic: Bioethical Civil Practice Clinic judge or practicing attorney in one of Issues Faculty supervisors: Associate Dean Susan our eight field-placement clinics. Supervising attorney: Professor Mort Cohen Schechter, Professor Allan Brotsky, and Students work on cases involving the Adjunct Professors Cheryl Stevens and On-Site Clinical Programs constitutional and health rights of institu­ Christine Tour-Sarkissian tionalized persons. Part of the Western The on-site clinics operate as law offices Students work as law clerks or corporate Center for Constitutional Rights, the within the Law School, providing legal counsel practicing civil litigation or Constitutional Law Clinic does innova­ representation to low-income individuals engaging in transactional work. In the tive and successful work on cases involv­ and community groups who would not past, students have worked in corporate ing civil rights and civil liberties. law, commercial law, entertainment law, otherwise be able to afford legal counsel. family law, intellectual property law, Innocence Project international law, and personal injury law. Environmental Law and Justice Clinic Supervising attorneys: Professor Susan Supervising attorneys: Professors Helen Kang, Rutberg and Adjunct Professor Lintla Colfax Criminal Litigation Clinic Alan Ramo, and CliffRechtschaffen In response to letters from California Faculty supervisor: Professor Susan Rutberg Students provide direct representation to prisoners asserting actual innocence, Students work as law clerks in prosecutor community groups and environmental supervised students conduct initial inves­ and public defender offices supervised by organizations in low-income and minority tigations into the viability of claims and, an experienced criminal lawyer and facul­ communities disproportionally impacted by when appropriate, work to bring the ty. Students certified by the California environmental degradation. claim to court. Affiliated with the Santa State Bar may appear in coutt and argue Clara Law School Northern California a case. Innocence Project (NCIP) and the

National Innocence Network. Environmental Law Clinic Faculty supervisor: Professor Clifford Rechtschaffen Students are placed in agencies or environmental organizations such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Forest Service, the Sierra Club, the California Attorney General, or Northern California Waterkeeper. Students may also be placed with law firms engaged in environmental practice.

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Public Interest/Government Counsel "The professors at Golden Gate Clinic show a keen interest in developing Faculty supervisors: Associate Dean Susan lawyers with a social conscience . .. Schechter and Public Interest Advisor . They really understood that Denise Glagau helping people was what drove me, Students work at public interest and public and they guided me toward sector (government) agencies. Sample organizations that serve the organizations include Bay Area Legal Aid, community." Golden Gate School of Law alumna Susan California Department ofJustice, Rutberg (1975) directs the Criminal Litigation California Lawyers for the Arts, Equal Joseph Gonzalez (1997) Clinic and the Innocence Project. Professor Bernard Segal directs the Law School's Employment Opportunity Commission, completed several internships with respected litigation program. and San Francisco City Attorney's Office. Communities for a Better Environment before being hired at the Real Estate Clinic Law Offices of Masry & Vititoe, Field Placement Clinics (cont.) Faculty supervisor: Adjunct Professor where he handles complex Christine Tour-Sarkissian environmentallitigtion involving Judicial Externships Students are placed in law firms that environmental statutory Faculty supervisors: Assistant Dean specialize in, or do considerable work in, enforcement and toxic torts. Susanne Aronowitz and Adjunct Professor real estate. Working under the direct Song Hill supervision of attorneys, students inter­ Students selected for the Judicial view clients, draft pleadings and motions, Externship Program work in judges' and participate in trial preparation and chambers at all levels of state and federal trials. On the transactional side, they draft courts with a full range of judicial provisions for leases, sales contracts, assignments including courts handling closing papers, loan documents, and civil trials, family and juvenile law, other real estate instruments. bankruptcy, law and motion, criminal law, and appellate matters.

Landlord-Tenant Law Clinic Faculty supervisor: Professor Myron Moskovitz Students work as law clerks for attorneys specializing in landlord-tenant issues.

Lawyering Skills: Client Advocacy Supervising attorney: Professor Susan Rutberg Students learn counseling, interviewing, .. and negotiating skills through simula­ tions, then act as advocates for real clients through the Homeless Advocacy Project, which is sponsored by the Bar Association of San Francisco.

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 17 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

The Golden Gate University Environmental Law Program provides a unique opportunity for students to combine study of U.S. and international environmental law with the practical experience of handling complex environmen­ tal cases through our innovative Environmental Law and Justice Clinic. The program features a blend of academic study, writing, and practical skills training.

Beyond the Basics Other Features of the Program Specialization Certificate In addition to courses in environmental • Environmental Law Symposium. Students may earn a specialization law, students can participate in a range of Each year, the Law School holds a certificate in environmental law. The advanced seminars and activities or can daylong symposium on current program requires classwork, a research combine their interest in environmental environmental law issues. In fall 2002, paper, and clinical practice. After learning law with other specialties. For example, the topic will be "Rio's Decade: the laws and regulations governing International Trade and Environmental Reassessing the 1992 Earth Summit." environmental issues, students put their Protection is one of several courses that • Competitions. Students may partici­ knowledge to work in actual cases combine study of environmental issues pate in the National Environmental handled by the Law School's two with international law. Other specialized Law Moot Court competition. Environmental Law Clinics (see next classes include Energy and Environmental • Student Organization. Through the page). Law, Urban Environmental Law and student-run Environmental Law Policy, and Regulatory Takings and Society, students engage in a variety Environmental Law. of activities, including organizing Since California is at the forefront symposia on environmental issues. of many environmental issues, with laws • Law Review. Annually, one issue of The Environmental Law Program at that frequently set national trends, the Golden Gate University Law Review Golden Gate University School of Law Golden Gate offers a special seminar in is devoted to articles written by was ranked in the Top 20 California Environmental and Natural students and other scholars about by the U.S. News & World Report's Resources Law. environmental law. 2003 survey.

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Environmental Law and Environmental Law Justice Clinic Clinic

In addition to planning for cleaner com­ Through this field place­ munities, specialists in environmental ment clinic, students law are working to remedy harms work in the regional resulting from policies that placed a office of the Environ­ disproportionate share of pollutants mental Protection in disadvantaged communities and Agency, for state and communities of color, and to prevent county environmental such injustices in the future. agencies, or for national Golden Gate was one of the and local environmental first law schools to establish an organizations, many of Environmental Law and Justice Clinic. which are headquartered Working with Professors Ramo, Kang, in the San Francisco Bay and Rechtschaffen from on-site offices at Area. the Law School, students participating in this trail-blazing clinic directly Graduate Program represent environmental organizations Law graduates may and community groups in low-income continue their environ­ and minority communities. The clinic mental law studies by has received grants from the U.S. enrolling in the LL.M. in Department of Education, the Environmental Law Corporation for National Service, the Program. For more U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, information, see page 32. the American Bar Association, As You Sow Foundation, The Rose Foundation, and the San Francisco Foundation.

Students in the Golden Gate was ranked third in Environmental a survey that examined every Law and Justice Clinic take a law school in the country with field trip with an environmental law program. Professor Ramo Unlike other program rankings, to a nearby power plant in which usually consider only one San Francisco. factor, this survey evaluated a number of factors, including breadth of environmental law " course offerings and faculty-to­ student ratio. The study can be found in the spring 2000 issue of Wildlife Society Bulletin.

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 19 , INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES

The Center for Advanced Specialization Certificate The American Bar Association and the International Legal Studies at J.D. students may earn a specialization Council for the International Exchange Golden Gate provides students certificate in international law by of Scholars have sponsored visits to with knowledge of the fundamental completing a core curriculum and Golden Gate by Eastern European and principles and rules of international electing J.D. and LL.M. courses from African scholars studying the U.S. legal law including the current practice the International Legal Studies system. The People's Republic of China ~ and evolving procedures that Program. has sent members of its judiciary to govern their application. The study Golden Gate's clinical programs. International Legal Studies Program International Scholarship Since 1997, the Chinese Ministry of provides in-depth coverage of spe­ Justice has sent more than 50 attorneys Each year, international visiting scholars cialized areas of public and private from provinces throughout China to come to Golden Gate to teach, lecture, international law, as well as inter­ Golden Gate to learn about the U.S. and participate in conferences. At the national trade law and comparative legal system. In addition, faculry heart of the visiting scholar program is law. The program emphasizes the exchanges have been implemented with the exchange of information about how legal, cultural, sociological, and the Universiry of Paris X (Nanterre) and various national legal systems operate. business activities within and the Universiry of Amsterdam. In recent years, the Law School has affecting the Pacific Rim, the United The Law School hosts the annual hosted visitors from: States, the European Union, and Regional Meeting of the American other regions of the world as they Argentina Nepal Sociery of International Law and the interact with Europe, Asia, Africa, Austria Netherlands Annual Fulbright Symposium, which Latin America, and the United Bangladesh Nigeria bring together international law scholars States. The program enrolls approx­ Bosnia and Norway and practitioners from many nations. imately 75 students from more than Herzegovina Pakistan The International Law Student 40 nations. Bulgaria People's Republic Association sponsors an International Canada of China Speakers Forum. Croatia Peru The Law School publishes the Cuba Republic of Annual Survey ofInternational and "American law is a drop of Denmark China (Taiwan) Comparative Law. Students assist in water in the ocean of law. The European Union Russian Federation translating and editing articles and whole world is so rich in legal Finland Serbia and revIews. traditions that we will be well France Montenegro served to begin to understand Germany Slovenia Competitions other approaches." Greece South Africa Each year, the Law School participates Professor Sompong Sucharitkul Hong Kong Spain in the Jessup International Law Moot Hungary Sweden Court Competition and the Manfred Switzerland India Lach International Space Law Moot "I could see the whole world in Ireland Thailand Court Competition. Golden Gate my LL.M. classes. It was excit­ Italy Turkey Universiry teams have received ing to share different views on Japan Ukraine numerous awards. a subject with students from all Kenya Union of South over the world coming from Korea Africa different legal systems." Malawi United Nations Srivalli Avala (India) (2001) Malaysia Ukraine LL.M. in International Legal Mexico Uruguay Studies Program

20 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES

Student Organization of Paris X (Nanterre) and the University of The Golden Gate Association of Heidelberg. The Paris program permits a International Lawyers (GGAIL) is the limited number of Law School graduates student organization for graduate to spend a year studying in Nanterre, students majoring in international legal earning a Diploma of European Law. studies. This group sponsors symposia Those graduates who complete a full year and workshops that enhance the acade­ and an internship can qualifY for a mic and professional opportunities Diplome d'Etudes Superieures Specialisees available to members. GGAIL also (DESS) degree. The Heidelberg program arranges many social functions for stu­ permits a limited number of law students dents. to spend a semester in Heidelberg, Germany. Student Employment Students are assisted in finding summer Graduate Programs employment overseas and internships Law graduates may continue their studies with international organizations in the and earn an LL.M. in International Legal United States. Golden Gate students Studies. Students with an LL.M. or have been admitted to internship pro­ equivalent might be eligible for admission grams in Belgium, France, Italy, several to the doctoral (S.].D.) program in Asian/Pacific countries, with Golden Gate University sponsors a summer International Legal Studies, designing a study abroad program in Bangkok, Thailand. UNIDROIT in Rome, and with the Shown above: Pavilion in the Grand Palace. program of study in consultation with a United Nations in Bangkok, Geneva, dissertation supervisor. New York, and Vienna, as well as with For more information on graduate tribunals in Arusha and East Timor. on international contract and Pacific Rim programs, see pages 32-33. issues and includes internships in Bangkok, Overseas Programs Kuala Lumpur, and Hanoi. We also Golden Gate sponsors a summer law study co-sponsor a program in Istanbul, Turkey. program in Bangkok, Thailand. Now in its Golden Gate University School of Law eleventh year, this program offers courses has exchange agreements with the University

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GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 21 i ,

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

For more than a decade, San Certificate of Specialization Francisco has been in the center of The Certificate of Specialization Program an explosion in intellectual proper­ provides students with faculty counseling ty liP) law. Although the giant and the opportunity to develop highly hardware and software companies specialized expertise in one of the many are based south of San Francisco, subfields of IP law. Students complete 'in Silicon Valley, many of the con­ 14 units of focused course work, which cepts and products of those com­ can include a clinical experience or a panies began life in the swirling supervised research project. Graduates hotbed of ideas along Multimedia of the program receive special diploma Gulch, the Third Street Corridor, recognition that they have completed Potrero Hill, and South Park-all this program and are ready to begin here in San Francisco. For indepen­ practice in their area of specialization. dent software development compa­ nies, filmmakers, game companies, Is IP Law Exclusive of Other and computer animation compa­ Areas of Law? nies, the center of activity on the A concentration in IP law does not West Coast is in San Francisco and preclude a student from specializing in the Bay Area. other areas of the law, as well. IP issues permeate the law and arise in the context I of most other areas of legal study. For The J.D. Curriculum in IP Law example, students will find that IP law Golden Gate University offers students a dovetails well with public interest law. • International Intellectual Property comprehensive array of courses in IP law. IP lawyers are frequently called upon to Law Students begin with the IP survey course deal with issues relating to free speech, • Internet and Software Law and from there can follow their interests privacy, and numerous employment law • International Patent Law in patent, trademark, and copyright law issues, ranging from email policies to • International and Comparative through more extensive courses in the employment covenants not to compete. Trademark/Copyright Law domestic and international aspects of The study of comparative and • Negotiating and Drafting Contracts these subjects. More specialized courses international law is perhaps the area in in the Entertainment Business in entertainment law, information tech­ which the greatest overlap occurs with IP • Patent Law of the U.S. nology law, and related litigation skills law-particularly with respect to cyber­ • Patent Litigation are also offered. At present, the courses law. The absence of geographic bound­ • The Patent Process From Start to offered include: aries in the online and Internet environ­ Finish ment mandates that IP students have an • Sports Law • Advanced Entertainment Law: understanding of the numerous treaties • Trademark Law of the U.S. Celebrity Rights and international efforts to adapt to this • Trademark Practice: Trials and new medium of communication. • Art and the Law Appeals Board • Biotechnology Law In short, very few areas of the law • Valuation of Intellectual Property are not touched by IP law. The challenge • Content Licensing • Selected Problems in IP Law • Copyright Law of the U.S. is not to exclude these areas oflaw in our • IP Law Online Journal new IP program-the challenge is how • E-Commerce Law • IP Law Moot Court Competition best to incorporate them. • Entertainment Law Training • Film and Television Law • Intellectual Property Litigation: Trademark and Copyright • Intellectual Property Law Survey

22 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

Website, Journal, Conferences, and Clinical Experiences A successful IP program cannot exist in an academic vacuum, without links to the community of IP-related companies and law firms busily working all around the GGU neighborhood. To meet the need to integrate our students into this community, and to build a mutual support network with our neighbors, GGU has implemented several addi­ tional aspects to its IP Law Program. Central to this outreach is the Golden Gate University Intellectual Property Law Center (IPLC). The center serves as a resource to the IP business and legal community, and as a means of introducing the talents and skills of our IPLC-The Online Journal IPLC-The Clinic students, alumni, and faculty to that Each year, one issue of the Golden Presently in the planning stages, with a community. Gate University Law Review focuses on proposed launch in the fall of 2002, is business and technology issues. To the IPLC's monthly clinic staffed by IPLC-The Website complement this effort, the IPLC will adjunct professors, volunteer alumni, As a service to the IP business soon publish an online law journal and students. Participants will meet with community, students, alumni, and local featuring short, practice-oriented articles, an attorney and a student intern to law firms, our IP program is developing as well as case notes on recent cases. discuss their IP concerns and to obtain an interactive website regarding IP law. advice. When participants present The site will have links directly to the IPLC-The Conferences problems of a more complex nature, rest of the Law School and to a variety Each year, in the fall semester, the IPLC they are referred to a panel of local firms of university websites. A link to the sponsors a conference addressing issues for further representation. GGU Law Library will allow site visitors of interest and concern to the IP legal to review the library's IP collection and and business community. The confer­ The LL.M. in IP Law to find out about new acquisitions. The ence features panels of educators and Responding to the need for post­ site will also serve as a resource site, with practitioners addressing key issues in IP graduate programs in intellectual links to government offices, major IP law. In addition to serving the need of property law, Golden Gate University law firms, and national and international the community for a forum to discuss School of Law launched its LL.M. in IP information sites. and debate these issues, these confer­ Intellectual Property Law Program The site will provide information ences help to identifY GGU as a valuable in January 2002. The program features to practitioners via articles, columns, resource for IP law information. individual counseling and a number of .. and book reviews, written and edited by additional courses, as well as access to all our students, alumni, and faculty mem­ of the J.D. courses in IP law. For more bers. Subscribers, consisting of law firms information about the LL.M. in IP Law, and law schools, will periodically receive see page 32. a short email summarizing updated content on the site.

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 23 J PUBLIC INTEREST LAW

At Golden Gate, public interest Field Placement and On-Site law is not just a series of classes; Clinics it's an attitude. The Law School's Public interest law is the main focus of curriculum and programs integrate the three on-site clinics at Golden Gate: public interest law and service to the Constitutional Law Clinic, the the community. In addition to the Environmental Law and Justice Clinic, public interest law courses listed and the Women's Employment Rights on page 39 and the activities of a Clinic. In addition, students who enroll variety of student organizations in the Public Interest/Government that focus on public interest issues Counsel field placement clinic are (see page 29), Golden Gate placed in public interest organizations, University School of Law offers government agencies, or law firms that several special public interest law specialize in public interest law. See pages programs. 16-17 for information about the clinics.

PSLawNet Golden Gate University Law School is a member of PSLawNet, which maintains Public Interest Law Program a national database on the Internet to Students may earn a public interest law assist students who are ttying to find certificate by completing 14 units of paid and volunteer public interest approved elective courses, a ISO-hour employment opportunities locally, public interest practicum, and 2S hours nationally, and internationally. of work for a campus or community organization. PI/pS Day Each year, Golden Gate participates in Public Interest Loan Assistance the Northern California Public Program (PI LAP) Interest/Public Sector Legal Careers Day PILAP provides grants to graduates who through which many of our students choose careers in public interest law. have found summer employment in "The Golden Gate program teaches These grants are awarded annually on public interest or public sector you to be a good lawyer in your the basis of financial need to help organizations. practice, but more importantly, it graduates repay educational loans. challenges you to be good for your community as well." Public Interest Work-Study Meghan Crowell (2001) Program Judicial Law Clerk the to Students who qualify for federal work­ Honorable Howard McKibben, study may apply to this unique program, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for which permits students to gain valuable the District of Nevada, paid work experience with government Reno, Nevada agencies and public interest organizations that cannot afford to pay students. Golden Gate pays the qualifying employer's portion of the student's work­ study award for employment during the summer.

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Public Interest Law Scholars Program All students at Golden Gate University School of Law can participate in public interest law courses and clinics, but a select few are accepted each year to the Public Interest Law Scholars Program. The components of this program are:

• Scholarships Each year, the Law School awards $5,000 scholarships to a number of entering students. The scholarships are renewable and may be combined with other forms of financial assistance. • Summer Employment Stipend The Law School gives each Public How to Apply Interest Law Scholar a stipend for one To apply for the Public Interest Law summer employment placement with Scholars Program, submit the regular a public interest or government J.D. application along with a list of agency. The Law School helps Public public interest activities in which you Interest Law Scholars find placements. have participated and a rwo-page • Mentoring (double-spaced) essay describing your Every Public Interest Law Scholar interest in, and commitment to, public has a faculty mentor and an alumni interest law. The essay should include mentor. These mentors provide guid­ a statement about how you plan to ance and insight into public interest pursue public interest law during and issues and careers. after law school. BEST IN THE WEST IN PUBLIC INTEREST • Public Interest Loan Assistance

Program (PILAP) In a l1atf9nwide csurVey,oflaw Public Interest Law Scholars are $Cliools·pbpfj~hedbyTh~· eligible to apply to the PILAP program (see facing page), which provides grants to graduates who choose careers in public interest law.

Public Interest Law Scholars are expected to participate in public interest activities at the Law School, such as those sponsored by the Public Interest Law Foundation, the student organiza­ tion that raises funds and organizes programs on public interest issues.

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 25 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS r

After completing the basic litigation courses, many students put their skills to use in clinical placements, working under the supervision of practicing attorneys, such as district attorneys and public defenders, as well as faculty members and civil lawyers. A student who is serious about a career as a litigator can earn a litigation specialization certificate, the equivalent of a major in litigation. To earn the certificate, a student must take 13 units from among the courses in the litigation curriculum, including Trial Advocacy, Mock Trial, and Civil or Criminal Litigation. Students may choose the remaining 5 units from the Law School's The law is a broad and demanding Litigation large selection of litigation courses. profession. In addition to master­ In the past, lawyers learned trial skills ing the rules of statutory, judicial, through on-the-job training after com­ Competitions and constitutional law, a good pleting law school. Most of those oppor­ Students can hone their skills in trial practitioner must be skilled in tunities to learn are no longer available. advocacy and appellate competitions. writing, interviewing, counseling, Today's graduates must have learned to Golden Gate participates in more than negotiating, persuasive fact meet the challenges of the courtroom ten major competitions each year, analysis, and oral advocacy. Most through training in law school. To including the National Mock Trial importantly, if the attorney is to prepare students for these challenges, Competition, the Association of Trial shape future development of the Golden Gate offers one of the most Lawyers of America Competition, the law, he or she must understand intensive and comprehensive litigation Jessup International Law Moot Court the ethical, political, social, and training programs in the country. Competition, the ABA National economic policies that underlie the Litigation classes are small, and the Appellate Advocacy Competition, and the law. Golden Gate University School training is personalized. Classes are National Environmental Law Moot Court of Law bases its J.D. curriculum on usually limited to 25 students, so every Competition. this multifaceted view of the student is able to practice skills such as The Law School's outstanding lawyer. cross-examining, interviewing clients, record of success includes winning the negotiating, making objections, deliver­ ATLA Western Regional Competition ing opening and closing arguments, mak­ and reaching the final four in the ing motions, and more. Most courses in Nationals in 1994, 1996, and 1998. the litigation program are taught by full­ time faculty members who not only have Highlights of Recent Litigation extensive trial and appellate experience, Competitions but also are highly experienced classroom • In 2001, a GGU team was the first teachers. American law school team invited to the Lisbon Regional Final of the European Law Moot Court competi tion. The team made it to the semi-

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finals, and student Gonzalo del Castillo (2001) won best individual advocate in the regional competition. • The GGU team went undefeated at the 2001 Northwestern Regional of • the ABA Mediation Advocacy Competition. • A GGU mock trial team captured first place at the first Mock Trial Competition of the San Francisco Trial Lawyer Association. • GGU students received outstanding oralist honors at the Environmental Moot Court Competition, the Pacific Regional of the Jessup International Moot Court Competition, and the Pace University Environmental Law Moot Competition. • In recent years, GGU mock trial teams have won eight regional "The trial advocacy and litigation championships in trial competitions programs are second-to-none 1~~ and were semifinalists in six others. and deserve to be recognized as such." Writing and Research Heidi Larsen Wierman (left) Words are the tools of the lawyer. When (1998), now a deputy city attorney spoken to advise a client, they can put for the City of San Diego, was a fears to rest; when written into a contract, member of the Golden Gate team they can ensure mutual understanding; in that won the Western Regional litigation, they can be weapons. Student Trial Competition of the Because good lawyering demands Association of Trial Lawyers of good writing, the Law School requires America (ATLA). that all students take three writing cours­ es. First-year students take Writing & Publications Research I and II, second-year students The Golden Gate University Law Review take Appellate Advocacy, and students in is written and edited by students who their final year take Solving Legal are selected on the basis of academic Problems. Any student requiring extra standing or a writing competition. Four support in developing legal writing skills issues of the Law Review are published

may take part in the Academic Support annually: a survey of cases from the I, Program (see page 31). Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a Law In Advanced Legal Research and and Social Change Forum, a Business Selected Legal Problems, as well as writing and Technology Forum, and an seminars and workshops, students may Environmental Law Forum. prepare independent research papers Students interested in International under close faculty supervision. Legal Studies may work on the Annual Survey ofInternational and Comparative Law.

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1 STUDENT LIFE ri

LAW STUDENT SERVICES OFFICE Other Policies and Procedures The Law School Student Services staff is For specific policies and procedures, available and eager to work with law students should refer to the Student students on a variety of issues including Handbook published by the Law Student easing the transition to law school and Services Office. helping students with challenges that arise " while they are in law school. We pride HOUSING AND ourselves on our level of service and TRANSPORTATION responsiveness in creating a professional Because it is located in San Francisco's academic environment. downtown business area, Golden Gate University has no residence hall or student

Counseling: Academic and Personal housing. The Law School Admissions The dean for student services provides acad­ Office publishes an annual Housing emic advising to students and referrals for Resource Guide, and all admitted students personal counseling. Students with personal have access to the Law School's roommate issues that may affect their academic perfor­ locator service. Examinations/Evaluations mance are encouraged to meet with the Public transportation in and around The Law Student Services Office coordinates dean for student services. San Francisco is excellent. The school is law school exams, including the use of located one block from MUNI (city buses ExamSoft. The exam coordinator processes Accommodations and trolley cars); BART (underground); student evaluations of faculty each semester. The Law Student Services Office and the San Francisco Transbay Terminal, works with students who have learning or which serves outlying counties. Nearby Lockers physical disabilities by coordinating their ferries and train service also help make Every law student is entitled to a locker accommodations. Students should check the commute to Golden Gate one of the while enrolled at the Law School. with the student services coordinator easiest in the Bay Area. before they arrive on campus to ensure Special Scholarships/Bar Loans BOOKSTORE that the coordinator is aware of their Law Student Services handles the renewal The Golden Gate University Bookstore potential needs. All University facilities are of merit scholarships for continuing stu­ stocks all required materials, plus a variety accessible and available for students with dents. For more information, see the list of study-aids, reference books, and Federal disabilities. of scholarships, starting on page 53. and State Codes. Law books include the To the extent funds are available, the Rutter Group and Continuing Education Law Registrar Law School may provide small loans to of the Bar (CEB) materials. The Law Registrar's Office handles students in their last semester to offset the The bookstore also carries school registration for all Law School classes, cost of bar examination study courses. supplies, popular software titles, and grading, academic progress evaluations, computer-related peripherals and supplies. processing of State Bar certifications, law Drug Awareness Program Students may order materials via the degree verifications, and enrollment verifi­ To comply with federal laws, Golden Gate bookstore website at www.eFollett.com. cations. Requests for transcripts are handled University maintains a Drug Abuse VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and by the University Records Office. Awareness and Prevention Program. American Express are accepted. Information may be obtained from Golden Health Insurance Gate University's Office of Faculty and ATHLETICS/RECREATION Two health insurance plans are available for Staff Human Resources. Private health clubs and a modern YMCA law students: ABA Law Student Division facility are located within easy walking Group Health Insurance Plan and the distance of the Law School. Through the Student Accident and Sickness Medical Student Bar Association, subsidized Expense Insurance. memberships are available for 24-Hour Fitness, which has facilities located throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Student Bar Association (SBA) The Employment Law Association (ELA) is LEGALS is concerned with individual rights and The SBA, funded by student fees, coordinates designed for students who are interested in legal issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and student activities and events. Its officers and employment and labor issues. Members transgender people in the judicial system and representatives are elected by students in promote employment and labor law, uncover society. Members are committed to playing an accordance with SBA procedures each spring. the hot issues in this area, and build a active part in legal and social reform. LEGALS network together. also engages in a mentor program with Bay Area Other Student Organizations attorneys through Bay Area Lawyers for The Environmental Law Society (ELS) Individual Freedom (BALIF). Student organizations at the Law School discusses current developments in environmen­ serve the interests of a diverse student body. tal law and works to further the goals of protect­ The National Assoc!ation of Criminal Student organizations are assigned space on ing the environment and securing placement in Defense Lawyers (NACDL) student chapter bulletin boards for posting announcements. the field. ELS also participates in the annual organizes education programs about current Meetings are also publicized in the weekly Earth Day cleanup and sponsors a symposium criminal law issues and sponsors speakers who campus newsletter, Law School News. every year dealing with emerging issues in are prominent criminal defense lawyers and To speak with a member of a student environmental law. members ofNACDL. organization, contact the Admissions Office at [email protected] or (415) 442-6630. The Federalist Society is a nationwide The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is an We will take your name, telephone number, organization of conservative and libertarian law organization of lawyers, law students, and legal and the name of the organization. A student students, lawyers, and members of the judiciaty. workers who identifY with the American left. representative will contact you ro answer your The society is founded on principles of individ­ It provides legal support for workers and for questions. ualliberty, limited government, and the rule of persons who are racially, sexually, or politically the law. oppressed. The American Bar Association Law Student Division (ABA/LSD) seeks to further academic The Golden Gate Association of The purpose of Phi Delta Phi, which is open to excellence by encouraging law students to International Lawyers (GGAIL) provides activi­ all students, is to form a strong bond uniting participate in the efforts of the organized bar in ties for students earning LL.M. and S.J.D. law students and professors with members of the the formation and revision of standards of legal degrees in International Legal Studies and in bench and bar in a fraternal fellowship designed education. U.S. Legal Studies, as well as for J.D. students to advance the ideals of justice and community working toward a specialization in international service. The Asian Pacific American Law Students law. GGAIL is independent of the International Association (APALSA) provides support Law Society, but the organizations are not The Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) is (including academic support) to students of mutually exclusive. dedicated to advancing the public interest Asian descent. Its other goals are to encourage The Intellectual Property Law Association through law. PILF helps students find public and foster greater minority enrollment at the (lPLA) seeks to forge and maintain relationships interest legal employment and involvement School of Law and to teach awareness of issues among students and the Law School and firms, opportunities. It also provides forums for surrounding the Asian community. corporations, businesses, and other organiza­ discussing public interest issues and helps tions involved in intellectual property law. administer the Public Interest Loan Assistance The Association for Communication, Sports, Program, which provides grants to help public and Entertainment Law (ACSEL) promotes The International Law Society (lLS) interest graduates repay educational loans. interest in the legal aspects of these areas of law. promotes the understanding of substantive and Additionally, each spring, PILF awards summer procedural areas of the law via an international grants to current students. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America perspective. (ATLA), Golden Gate University Chapter, pro­ The Women's Law Association (WLA) is dedi­ motes interest in litigation, trial advocacy educa­ The Jewish Law Students Association cated to educating and fostering dialogue about tion, and interaction with other Bay Area law (JLSA) advocates for students within and out­ issues that impact women's rights, especially in school ATLA chapters. Each year, Golden Gate side the Law School through educational and the legal field. " Chapter members compete in the ATLA social activities, and it organizes socially aware National Student Trial Advocacy Competition. programs related to Judaism.

The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) is The Latino Law Students Association a national organization dedicated to the recruit­ (LALSA) seeks to represent and advocate issues ment' support (including academic support), and that affect Latino students and to provide development of black law students. mutual support (including academic support) for its members. LALSA members hope to increase representation in legal education and the legal profession.

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 29 , LEARNING RESOURCES

Law Library collection; a microforms collection; and Email and the Internet A law student must acquire effective a growing body of work in environ men­ GGU Online! is the free Golden Gate research skills to be an effective lawyer. tal law, law and literature, and interna­ University student email and electronic At Golden Gate, the Law Library is both tionallaw. International law holdings bulletin board system. Every law student a study place and a learning laboratory. target selected Pacific Rim countries and receives a free account and email address The Golden Gate University Law English, Canadian, and Commonwealth at registration. GGU Online! is an excel­ Library houses the largest law collection materials. lent way to communicate with faculty in the San Francisco financial district­ The Law Library is a selective deposi­ and fellow students and stay informed more than 240,000 volumes. Its holdings tory for both federal and California state about the many law student organiza­ include a comprehensive collection of documents. It is a member of the Online tions. Students can access GGU Online! Computer Library Center, a national case law reporters, statutes, digests, at computers in the Law Library and in consortium for the online exchange of encyclopedias, periodicals, and treatises the University computer labs, where bibliographic information and interlibrary dealing with American law; a strong tax they also have access to the Internet. loans. It is a charter member of In addition, students can access the the Consortium of Academic system using their own computers with Law Libraries of San Francisco, a modem. an interlibrary loan and coop­ Many professors set up electronic eration program. bulletin boards for their classes. Electronic Research Announcements, class syllabi, past examination questions, model answers, All first-year students and reserve materials are some of complete training in the use the items posted. Students may post of the LEXIS and Westlaw questions for the professor and receive a online databases, as well as prompt response. These "electronic office other computer-assisted legal hours" are a popular and efficient way to research services. Computer work through complicated material. labs in the law library provide access to LEXIS and Westlaw, the Internet, various Skills Training, Simulations, CD-ROM databases, the and Problem Solving University email system (see at right), Computer-Assisted One effective way to learn how to do Legal Instruction, and word what a lawyer does is to practice in processing and spreadsheet hypothetical situations. These experi­ applications. There are also ences may be as straightforward as two group study rooms with students being called upon to argue interactive video viewing opposing sides of a case during class. equipment. The library They may involve writing assignments: maintains online links to a memorandum of law discussing the many Bay Area law library issues raised by a case; a demand letter catalogs. Students may take asking for what a client seeks; a com­ a course in Electronic Legal plaint, following the form preferred in a Research or California Legal local court; a simple contract; or a will. Research to sharpen their Simulation exercises involve role­ legal research skills and gain a playing in mock mediation, arbitration, better understanding of how negotiation, settlement conference, and to use the law library. trial situations. Some professors use the

30 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law LEARNING RESOURCES

problem method, whereby whole areas of the law are approached through consider­ ation of a hypothetical case. The tradi­ tional Socratic method demands analytic and reasoning skills. Professors at the Law School use and combine many of these methods in their teaching.

Academic Support Program The Academic Support Program is designed to enhance student performance throughout law school. It begins at orientation, with peer mentoring and introductory workshops on legal study skills. The program continues throughout the first year with practice exam-taking and tutorials, and concludes in the third year with workshops for graduating students. Duting first-year orientation, the pro­ gram provides workshops on study skills including: • law school note-taking, • case briefing, • course outlining, • time management, • student life, and • study group dynamics. For selected first-year students: In addition, at the end of the first Also during orientation, incoming stu­ At Golden Gate we believe in looking semester, students who are at risk for dents are assigned second- and third-year beyond mere numbers. In our review of disqualification are enrolled in a special peer mentors to help orient them to law an application for admission, we do not course in legal analysis. Students at risk study in general and to Golden Gate in simply look at an applicant's LSAT score at the end of the second semester are particular. The peer mentors remain avail­ and undergraduate GPA; we look at the enrolled in a special course in legal able to students throughout the first year. whole person. By thoroughly reviewing methods. And students whose grades at For all first-year students: all applications, we often find students the end of the second year suggest they During the fall semester, workshops who show great promise for careers in the may have difficulty with the bar exam and lectures on exam preparation and law, but whose test scores do not accu­ are enrolled in a special course on exam-taking techniques provide support rately reflect their true potential. We current developments in the law. Each '. to first-year students. In addition, student believe that these students will benefit of these special courses is designed to teaching assistants conduct review sessions from additional assistance with study and maximize students' academic success. and help professors administer and review test-taking skills; therefore, we provide The Academic Support Program con­ practice exams. periodic tutorials designed for their needs. cludes in the spring of the third year, Students may test out of the tutorials with a series of workshops for graduating based on their midterm exam grades. In students designed to help them prepare the spring semester, admission to the for the bar exam. tutorials is based on fall semester grades.

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 31 il GRADUATE LEGAL PROGRAMS

Golden Gate University School of Environmental Law Intellectual Property Law Law is a center for graduate legal The LL.M. in Environmental Law The study of Intellectual Property Law education, offering five master of features a blend of academic study, has been characterized as the hottest area laws ILL.M.) degrees and one writing, and practical skills training. of law in the new millennium. A thor­ doctor of juridical science IS.J.D.) Graduate environmental law students: ough knowledge of intellectual property degree. These programs are open • choose from a broad range of law is vital for lawyers in all areas of " to U.S. graduates from ABA­ environmental law courses; practice. To meet this need, Golden Gate accredited law schools and to • work closely with Golden Gate University School of Law created the international attorneys. All of faculty and practicing attorneys to LL.M. Program in Intellectual these programs are open to full­ research, investigate, and prepare Property Law. time and part-time students. publishable papers on leading The LL.M. degree program is open to J.D. students planning to earn environmental issues; and U.S. graduates from ABA-accredited law an LL.M. may be permitted to • have the option of working in one schools, and to U.S. and international apply 6 to 9 units of approved of the Law School's two prestigious attorneys holding a bar membership in coursework to that program, environmental law clinics on cases their respective countries and/or states. earning their advanced degree by chosen specifically for them. taking fewer additional units than Degree candidates must complete 24 Additional courses are offered would otherwise be required. units of study with a cumulative grade during the Law School summer session. Graduate students have the point average of 2.5. As many as 23 To earn this LL.M., a student must option of earning two LL.M. complete 24 semester units with a grade courses are offered each year, with most degrees through the Law School's point average of at least 2.5. classes being offered in the late afternoon combined degree program. Six and evening to accommodate the needs to 9 related units from one LL.M. For more information: of working attorneys and students. All program may be applied toward Phone: (415) 369-5356 or courses are taught by experienced, lead­ another program, enabling stu­ dents to earn both degrees by (415) 442-6638 ing practitioners in IP law and focus on taking fewer units than if they Fax: (415) 543-6680 a mixture of theory and practice, with an pursued the degrees separately. Email: [email protected] emphasis on teaching techniques that Students enrolled in LL.M. will enhance practitioners' skills. programs may also be eligible to Prospective candidates for the participate in exchange programs program are encouraged to review the with foreign university law schools, requirements on the GGU Law School subject to American Bar website or to request a copy of the Association guidelines. LL.M. in IP bulletin.

For more information: "Golden Gate University School of Law has everything Phone: (415) 442-6604 one could want in an LLM program. Its location in the Fax: (415) 442-6609 center of San Francisco's dynamic financial district Email: [email protected] or ensures convenient access to the courts, law offices, [email protected] and government buildings. The Law Library has an outstanding tax collection, and the tax professors are experts in the field. GGU is the place to go for an LL.M. in Taxation." Sheryl Phipps (J.D. 2000; LL.M., 2001)

32 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law GRADUATE LEGAL PROGRAMS

International Legal Studies Taxation United States Legal Studies In 1994, Golden Gate University School The Golden Gate University LL.M. in The LL.M. in U.S. Legal Studies of Law introduced the LL.M. in Taxation Program is among the oldest, Program serves law graduates and attor­ International Legal Studies Program, largest, and most respected in the nation. neys from the United States and abroad. which has attracted more than 400 Since its inception in 1978, this program For U.S. law graduates, the program students from more than 40 foreign has attracted both recent law graduates offers courses for professional breadth, nations. The program is designed ro provide in-depth coverage of specialized and practicing attorneys from through­ enrichment, or specialization. Foreign areas of international and comparative out the country and, more recendy, from law graduates and attorneys may study legal studies, with an emphasis on the throughout the world. Drawing on the to gain a basic understanding of U.S. legal, cultural, sociological, and business thriving local legal community, Golden sources of law and legal methods, or activities of the Pacific Rim, the United Gate is able to attract experienced may specialize in a particular area of States, the European Union, and of other practitioners who are experts in their law. Both U.S. and foreign students regions of the world as they interact with respective specialties and masters in their may earn a certificate of specialization Europe, Asia, Mrica, Latin America, and classrooms. in one of the following areas: the United States. Students in the LL.M. in International The LL.M. in Taxation Program • Corporate and Commercial Law Legal Studies Program may attend J .D. is offered on a fifteen-week trimester • Criminal Law and LL.M. classes and can get practical basis. Fall trimester classes are scheduled • Family Law experience through the Law School's September-December; spring trimester • Labor and Employment Law clinical programs, prepare for U.S. bar classes, January-April; and summer • Litigation examinations, conduct supervised legal trimester classes, May-August. • Public Interest and Human Issues research, or pursue graduate business To earn the LL.M. in Taxation, a • Real Estate Law offerings in an individualized program student must complete 26 units with a Students in the LL.M. in United created by the student with an advisor. To earn this LL.M., a student must minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point States Legal Studies Program attend J.D. complete 24 semester units with a grade average. and LL.M. classes. They can get practical point average of at least 2.5. experience through the Law School's Building on the success of the LL.M. For more information: clinical programs, prepare for U.S. bar program, the Law School also offers an Phone: (415) 442-6605 examinations, conduct supervised legal S.J.D. in International Legal Studies. Fax: (415) 495-6756 research, or pursue graduate business Golden Gate is one of fewer than 30 ABA­ Email: [email protected] offerings in an individualized program accredited law schools offering a doctorate created by the student with an advisor. in legal science and the only one to offer an 5.].0. in International Legal Studies. To earn this LL.M., a student must This program allows LL.M. graduates to complete 24 semester units with a grade expand their knowledge of the critically point average of at least 2.5. important and constandy widening field Students interested in participating of international legal studies. in exchange programs with foreign uni­ Students entering the S.J.D. program versity law schools should contact us. must already have an LL.M. degree. To ., earn the S.J.D., a student must complete a minimum of 8 units, spend at least rwo For more information: semesters in residency, complete a disser­ Phone: (415) 369-5356 tation, and defend the dissertation Fax: (415) 543-6680 through an oral presentation. Email: [email protected] or [email protected] For more information: I: Phone: (415) 442-6607 I:r Fax: (415) 495-6756 1 Email: [email protected] t

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 33 LAW CAREER SERVICES

The Law Career Services Office (LCS) provides a wide variety of services, resources, and programs to guide students and graduates through the career planning process. By combining knowledge " of the legal employment market and strong connections to the legal community, the LCS staff offers comprehensive services and support from the time you enter law school through graduation and beyond.

Law Career Services Benefits to Students Law Career Services maintains a strong Services for all first-year students: • Panels and events highlighting the presence on campus and collaborates • A free Job Search Guide with career paths of Golden Gate alumni with student groups to present comprehensive information on and other attorneys programs and provide opportunities planning a legal job search, creating • Fall and spring recruitment programs for students to interact with legal pro­ resumes and cover letters, developing • Specialty area and regional job fairs fessionals. For example, in cooperation interviewing techniques, and using • Access to PSLawNet, a national data­ with the Golden Gate Women's Law other career planning resources base of public interest and govern­ Association and the Employment • A one-on-one orientation session ment opportunities for law students Committee of Queen's Bench, a local • Workshops on resumes and bar association, LCS sponsors Legal cover letters Career Options Day, an annual Services for Honors Lawyering Program information program and reception students: Services for all J.D. and LL.M. students and The Honors Lawyering Program (IPAC) for students to meet with several dozen graduates: administrative director works with stu­ attorneys working in diverse fields. • Print and online job listings for current Another annual event, the Career dents in the program to find the right employment positions, summer associ­ placements for the rwo semester-long Focus Forum, is cosponsored by the ate and school-year clerkships, judicial professional apprenticeships. (For more Law School's minority law student externships, and clinical and work­ information on the Honors Lawyering associations and LCS. This event high­ study positions Program, see page 11.) lights the achievements of minority • Presentations by graduates on their attorneys and includes a reception with career experiences representatives from local minority bar associations. • Individual and small-group career For more information about Law counseling Career Services, co n tact: • Job search skills workshops Phone: (415) 442-6625 • Resume and cover letter review Fax: (415) 543-6680 • Mock interviews with alumni Email: [email protected] working in various fields of the legal profession

34 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law LAW CAREER SERVICES

Job Fairs/Consortia "Cheresh Finer (1995) from Ernst & Young was very helpful during the LCS participates in a variety of job fairs mock interview. She seemed interested in me and my interviewing skills. I and consortia including: She gave me several ideas about how I might improve my resume, cover !! • Northern California Public letter, and responses to questions. She was great!" Interest/Public Sector Day, Jakob Lipman (1998) Attorney, The Law Office of James C. Wolf • Bay Area Minority Summer Clerkship Walnut Creek, California , Program, - • San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association Job Fair, Career Search Publications Faculty and Alumni Involvement and Affiliations • Northwest Minority Job Fair, Law School faculty and alumni actively The LCS office contributes a column to participate in the career planning process • National Association for Public Law School News, the weekly Law School by serving on panels, talking with students Interest Law Job Fair, and newsletter, and posts announcements about their legal specialties, and conduct­ • Patent Law Interview Program. online. ing mock interviews that provide practical LCS staff participate in the National experience. Many faculty and alumni Resource Library Association for Law Placement, National are also available for informational inter­ The ever-expanding resource library Association for Public Interest Law, Bay views to provide students with guidance contains legal newspapers, law career Area Legal Recruitment Association, Bar regarding career options. books, general career guides, newsletters, Association of San Francisco, and minority directories, employer information files, and specialty bar associations. Benefits to Graduates professional development materials, job The next two pages describe the services listings, and videotapes of previous LCS that are available to students after they programs. Students also have access to graduate from Golden Gate University the Internet, LEXlS, and Westlaw for School of Law. their job searches.

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GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 35 LAW ALUMNI SERVICES

The connection between Golden Staying in Touch Alumni Publications Gate University School of Law and The Law Alumni Relations Office helps • The magazine Class Action, published its students does not end with graduates stay in touch with the school twice a year by the Law School, graduation. The Law School and other alumni members by planning offers articles highlighting Law School sponsors and supports a variety class reunions, regional events, free MCLE activities, students, and alumni. It also of programs designed specifically offerings, and other gatherings. The Law features a "Class Notes" section that 'i for alumni. School holds a reception for alumni at the describes the news and accomplish­ annual state bar convention and occasion­ ments of individual Law School ally hosts gatherings around the country graduates. in conjunction with faculry trips. • GGU Magazine, produced three times Law Alumni Relations periodically a year by Golden Gate University, pro­ coordinates publication of the Golden vides an overview of university alumni Gate University School ofLaw Alumni and activities. Directory, enabling alumni to locate their • Law eNews is an electronic newsletter fellow graduates. The department also that provides law alumni with regular maintains a database of Law School grad­ updates on Law School news, events, uates through which office staff can help and MCLE offerings. alumni find former classmates around the country. Launched in 2002, our online alumni directory is available to all law graduates. This resource allows alumni to search by name, specialty, class year, degree type, and geographic location. Each year, the Law School selects one graduate to receive the Judith G. McKelvey Outstanding Alumnus/a of the Year Award. The award recognizes a graduate, nominat­ ed by alumni in the fall, for his or her achievements and commitment to the legal profession and to the Law School.

Twice a year, Golden Gate University School of Law Alumni Association hosts a swearing-in ceremony for alumni who have passed the California state bar examination.

36 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law LAW ALUMNI SERVICES

Career Planning Volunteer Opportunities Law Career Services (LCS) (see pages Graduates often return to Golden Gate to 34-35) continues to help alumni at share their experiences and help students different stages of their careers. All gradu­ understand how classroom lessons relate ates are eligible for free career counseling to career goals. Volunteer opportunities services, which are conducted in person or include: over the telephone. Career counselors can • Mock Interviews help attorneys revitalize their job search, Graduates sharpen their own inter­ learn more about the employment market, viewing skills as they help current and present their credentials in the students practice their presentation strongest possible light. LCS also conducts techniques. periodic workshops specifically for Golden • Career Panels and Brown Bag Lunches Gate Law graduates to help demystifY the Graduates describe and discuss their job search process. career experiences with students. To inform alumni of job opportuni­ • The Law School Alumni Association (LSAA) is dedicated to promoting ties, LCS posts job listings online for free programs and events designed for at www.eAttorney.com. Alumni may also personal and professional enhancement. Law Library subscribe to www.emplawyernet.com at a All Law School graduates are automati­ discounted rate. Use of the Law Library is free to Law cally members and are encouraged to Graduates may check out many School graduates for the first two years apply for leadership positions. after graduation. (Alumni may continue of the books and videotapes in LCS's • Volunteer Judges and Advisors their library membership for a small extensive resource library. Alumni may Golden Gate alumni serve as judges fee after the initial two-year period.) also use resource library computers, which and advisors for appellate and trial Membership includes borrowing privileges provide access to a host of online career competitions. plus access to the print and microform resources. • Law School Recruiting collections, CD-ROM databases, reference Other job search services include: Graduates meet prospective applicants services, and online public access catalog. • Career counseling, at law school forums and fairs to Graduates will find a rich collection of • Resume/cover letter review, answer questions about law school and practice materials, form books, and loose­ • Workshops, the GGU experience. leaf services in the more than 240,000- • Printed and online job listings, and • Regional Alumni Receptions volume legal collection. Codes and • For out-of-town alumni, access to Graduates work with the alumni office statutes from every state are kept other career services offices around to host various events, from informal current. the country. barbecues to formal reception dinners.

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GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 37 COURSE CONCENTRATIONS

Intellectual Property Law Environmental Law Family Law

Specialization Certificate' offered ~ Specialization Certificate' offered LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law offered

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...... --- ... - ... ------... - ...... -- Corporate/Commercial Law .... --_ ... --_ ...... ---- Specialization Certificate' offered in Business Law LL.M. in Taxation offered Litigation Students may also choose from dozens of advanced Specialization Certificate' offered tax classes offered as part of our LL.M. Tax program. Advanced Mock Trial Accounting for Lawyers Commercial Finance Appellate AdvoGaCY Advanced Bankruptcy Busi!l~s Litigation Law Workl;hop Labor/Employment Law Civil Litiga.tion: Advanceq Torts, Specialization Certificate' offered Pre~Tiial Phase, Business Torts

38 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 'See faculty advisor for specific course requirements for the specialization certificate. COURSE CONCENTRATIONS

Property Development/ Public Interest/Human Rights International Legal Studies Real Estate Specialization Certificate* offered Specialization Certificate* offered Specialization Certificate* offered in in Public Interest Law LL.M. in International Legal Studies offered ts Real Estate Law Adniinistra.riveLaw Literature & the Law Admiralty & Maritime International Community Real Estate Alternative Dispute '. Menral Disorders & Law Investment Law Association Law Devctopment . . Resolution the LaY/ Air, Space, & Telecom- International Law Construction Law Real Estate Finance G Animal taw Seminar Privacy, Defamation, munications Law International Federal Income Real Estate Litigation Children &. the Law' & Other Relational Asian/Pacific Trade Organizations Taxation Seminar Comparative Torts Seminar International Patent Law Housing Law Seminar Real Estate Practice w Constitutional Law Produc;ts Liability Comparative Criminal International Security Land Use Regulation Seminar ruc Seminar Race & Civil Rights Procedure Seminar & Globalization Property Remedies ic Cohstitutional Law Seminar Comparative Legal International Trade & Public Natural Landlord~Tenant Systems Environmental Resources & Land Law Clinic Elder Law Sexual Orientation & Corporate Governance Protection Law Real Estate c:linic Fair Housing Law the Law Federal Courts Street Law & Securities International Trade Federallndiah Law Toxies Law & Policy Regulation Regulation Federalism Seminar Women & the Law European Union Law Law of International ,~ J Feminist LegaiTheory Immigration & Refugee Armed Oonflicts ", " Constitutional Film & the Law Policy Seminar Law of Japan " Law Clinic " " Housing Law Seminar Criminal Litigation Immigration Law Law of the Sea Seminar " " Immigration & Refugee Clinic International Business Pacific Settlement of Policy Seminar & Environmental Law & Transactions Disputes Between ED COURSES Clinic Justice Clinic International Children's States Immigration Law Innocence Project Rights Law Private International cy Evidence International Human Judicial Externships Intenmtional Commercial Law II Professional Responsibility Rights Seminar Landlord-Tenant Arbitration & Western Hemisphere wl.lI Property I, II Jurisprudence Law Clinic Litigation Trade Seminar Solving legal Problems Labor Law Public Interest! International Competitions: Torts Law & Social Change Government Development Law Jessup International Wills & Trusts Lawyering Skills: Client Counsel Clinic International Dispute Law Moot Court Advocacy Resolution re I Writing & Research I, II Women's Employment Outer Space Moot Legislation Seminar Rights Clinic International Economic Court Law: Special Topics Willem C. Vis International International \ Environmental Law \ """:'~~~-'-'-'---"'---"'--"'-,-, Arbitration Moot '" Seminar " ...... " International Human plus courses offered " ~~~ \ ", Rights Seminar in summer overseas ~ -~ ..... " " International Intelleetual programs " Property Law Lawyering Skills " " ] " " " Lawyering Skills: " Client Advocacy " " " Mediation Skills "- Training " Professional ...... ~ Criminal Law R.esponsibility Specialization Certificate* offered Small Law Firm Comparative Criminal Practice: Procedure Seminar Economies & Criminal Law Management Solving Legal Problems Writing & Research Competition: Negotiation

'See faculty advisor for specific course requirements for the specialization certificate. GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 39 CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS

To earn the J.D. degree, students must complete 88 units-55 units of required courses and 33 units of elective cours­ es. Full-time students usually complete the requirements in three years, part-time students in four. This page offers the basic framework, but students are encouraged to seek academic advising for individual curriculum planning.

August Admission August Admission January Admission January Admission (Full-Time) (Part-Time ) (Full-Time) (Part-Time) Full-time students usually take Part-time students usually take The Midyear Admission The part-time (evening) 'between 12 and 16 units of between 8 and 11 units of Program emphasizes flexibili­ Midyear Admission Program coursework per semester. To coursework per semester (with ty. Students admitted in emphasizes flexibility. graduate in three years, stu­ a maximum of21 units for a January take 14 units of Students admitted in January dents need to complete about fall/spring sequence). Part-time coursework in the spring take 8 units of coursework in 15 units per semester. students must plan to attend semester, 14 units in the fall their first spring semester, 0-5 at least one summer session. semester, and then between units in their first summer First Year Students are encouraged to 10 and 16 units per semester. session, and 11 units in their Fall Semester (15 units) take required courses in the first fall semester. Thereafter, Writing & Research I (2) first summer. Nearly all classes First Spring Semester (14 units) they take 8-11 units per Contracts I (3) are taken in the evening. Contracts I and II (6) semester, and 0-6 units Torts (4) Property I (4) during summer sessions. Civil Procedure I (3) First Year Writing & Research I and II (3) Criminal Law (3) Fall Semester (10 units) Midyear Admission Seminar (I) First Spring Semester (8 units) Contracts I (3) Property I (4) Spring Semester (14 units) Civil Procedure I (3) First Fall Semester (12 units) Writing & Research I & II (3) Writing & Research II (1) TortS (2) Civil Procedure I (3) Midyear Admission Seminar (I) Contracts II (3) Writing & Research I (2) Criminal Law (3) Property I (4) Property II (2) First Fall Semester (11 units) Civil Procedure II (3) Spring Semester (9 units) Torts (4) Civil Procedure I (3) Constitutional Law I (3) Contracts II (3) Contracts I (3) Civil Procedure II (3) Second Spring Semester (10-16 Criminal Law (3) Subsequent Years Torts (2) units) Torts 1(2) Students may follow programs of Writing & Research II (1) Civil Procedure II (3) their own choosing, provided they Constitutional Law I (3) Second Spring Semester complete the following: Subsequent Years Criminal Procedure I (3) (10 units) Students may follow programs of Electives (up to 7) Civil Procedute II (3) Second Year their own choosing, provided Contracts II (3) Fall Semester they complete the following: Subsequent Years Property II (2) Constitutional Law II (3) Students may follow programs of Torts II (2) Property II (2) Second Year their own choosing, provided Fall Semester they complete the following: Second Fall Semester Failor Spring Semester, as Criminal Law (3) Constitutional Law I (3) assigned Constitutional Law I (3) Third Fall Semester Appellate Advocacy (2) Property I (4) Constitutional Law II (3) Criminal Procedure I (3) Third Spring Semester Spring Semester Second or Third Year Constitutional Law II (3) Second or Third Year Appellate Advocacy (2) Appellate Advocacy (2) Corporations (4) Constitutional Law II (3) Corporations (4) Second or Third Year Evidence (4) Criminal Procedure I (3) Evidence (4) Appellate Advocacy (2) Professional Responsibility (2) Property II (2) Professional Responsibility (2) Criminal Procedure I (3) Wills & Trusts (4) [Recom­ Wills & Trusts (4) [Recom­ Corporations (4) mended after Property ILl Second or Third Year mended after Property ILl Evidence (4) Corporations (4) Professional Responsibility (2) Third Year Evidence (4) Third Year Solving Legal Problems (2) Professional Responsibility (2) Solving Legal Problems (2) Third or Fourth Year Wills & Trusts (4) Third or Fourth Year Solving Legal Problems (2) Wills & Trusts (4) Solving Legal Problems (2)

40 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law FACULTY

CHERYL AMANA ROGER BERNHARDT Visiting Professor of Law Professor of Law B.A., Rutgers University; A.B., A.M., J.D. (Order of the Coif), J.D., University ofPennsylvania; University of Chicago LL.M., Columbia University

Courses: Legal Analysis, Legal Methods, Professional Courses: Commercial Finance, Property, Responsibility, Property. Real Estate Clinic, Real Estate Finance, Sales.

M. MICHELE ANGLADE ALLAN BROTSKY Associate Professor of Law and Professor of Law Emeritus Director. Academic Support B.A., University of California, Program Los Angeles; LL.B., Columbia B.A., Wellesley College; University J.D., Harvard Law School

Courses: Legal Analysis, Torts. Courses: Civil Practice Clinic, Trial Advocacy.

MARGARET ARNOLD LESLIE A. BURTON Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Law Director. Law Library B.A. (magna cum laude), University B.S., Cornell University (with distinction); ofPortland; J.D. (cum laude), M.S., Columbia University (with honors); Santa Clara University J.D., University ofPennsylvania

Courses: Bankruptcy Law, Solving Legal Problems, Courses: California Legal Research, Graduate Legal Writing & Research. Research.

ALLAN H. CADGENE J. LANI BADER Professor of Law Professor of Law and B.A., Stanford University; Dean Emeritus J.D., Yale University A.B., University of Hawaii; J.D., University of Chicago

\, Courses: Corporate Income Taxation, Federal Income Courses: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Taxation, Partnership and Partnership Taxation, Finance, Corporations, Sales. Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Taxation, Property.

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ROBERT CALHOUN MARC H. GREENBERG Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Law and Academic Director, Honors Director, Intellectual Property Lawyering Program Program A.B., University of Rochester; B.A., University of California, Berkeley; LL.B., Yole University J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law Courses: Comparative Criminal Procedure Seminar, Courses: Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property Criminal Procedure I & II, Evidence, Trial Advocacy. Law Survey, Internet and Software Law.

HELEN Y. CHANG HELEN HARTNELL Visiting Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Law Interim Director, LL.M. in Taxation B.S. (cum laude), J.D. (magna cum Program laude), University of Illinois B.A., University of Texas; J.D., Southern Methodist University Law School Courses: Community Property, Criminal Law, Courses: European Union Law, International Business Solving Legal Problems, Torts, Writing & Research. Transactions, International Trade Regulation, Private International Law (Conflict of Laws), Sales, Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court.

MORT P. COHEN LAWRENCE H. JONES Professor of Law and Professor of Law Director, Constitutional Law Clinic B.A. (Phi Beta Kappa), Washington State B.S., New York University; University; J.D., Stanford University LL.B., Brooklyn Law School; LL.M, Harvard University

Courses: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law Clinic, Courses: Conflict of Laws, Contracts, Torts, Advanced Criminal Law. Torts.

MARKITA D. COOPER HELEN H. KANG Professor of Law Associate Professor of Law and A.B., Stanford University; Director, Clean Air Accountability J.D., University ofVirginia Project, Environmental Law and Justice Clinic B.A. (cum laude), Yole College; J.D., University of California, Berkeley, Courses: Employment Law; The Law of Privacy; Boalt Hall School of Law Privacy, Defamation, and Other Relational Torts; Course: Environmental Law and Justice Clinic. Remedies; Torts.

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PETER G. KEANE MYRON MOSKOVITZ Dean and Professor of Law Professor of Law B.S., LL.B. (Order ofthe Coif), B.A., City College ofNew York; University of California, Berkeley, Boalt J.D., Southern Methodist University Hall School of Law Law School

Courses: Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Professional Courses: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Reponsibility. Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Landlord-Tenant Law Clinic.

MARC I L. KELLY CHRISTIAN N. OKEKE Professor of Law Visiting Professor of Law B.A. (cum laude), Vassar College; LL.M. (magna cum laude), J.D., University o/Virginia; Kiev National University, Ukraine; LL.M. (Tax), New York University D. fur., Free University ofAmsterdam

Courses: Estate and Gift Taxation, Federal Income Courses: Air, Space, and Telecommunications Law; Taxation, Property I, Wills & Trusts. Comparative Legal Systems; International Investment Law; International Organizations.

JANICE E. KOSEL DAVID B. OPPENHEIMER Professor of Law Associate Dean for Academic A.B., University of California, Berkeley; Affairs and J.D. (Order of the Coif), University of Professor of Law California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School B.A., University Without Walls, o/Law Berkeley; J.D., Harvard University

Courses: Commercial Finance, Community Property, Courses: Civil Procedure, Employment Discrimination. Contracts, Sales.

NEIL M. LEVY WENDY PACKMAN Professor of Law Emeritus ConSUlting Assistant Professor A. B., Cornell University; B.A., Washington University; J.D., University of Chicago J.D., University ofSan Francisco; Ph.D., Pacific Graduate School of Psychology

Course: Torts. Course: Directs the Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology I, portion of the combined ].D'/Ph.D. Program in Law and Clinical Psychology.

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ANTHONY J. LESLIE ROSE PAGANO Visiting Associate Professor of Director, LL.M. in United Law and Interim Director, States Legal Studies Appellate Advocacy Program Program; Professor of Law; B.A., Boston University; and Dean Emeritus J.D., LL.M., Golden Gate University B.S., Fordham University; J.D. (with distinction}, University ofMichigan Course: Appellate Advocacy. Courses: Community Property, Wills & Trusts.

CHRISTINE C. PAGANO SUSAN RUTBERG Associate Director, LL.M. in U.S. Professor of Law and Legal Studies Program Director, Criminal Litigation Clinic B.S.Ed., Fordham University; M.A., B.S., Cornell University; San Francisco State University; J.D., Golden Gate University J.D., LL.M., Golden Gate University

Courses: Introduction to the U.S. Legal System, Courses: Criminal Litigation, Criminal Litigation Literature and the Law, Mediation Skills Training, Clinic, Innocence Project, Lawyering Skills: Client Writing Workshop. Advocacy, Trial Advocacy.

ALAN RAMO SUSAN SCHECHTER Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Student Co·Director, Environmental Services and Law and Justice Clinic Clinical Professor of Law B.A., Stanford University; B.A., Washington University; J.D., M.j., University of J.D., University ofPittsburgh California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law Courses: Civil Practice Clinic, Family Law Clinic, Course: Environmental Law and Justice Clinic. Public Interest/Government Counsel Clinic.

CLIFFORD RECHTSCHAFFEN BERNARD L. SEGAL Professor of Law and Professor of Law and Co·Director, Environmental Director, Litigation Program Law and Justice Clinic B.S., Temple University; M.A., J.D., A.B., Princeton University; University of Pennsylvania J.D., Yale University Courses: California Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Courses: Civil Litigation: Pre-Trial Phase, Criminal Law Clinic, Environmental Law and Justice Clinic, Litigation, Mock Trial, Trial Advocacy. Environmental Law and Policy, Environmental Practice, Public Natural Resources Law and Policy.

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MARC I SEVILLE JON H. SYLVESTER Professor of Law and Professor of Law Director, Women's Employment B.A., Stanford University; Rights Clinic MI, University of California, B.A., New York University; Berkeley; J.D., Harvard J.D., Rutgers University University

Course: Women's Employment Rights Clinic. Courses: Contracts, International Sales, Remedies.

MARC STICKGOLD JOHN P. WILSON Professor of Law Professor of Law and B.S., University of Illinois; Dean Emeritus J.D., Northwestern University A.B., Princeton University; LL.B., Harvard University

Courses: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Public Courses: Criminal Law; Mental Disorders and the Interest/Government Counsel Clinic, Comparative Law; Privacy, Defamation, and Other Relational Constitutional Law Seminar. Torts; Torts.

SOMPONG MARYANN WOLCOTT SUCHARITKUL Associate Professor of Law Associate Dean; Distinguished B.A., Marygrove College; Professor of International and J.D., University of Toledo Comparative Law; Director, LL.M. and S.J.D. in International Legal Studies Programs; Director, Center for Advanced International Legal Course: Writing & Research. Studies B.A. (Honours), B.CL., M.A., D.Phil., and D.C.L., Oxford University, England; Docteur en Droit, University of Paris, France; LL.M., Harvard University; Diploma, Hague Academy of International Law MICHAEL A. ZAMPERINI Courses: Air, Space, and Telecommunications Law; Professor of Law and Asian/Pacific Trade Seminar; Comparative Legal Director, Writing & Research Systems; International Environmental Law Seminar; Program International Human Rights Seminar; International A.B., J.D. (Honors), George Investment Law; International Law; International Washington University Organizations. Courses: Constitutional Law Seminar: Religion \, Clauses, Remedies, Sexual Orientation and the Law, Wills & Trusts, Writing & Research.

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 45 ADJUNCT FACULTY

Ken Alex Donna Cole Donna Wickham Furth Arthur Haubenstock California Attorney General's JD., University ofMichigan Law Office of Donna Wickham U.S. EPNOffice of Regional Office Furth Counsel George Coombe Susanne Aronowitz American Arbitration Association Hon. Gordon Gaines Robert A. Hawley Law Career Services, The Workers' Compensation Robert A. Hawley, Esq. Golden Gate Universiry Margaret Crow-Rosenfeld Appeals Board Universiry of California, Berkeley, Richard Hechler • Harold Auerbach Boalt Hall School of Law William Gallagher San Francisco District Attorney's 'Auerbach & Associates Townsend & Townsend & Crew Office Evelyn Cruz Stephen Baker Immigrant Legal Resource Center Hon. David Garcia Frederick Hertz Law Offices of Stephen Baker/ Superior Court for the Ciry and Law Offices of Frederick Hertz Baker Sports Management Michael Daw Counry of San Francisco Golden Gate Universiry Anne Hiaring Beverly Baker-Kelly Law Library Maryanne Gerber Law Office of Anne Hiaring International Criminal Tribunal Golden Gate Universiry for Rwanda Mike Devito Law Library Song Hill Professor Emeritus, Golden Gate San Francisco Ciry Attorney's William Balin Universiry School of Law Denise Glagau Office Law Offices of Bill Balin Honors Lawyering Program, Terry Diggs Golden Gate Universiry School Buzz Hines Michael Banister Private Practice of Law Farella Braun & Martel LLP California Attorney General's Office Scott Donahey Michael Glenn Aaron Isherwood Wise & Shepard LLP Glenn Patent Group Sierra Club Edward Baskauskas Freelance Legal Writer Richard Drury Miye Goishi Hon. Maria-Elena James Communities for a Better Universiry of California, Hastings U.S. District Court Justin Beck Environment College of the Law Partner, Skjerven Morrill Caren Jenkins MacPherson Dana Falstrom Michael Graf Squire Sanders & Dempsey Universiry of California, Davis Law Offices of Thomas N. Lippe Anthony Berman Jeff Karlin Partner, Idell Berman & Seitel Eric Farber Richard Grosboll President, Jeffrey H. Karlin, A The Law Offices of Eric Farber Neyhart, Anderson, Freitas, Professional Law Corporation Eugene Brodsky Flynn & Grosboll Brodsky Baskin & Miller Kenneth Finney Paul Kibei Heller Ehrman White & Peter Haley Fitzgerald, Abbott & Beardsley Thomas Cain McAuliffe Wright Robinson et al. Law Offices of Thomas W. Cain Iryna Kwasny Richard Flamm Greg Hallman Environmental Law Foundation Nora Jo Chorover Private Practice INTECAp, INC. Environmental Law Joel Lamp Martin Fleisher Peter Hanson O'Connor Cohn Dillon & Barr Penelope A. Chronis Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Peter G. Hanson, Attorney Partner, Chronis & Kreher Marmaro Laura Lane Michael Harris East Bay Communiry Law Julie Coldicott Alexander Floum SF Lawyers Committee for Civil Center U.S. District Court The Schinner Law Group Rights

46 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law ADJUNCT FACULTY

Rosemary LaPuma Shannon Minter David Sandino Katherine Spelman University of California, Hastings National Center for Lesbian Department of Water Resources Steinhart & Falconer, LLP College of the Law, University Rights of San Francisco Law School; Tiffany Schauer Emerson Stafford editor, Rosemary's Review Robert Morrill Schauer and Associates, Our Emerson's Tutorial Bar Review Skjerven Morrill et al., LLP Children's Earth Bridgit Lawley Cheryl Stevens John F. Kennedy School of Law Victor James Morse Harriet Schiffer Scott Grillo & Stevens LLP PMB 232 Stage Presence Hon. Cynthia Lee Lidia Stiglich San Francisco Superior Court Ellyn Moscowitz Andrew Schwartz San Francisco Office of Public Van Bourg Weinberg et al. San Francisco City Attorney's Defender Mark LeHocky Office Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Tara Mueller Sheila Thomas California Office of the Attorney Lois Schwartz Equal Rights Advocates Alex Levinson General Lincoln Law School Sierra Club Kristy Topham Mohammed Nasralla Mark Segelman U.S. District Court Erik Liu Golden Gate University California Supreme Court Severson & Werson Law Library Christine Tour-Sarkissian Bart Selden Tour-Sarkissian Law Offices Arthur Lund Ronald Niver Law Offices of Barton S. Selden Hoge, Fento, Jones & Appel California Department of Justice Michael Van Walt Van Kathryn Seligman Praag John Malone Mary Perry First Appellate Project Advisor on International Law and University of California, Hastings Court of Appeal Contract Management and College of the Law Mark Silverman Resolution Christopher Reggie Immigrant Legal Resource Center Maria Mandolini Wildbrain Inc. J. Martin Wagner Pelican Professional Ins Anne Simon Earthjustice Kathleen Richards Communities for a Better Joel Marsh Solo Practitioner Environment Hon. James Ware Marsh & Perna United States District Court Stephen A. Rosenbaum Roberta Simon Bruce Maximov Staff Attorney, Protection & Roberta Simon Attorney at Law Kristian Dahl Whitten Farella Braun & Martel LLP Advocacy, Inc. California Office of the Attorney Lecturer in Law, University of Timothy Simon General Richard Mendelson California, Berkeley Fleet Boston Robertson Stephens Director, Dickenson, Peatman & Bruce Winkelman Fogarty Arnold Rosenberg Hon. Marjorie Siabach Boornazian Jensen & Garthe Law Offices of Arnold S. Superior Court, City and County Virginia Meyer Rosenberg; general counsel, of San Francisco George Wong Law Offices of Virginia Meyer California Pacific Bank San Francisco City Attorney's Warren Small Office Robert Miller Armin Rosencranz Law Offices of Warren E. Small Law Offices of Robert G. Miller Stanford University Jennifer Wyllie-Pletcher Attorney/DV Consultant

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Foreign Transcripts FOR MORE INFORMATION TRANSFER OR If you are an international applicant or VISITING STUDENTS have completed your undergraduate study outside the United States or Canada, you If you are a transfer or visiting must take the LSAT; however, you need not student? please request "Application register with the Law School Data Materials for Transfer .and Visiting Assembly Service (see below). Students" by contacting tlu; ~1#~~f~l~r/ You must register with a qualified . :Admissions Offi(;t:. ": ..•.••..•.. agency for an independent evaluation of f4"5}H2,:6q~J« your undergraduate work. Although we Transfer Stud~nt.s do not endorse anyone particular service, lfrouhavesllccessfullY completed at the following organization has been used )eastone full year atin6tlJer ABA- or by our applicants: International Education .:.

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Application Application Fee You may choose one of two forms for You may use the application at the back Your application must be accompanied by a your required personal essay: of this bulletin or the one on our website $55 processing fee. Checks or money orders 1) An essay that answers these questions: at www.ggu.edu/law. should be made payable to Golden Gate Why do you want to study law? What spe­ Golden Gate University also accepts University. Be sure to write your name and cial skills, attributes, and experiences will printed applications that have been pre­ social security number on the front of your you bring to the law school community? pared using the Law School Admission check. The application fee is nonrefundable. What strengths and experiences illustrate Council's LSACD or LSACD on the Web. Applicants with financial hardship may your development of the writing, research, You can print out your completed applica­ request a waiver of the application fee. To and analytical thinking skills necessary for tion and send it directly to us, or you can request a waiver, include with your applica­ success in law school? use the LSACD on the Web to electronically tion a letter asking for a waiver of the appli­ transmit your law school application to cation fee and describing your financial OR LSAC, which will send both printed and hardship. You must also enclose documents electronic versions of your application to us. that verify financial hardship, such as a 2) An essay that describes a decision you Applications submitted to LSAC for trans­ current undergraduate financial aid award made that had a significant impact on you mission to Golden Gate will be considered or current income tax return. or someone else. Looking back, would you postmarked on the day they are electroni­ have made the same decision? Why or why cally submitted. For more information, see Personal Essay not? (Please do not use your decision to www.lsac.org. The required personal essay is your opportu­ apply to law school as your topic.) nity to address the Admissions Committee. Submitting Your Application Your personal essay is a writing sample and Optional Essay You must answer all questions. If your should be polished, well organized, and no The Admissions Committee takes into answer is "no" or "none," or if the question longer than four pages typed (double-spaced, account an applicant's ethnicity, race, sexual is "not applicable," please so state. Failure preferably in 12-point font). Do not submit orientation, and socioeconomic and cultural to complete the form fully or to furnish books, tape recordings, plays, theses, disserta­ backgrounds. If you want the Admissions supporting documents will delay the tions, or other such materials; the Admissions Committee to consider your background processing of your application. Committee will not evaluate them. and heritage, please submit an optional essay. This essay may include a description Your application and all supporting doc­ Your personal statement should high­ of your community involvement, as well as uments, with the exception of your LSDAS light your strengths and describe experi­ any social, economic, or educational factors report, must be postmarked by the appropri­ ences that have helped you develop the that influenced your desire to pursue a ate deadline. (See chart below.) skills necessary for success in law school. career in law. Notify the Admissions Office in writing The statement should also distinguish you of any address changes immediately. Include from everyone else applying to law school your full name, social security number, by including background information that (continued on next page) current and former address, and current makes you unique, including personal and former telephone numbers. accomplishments, extracurricular activities, career experience, or socioeconomic back­ ground. Returning students who have been out of school for some time often discuss their experiences raising families and/or working in diverse disciplines.

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ADMISSIONS (CONT.) returned. Once you enroll as a student, you semester. Waivers and health insurance will have full access to all materials, unless a information are provided through the Letters of Recommendation waiver precludes access. Office ofInternational Student Services. If you have questions about Golden For more information, please contact You must submit at least one letter of recom­ Gate University School of Law, you may International Student Services, Golden Gate mendation. Each letter you submit should call for an appointment with a member of University, 536 Mission Street, Suite 501, be written by someone who knows your " academic ability or is in a position to assess the Admissions staff. We will be happy to San Francisco, CA 94105-2968. meet with you, but this meeting will not be Phone: (415) 442-7290 t your potential for success in law school. We strongly discourage your obtaining letters considered part of your application process. Fax: (415) 896-6485 of recommendation from friends, acquain­ The volume of applications received by Email: [email protected] tances, and/or family members. the Admissions Office precludes granting Website: http://internet.ggu.edu/iss We will also accept letters through the personal interviews for admission purposes. If you hold a law degree from outside the LSAC letter of recommendation service that United States or Canada and want to earn an is a part of the LSDAS registration subscrip­ Acceptance Deposit LL.M., please consult our LL.M. bulletins tion. Your letters will be copied and sent to Upon notification of admission to the Law for admissions information. us along with your LSDAS report. To use School, you will be required to pay a deposit this service, follow the directions outlined in to secure your seat in the entering class. Auditing Courses the 2002-03 LSATILSDAS Registration and Later, you may be asked to reconfirm your Members of the bar, Golden Gate University Information Book. Be sure to fill out and give intent to matriculate. The deposit will be School of Law alumni, graduates of other each letter writer a letter of recommendation credited toward your initial tuition payment. law schools, and members of foreign bars form from the LSATILSDAS Registration and may apply to audit courses. To apply, Information Book. Re-application contact the associate dean for student services, or the LL.M. program director for The Law School retains application files, LL.M. courses, and explain why you want to The Application Process including all supporting documents, for two audit a particular course. Documentation A complete application file consists of: years, but you need to submit a new appli­ regarding your professional and/or academic • Application for admission, cation form and application fee to reapply. status is required. Permission of the course • Personal essay, We recommend that you submit a new instructor is required for anyone wishing to personal essay, an improved LSAT score (if • LSDAS report, audit a course. Auditors pay two-thirds the appropriate), graduate transcripts (if new • Letter(s) of recommendation, and tuition of matriculated students. • Application fee or fee waiver request. information exists), a new letter of recom­ No admission decision can be made mendation, and other evidence demonstrat­ Special Programs until the Law School Admissions Office ing your potential success in law school. Honors Lawyering Program has received the application and all If you are interested in applying to the supporting documents. If you indicate on International Students Honors Lawyering Program (or IPAC, your application form that you plan to retake You must indicate your visa status on your described on page II), please check the the LSAT, the Admissions Office will not application. The Admissions Office will appropriate box on the application. consider your application complete until it send the appropriate immigration docu­ receives the subsequent LSAT score. It is ments to you to facilitate your matricula­ Combined J.D./Ph.D. Program your responsibility to ensure that we receive tion. You must comply with U.S. immigra­ If you wish to apply to the J.D.!Ph.D. in all documents in a timely manner. Admission tion laws and regulations. It is your respon­ Clinical Psychology Program (described on decisions are made on an ongoing basis. As sibility to obtain any required visas. Please page 10), please check the appropriate box seats are limited, it is advantageous for you to contact International Student Services (ISS) on the application. apply early. upon arrival to learn about your immigra­ When your application file is complete, tion responsibilities and benefits. Public Interest Law Scholars Program we forward it to the Admissions Committee, Non-U.S. students in F-l andJ-l If you wish to apply to the Public Interest which thoroughly reviews each application. immigration status are required to have Law Scholars Program (see page 25), check Please note that all admission decisions are health insurance. The health insurance fees the appropriate box on the J.D. application. final. are $230 for the fall semester, $325 for the You must also write an essay describing your Please note that all materials submitted combined spring/summer sessions, and $95 interest in public interest law. to the Law School as part of your applica­ for the summer session only. Students who tion are considered property of the Law have a comparable policy can apply for a School and will not be photocopied or waiver during the first 14 days of each

50 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law FINANCIAL AID

Financial Aid Application Forms Financial Aid Awards FOR MORE INFORMATION A separate application is not required for Once you have been accepted for admission financial aid. You must complete the Free to the Law School and your financial aid Admissions an~Fina"ciaIAid; Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) file is complete, you will receive an award Phone: (41!)} 442-6630 < or (SOOIGGI1:4YOp • or, if you received financial aid for the previ­ letter stating the amount of financial aid >,', Email .; ....~."...... ;~;~; ous academic year, the Federal Renewal you are eligible to apply for, the sources of Admissions: . Jawadm{f@ggii;~da;0 Application. Send this application in the self­ financial aid funds, an estimate of expenses Financial Aid: [email protected]:edii- addressed envelope included with it or apply for the academic year, and any other avail­ Fax online and mail signature page to the Federal able financial aid resources. (415) 442-6631 Student Aid Programs Processor. The FAFSA The financial aid awards letter may list or Federal Renewal Application should be any remaining documentation (such as loan Golden Gate University School of received by the FSAP processor on or before applications) that must be completed and Law administers a full range of pro­ the priority deadline. Please be sure to returned to the Law School Financial Aid grams to help students who need indicate in Section H on the FAFSA form Office in order for you to actually receive that Golden Gate University is the college the financial aid funds. financial assistance. The Financial you plan to attend. Golden Gate University You may choose to apply for subsidized Aid Office provides budget and debt School of Law's Title IV Institutional Code and unsubsidized Stafford Loans and for management counseling, evaluates is 001205. state fellowships, if you are eligible. In students' financial needs, and Approximately four to six weeks after addition, you may also apply for privately determines financial aid awards. the FSAP processor receives your applica­ funded loans in order to meet your financial The Financial Aid Office is also tion, you will receive a Student Aid Report needs. responsible for maintaining (SAR). The SAR summarizes the informa­ standards and procedures that tion you provided on your FAFSA (or Financial Aid Resources Federal Renewal Application). You should comply with federal regulations, Federal Stafford Loans review the SAR carefully and make any donor restrictions, and University Depending on your eligibility and on the necessary corrections. If you need to make policies, and that most equitably financial need analysis, you may borrow up corrections, return your form to the FSAP help meet students' financial needs. to $8,500 through the Subsidized Stafford processors. If your form requires no Loan Program for each academic year of changes, retain the SAR for your records. Eligibility study (usually two semesters) from a bank or The Law School will receive the informa­ financial institution that participates in the 10 be eligible for assistance from federal and tion directly from the FSAP processor. Stafford Loan program. Repayment begins campus-based financial aid programs at In addition to the SAR, you may be six months after you graduate or cease to be Golden Gate University School of Law, you asked to submit additional documents. The enrolled at least half-time. must meet the following requirements: Law School Financial Aid Office will notify If you do not have financial need, • Admission into the J.D. program; you accordingly and provide a limited you may borrow up to $10,000 through the • Enrollment in the Law School (at least a amount of time for you to submit the Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan half-time unit load is normally required); necessary documents. Be sure to retain a Program, which replaced the Federal • U.S. citizenship or proof of permanent copy of your most recent federal income tax residency or other eligible alien status; return in case it is requested later. (continued on next page) • Satisfactory academic progress; • Registration with the selective service, if required by federal law; • No default on any Title IV loan and no FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION PROCEDURE - At a Glance refund owed on any Title IV grant; • Demonstration of financial need, as determined by an analysis performed by the federal processor; • Completion of a financial aid file. (You should apply for financial aid even if you have not been notified of your admission status.)

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FINANCIAL AID (CONT.) Federal Perkins Loan California Graduate Fellowships sc The amount of a Perkins Loan varies but California Graduate Fellowships are Supplemental Loan for Students (SLS). An seldom exceeds $3,000 per year. Loans awarded to California residents who unsubsidized Stafford Loan has the same are repayable at a five percent annual intend to become college or university En terms and conditions as a Stafford Loan, interest rate, beginning nine months (for faculty members. Recipients are selected except that the borrower is responsible for Me new borrowers) after a student ceases to on the basis of academic excellence interest that accrues during in -school To be enrolled at least half-time. As a new (including grades and test scores) and '\ deferment periods. Students may borrow the borrower, you may take up to ten years financial need. The maximum award has an up to $18,500, less the amount of the sub­ to repay the loan at a minimum of $40 been $6,490 per year. The application sidized Stafford Loan. set per month, depending on the amount must be submitted by the priority Cr The maximum amount that you may owed. The maximum amount that you deadline. an borrow through the Federal Stafford may borrow through the Perkins Loan The selection process for California nu Loan Program is $138,500. This amount program for graduate and professional Graduate Fellowships is very competi­ sci includes any unpaid Stafford Loans study at all institutions is $18,000. tive. You must be a full-time student to fo previously borrowed for undergraduate get a Graduate Fellowship. You can and/or graduate studies. renew the award up to three additional Loans are disbursed in two equal Federal Work-Study (available only after years if you are making normal progress checks: the first at the beginning of the completion of the first year) toward your graduate or professional eI loan period, and the second in the mid­ The Federal Work-Study (FWS) degree. You are not eligible for a dle of the loan period. As a new borrow­ program was designed by the federal California Graduate Fellowship if you n er at Golden Gate, you must complete government to expand part-time have already received a graduate or iI the online loan entrance counseling ses­ employment opportunities for students professional degree or have completed e sion, following the instructions in your who demonstrate financial need. Besides graduate or professional work beyond a financial aid award letter, before your providing a means of financial assistance the first year. Stafford Loan check will be released. for the student, an FWS job is intended to complement the student's educational Veterans' Benefits Campus-Based Financial Aid program or career goal. Most jobs If you qualifY for Veterans Administration The Campus-Based Financial Aid developed under this program are Educational Assistance programs, you (CBFA) program for law students con­ intended to serve the public interest and may use your benefits at Golden Gate sists of the Perkins Loan and Federal meet the needs of the community or the University. You should request advance Work-Study programs. It is funded University; thus, most off-campus job payment of your veterans' benefits by annually by the federal government, the providers are nonprofit agencies. submitting a written request to the University, loan repayments from alum­ If you receive an FWS award, you Financial Aid Office. Be sure to notifY ni, and wages from agencies that provide are allowed to earn a specified amount the Financial Aid Office of any changes jobs. To be considered for CBFA for the in an FWS job. The employer and the in your academic program. following fall, spring, and summer federal government each pay a portion semesters, mail the Financial Aid of your earnings. Award amounts may Application so that it is postmarked by range from $1,500 to $6,000 for the the priority deadline. academic year, including fall, spring, and Funding is limited, and eligible summer semesters. students who have the greatest financial need and apply by the deadline are given Private Loans priority. Entering law students should You may be eligible for private loans to apply as early as possible. Students who meet the cost of your education. You miss the application deadlines will be must demonstrate credit worthiness to considered for funding that has been the lender or financial institution. declined by priority applicants. Interest, fees, grace periods, and other terms vary slightly between private loan programs. Repayment begins after you have graduated or are no longer enrolled at least half-time. Contact the Financial Aid Office regarding these loans.

52 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law SCHOLARSHIPS

SCHOLARSHIPS The Louis Garcia Memorial Endowed Sch~larship Fund was established in mem­ oty of a 1952 graduate and the first Latino Entering Students judge to serve in San Francisco. The primary Merit Scholarships objective of this fund is to assist minority To attract a highly qualified student body, students. the Law School awards to entering students a number of full-tuition and partial-tuition The Diana Richmond Endowed scholarships based solely on academic merit. Scholarship Fund for African-Americans Criteria include past academic achievement was funded with a major gift by Diana and LSAT results. Last year, a significant Richmond, a 1973 graduate and an number of entering students received merit established family practice lawyer in San Julia Adams, winner of the 2001-02 Michael scholarships. There is no formal application Francisco. This award is given to Mrican­ A. Zamperini/W. Clay Burchell Endowed Scholarship, with Professor Michael Zamperini for merit scholarships. American law students. (left) and W. Clay Burchell (right).

Minority Scholarships Continuing Students Scholarships of $5,000 are awarded to Golden Gate offirs continuing students merit Continuing students are also encouraged to entering minority students who have apply for the following scholarships: scholarships and other grants and loans based demonstrated a commitment to their com­ on academic achievement and/or financial munity. Commitment can be demonstrated The Frederick W. Bradley Endowed need. The following funds provide special in a collegiate, professional, or community Scholarship, named for a 1966 graduate scholarships to continuing law students: environment. To apply, please check the of the Law School, is awarded solely on the appropriate box on the application. In addi­ basis of financial need. The Alumni Association Endowed tion, please provide an essay describing your Scholarship is awarded to law students The Phillip Burton Endowed Law community involvement and/or professional in the top fifteen percent of their class who Scholarship, named in memory of the experience, including how it has benefited have demonstrated leadership. The selection former U.S. congressman and 1953 Law your community, and a list of the specific committee may also consider financial need. School graduate, is awarded on the basis of agencies, programs, and projects for which financial need. you have worked or with which you have The Leon A. and Esther F. Blum been involved. Foundation Loan and Scholarship The Linda Caputo Memorial Scholarship Program provides financial aid to worthy was established by the friends, family, law Public Interest Law Scholars Program students attending accredited law schools in school faculty, and classmates of Linda Caputo, who graduated from the Law Entering students who are interested in the city and county of San Francisco. careers in public interest law will be School in 1987 and struggled all her life with spina bifida. This scholarship is award­ considered for the Public Interest Law The Lawrence A. Cowen Scholarship ed to students who have overcome signifi­ Scholars Program. The program provides Fund, created by a bequest from one of the cant obstacles to obtain a legal education. scholarship assistance, a guaranteed summer Law School's earliest graduates, provides employment stipend with a public interest scholarships to students based on financial The Martin S. Cohen Endowed Memorial agency, and faculty and alumni mentors. need and other factors. Scholarship, named for a former student, (For more information, see page 25.) is awarded to Jewish students with demon­ The Anthony J. Pagano Dean's Merit strated financial need and good academic First-Year Endowed Scholarships Scholarship, named for the dean of the standing. 1, All eligible first-year students are considered Law School (1988-1998), is awarded at for the following scholarships: the discretion of the current dean to any law The Kevin J. Connell J.D. Memorial student with financial need who demon­ Endowed Scholarship Fund was established The Anne Marie Bourgeois Memorial strates outstanding achievement during law in memoty of a third-year student who died in spring 1995. The scholarship is awarded Endowed Law Scholarship was established school. in memory of a 1989 graduate. It is awarded to students in good academic standing with to women students with prior experience in demonstrated financial need, with preference the legal field. given to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.

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GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 53 SCHOLARSHIPS/TUITION & FEES

SCHOLARSHIPS (CONT.) The Kathryn E. Ringgold Endowed Tuition & Fees for 2002-03 Scholarship is awarded to students with Tuition (per unit) $844 The Environmental Law Scholarship is demonstrated financial need and solid (88 units required for the J.D.) awarded to a student who has completed his academic standing, with preference given to or her second year oflaw school and has a women or African-Americans. Nonrefundable Fees (per term) demonstrated commitment to, and record of, achievement in environmental law. An essay The San Francisco Legal Auxiliary awards Registration $40 " is required with the application. a scholarship, based on academic achieve­ Student Bar Association Fee ment and financial need, to students who (fall and spring only) $20 The Helen A. and John A. Gorfinkel graduated from Bay Area high schools and Materials! Endowed Scholarship, was established in plan to practice in the Bay Area. Fall and Spring Semesters $50 memory of John Gorfinkel, a former profes­ Summer Session $10 sor and dean, and is awarded on the basis of The Louie Sbarbaro Endowed Scholarship Public Interest Program need and academic achievement. Fund is named for a longtime bon vivant (fall and spring only) $10 and raconteur who resided in Siskiyou The Richard W. Johnson Memorial County, California. This is a need-based Nonrefundable Fees (per occurrence) Endowed Scholarship was created and scholarship, with preference given to students Application for Admission $55 funded by classmates and friends of a 1965 who resided in the northern part of graduate of the Law School. This scholar­ California before entering law school. Acceptance Deposit (applied to tuition) $300 2 ship, given to a student who has shown Late Registration Fee $85 great academic improvement since starting The Catherine Sherburne-Thompson Installment Payment Fee $50 law school, is awarded at the start of a stu­ Endowed Scholarship Fund is named in Late Payment Fee $25 dent's third year. memory of a 1956 Law School graduate and Returned Check Service Charge $25 its first female faculty member. This fund Student ID Replacement Fee $10 The Paul S. Jordan Endowed Law provides assistance to part-time women Corporate Reimbursement Payment Scholarship is named for a Law School fac­ students in their third or fourth year. Plan Fee $100 ulty member, dean, and university trustee. Preference is given to students who demon­ The Professor James B. Smith Memorial For International Students strate scholastic excellence and financial Endowed Scholarship is given to part-time International Student Services Fee need. women students with significant financial need or to older students of either gender. (per term) $90 The Hugh Geoffrey Major Endowed Student Health Insurance (fall coverage)$230 Women's Law Scholarship was established The Brad Swope Scholarship is offered by Student Health Insurance by Patricia Carson (1952) and named for the San Francisco Rotary Club to full-time (spring/summer coverage) $325 her son. The scholarship is awarded to or part-time law students who demonstrate Student Health Insurance women law students with financial need academic excellence, leadership potential, (summer coverage) $95 and good academic standing. contributions to the Law School and the legal community, and financial need. The Masud Mehran Endowed Fellowship Notes is named for a member of the University The Michael A. Zamperinilw. Clay 1 Special Materials Fees will also be assessed in Board of Trustees since 1986. The fellow­ Burchell Endowed Scholarship is awarded courses that require an excess amount of duplicat­ ship is awarded to students in good academ­ to gay or lesbian students who are begin­ ed materials, use of audio-visual equipment, or ic standing with demonstrated financial ning their final fall semesters of law school. rental of off-campus facilities. These fees will be need. Preference is given to individuals dis­ This scholarship is awarded based on overall announced prior to registration each semester. playing entrepreneurial spirit and initiative. academic achievement and academic perfor­ 2 Law students who complete their paperwork mance in the Writing & Research courses. late will be charged a Late Registration Fee of $85 The Joseph R. and June B. Rensch An essay is required with the application. in addition to the $40 Registration Fee. Endowed Scholarship is awarded to upper­ division students on the basis of need, acad­ The Joseph and Ruth Znkor Memorial emic achievement, and potential for busi­ Scholarship was endowed by Ruth Zukor Note: Tuition and fees and are subject to change ness leadership. in memory of her husband, who graduated at any time. from the Law School in 1956. This scholar­ ship is awarded to students who have demonstrated financial need and are in good academic standing.

54 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law WITHDRAWAL & TUITION ADJUSTMENT POLICIES

WITHDRAWAL AND TUITION Intensive Courses (continued) Financial Petitions Official withdrawal before the first class ADJUSTMENT POLICIES If you are confronted with an unexpected meeting: 100% reversal As part of the registration agreement, the and serious circumstance which requires School of Law reserves a place in the cours­ that you withdraw from your classes, you Official withdrawal after the first or es a student selects, based on availability. As second class meeting: 100% reversal may petition the University to reverse a a result, if a student chooses to drop a portion of your tuition charges. To do so, course, the following policies apply. Official withdrawal after the third class you must submit your petition in writing Withdrawal from a course (commonly meeting: 75% reversal to the Law School's associate dean of known as "dropping") is official once the students, explaining in detail the circum­ Law School registrar has been notified. Official withdrawal after the fourth class stances, the correlation between these Notification must be in writing and may be meeting: 50% reversal circumstances and the need for you to delivered in person, by standard mail, by withdraw from the University, and what Official withdrawal after the fifth class fax, or by electronic mail from the email actions you have taken to resolve or prevent meeting: No reversal address on record with the Law Registrar's such an event from occurring in subsequent Office. The date the written notice is terms. In addition, you must provide any received will be the official date of with­ W Grades relevant third-party documentation. The drawal. Oral notification is not sufficient. Courses dropped after the last day of University will not approve any petitions instruction as indicated in the academic which are undocumented or are based upon Regular Courses calendar will be marked with a "W" for pre-existing conditions. Regular courses are those that generally withdrawn and will appear on the student's The University will respond to all peti­ meet for the entire length of the term. academic transcript. Courses with a "W" tions in writing. You should allow a mini­ will not affect a GPA for the term or a Tuition will be adjusted as shown below. mum of thirty working days to hear from cumulative GPA. Fees other than Special Materials Fees are us, as we are required to verifY all facts not reversible, except when a course is from University sources prior to review by canceled by the Law School. The first week Financial Aid Recipients Who the Law School Financial Petition of the term begins on the day instruction Withdraw Completely from All Committee. If your petition is approved begins per the Academic Calendar for the Courses and any adjustments to your tuition results term and extends through the following Up through the 60 percent point in each in a credit balance on your account, the four business working days. enrollment period, a pro rata schedule is University will apply this credit balance used to determine the amount of Title IV toward future tuition charges within the Official withdrawal before the term funds (i.e., Stafford and Perkins Loans) next twelve-month period. In no case will start date: 100% reversal the student has earned at the time of with­ credit balances resulting from a financial drawal. Mter the 60 percent point of the petition be refunded to a student. If you Official withdrawal during the first or enrollment period, a student has earned are a financial aid recipient and you have a second week of term: 100% reversal 100 percent of the Title IV funds, and no financial petition approved, credit balances return of federal student aid will be Official withdrawal during the third week typically are refunded back to the appropri­ of term: 75% reversal processed. ate financial aid program or lender, in The school must return the lesser of: accordance with federal regulations. Official withdrawal during the fourth week the amount of Title IV funds that the of term: 50% reversal student does not earn or the amount of Disputes Concerning Student institutional charges that the student Accounts Official withdrawal after the fourth week of incurred for the payment period or period All disputes concerning student accounts term: No reversal of enrollment multiplied by the percentage should be submitted in writing to: Student of funds that was not earned. Financial Services, Golden Gate University, Intensive Courses Continuing Title IV recipients receive 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA Intensive courses are those that are shorter the larger of the refunds resulting from 94105-2968. The University will respond than four weeks in length and generally either the federal refund policy or the within thirty working days of receipt of the meet more than once a week. Tuition will established Golden Gate School of Law student's letter. be adjusted as follows. Fees other than Withdrawal and Tuition Adjustment Special Materials Fees are not reversible, Policies. except when a course is canceled by the Law School.

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law 55 MAPS & LOCATION -J

No Directions to am Golden Gate University From the North: Golden Gate Bridge - Pc and Highway 101 to Van Ness Avenue. Left on Bush Street. Cross Market Street s~ to First Street. One block on First Street to Mission Street. Right on Mission Street. One-half block on Mission Street. M

From the South: Highway 101 to 80 (Bay Bridge/Downtown) to Fourth Street C exit. One block on Bryant Street. Left on I­ Third Street, right on Mission Street. Two blocks on Mission Street. I

From the East Bay: Bay Bridge to Fremont Street exit. Left on Fremont Street, then left on Mission Street. One block on Mission Street.

Public Transit • One block on Mission Street from Transbay Terminal at First and Mission Streets.

• BART and MUNI Metro, Montgomery Street exit: Walk on Second Street one block from Market Street to Mission Street. Left on Mission Street. One-half Aquatic Fisherman's Pier 39 Park Wharf block on Mission Street.

• From CalTrain depot at Fourth and Fort Townsend Streets: Mason Take #10 Townsend bus to Fremont and Mission Streets. Walk west on Mission Street one and one-half blocks.

OR

Take the N Judah streetcar line to Montgomery Station, walk south from Market Street to Mission Street. Golden Gate University is on Mission Street between First and Second Streets.

Top: The San Francisco Bay Area

China Bottom: The GGU campus location in Basin San Francisco's Financial District

56 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY School of Law J.D. Application SCHOOL OF LAW 536 Mission Street Note: Do not use this application ifyou are a transfer or visiting student. Instead, contact the Admissions San Francisco, CA 94105-2968 -and Financial Aid Office to request "Application Materials for Transfer and Visiting Law Students. " Personal Information (Please type or print in ink.) Social Security Number ______Name Last: First: Middle:

Mailing Address

Strret: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------:------_____ City: State: Zip Code: ______Home Phone: (__ ) Work Phone: (-l Email: Fax: (___ ) Date of Birth: ______Country of Birth: Gender: 0 Male 0 Female Title: 0 Miss 0 Mrs. OMs. o Mr. o Dr. OOther___ _ Country of Citizenship: If not a U.S. citizen, what is your visa status? 0 F-1 o J-1 OOther ____

Ethnic Survey, check all that apply (optional): o African-American/Black 0 Caucasian/White o Puerto Rican o Alaskan Native or American Indian o Chicano/Mexican American o Decline to state o Asian or Pacific Islander o Hispanic o Other (please specify) o Canadian/Aboriginal o Middle-Eastern

Program: You must select a term and a division. General: I plan to begin in: 0 Spring, beginning January or 0 Fall, beginning August Year: Division: 0 Full-Time Day or 0 Part-Time Evening

Have you ever applied to GGU School of Law before? 0 Yes o No If yes, please indicate the term and year:

Special: Check the appropriate box if you would like to be considered for any of the programs listed below. For further information on any of these programs, please consult the descriptions in this catalog, visit the website at www.ggu.edullaw, or contact the Admissions Office. Priority application filing deadline: February 1. o Honors Lawyering Program (HLP or IPAC) Admission to the Honors Lawyering Program is competitive and will be based on information contained in your LSDAS report, personal essay(s), and letter(s) of recommendation. The following programs andlor scholarships require additional documentation andlor applications. o Public Interest Scholars Program (PISP) Please include a separate statement describing your interest in Public Interest Law. Attach a list of public interest activities in which you have participated. Also list public interest organizations with which you are affiliated. o Minority Scholarship Please include a separate statement describing your commitment to your community. Please attach a list of community involvement or volunteer experiences. To be considered for this scholarship, you must complete the Ethnic Survey question above. o J.D.!M.B.A. Check this box if you are interested in pursuing a J.D. and an M.B.A. Selection for the M.B.A. program will occur after successful completion of your first year in the J.D. program and after a meeting berween the dean of student services and the academic advisor of the M.B.A. program. o J.D.!Ph.D. in Psychology In addition to the J.D. application, a separate application must be submitted to the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. You must be admitted to both programs.

J.D. APPLICATION PAGE 1 OF 4 Academic Background: List all colleges, universities, and law schools attended and degrees conferred. If you attended but did not earn a degree from an institution, state total number of units completed.

CoLLEGE (list most recent first) LoCATION DATES ATTENDED MAJOR DEGREE (or expected date ofconferral)

Has any college, university, or law school ever dismissed, disciplined, or disqualified you for academic or behavioral reasons? If the answer is "yes," attach a statement giving details. 0 Yes 0 No

Have you previously attended any law school? DYes o No If yes, indicate which school: ______Please submit offidallaw school transcripts.

All applicants must take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) and have an official score report sent to the Law School through LSDAS. CI I took the LSAT on: CI I will take the LSAT on:

If you believe that your LSAT score and/or cumulative grade point average does not accurately reflect your potential to succeed academically in law school, please explain on a separate sheet. (See "Optional Essay" on page 4 of this application.)

Personal History: Have you ever been charged or convicted of a crime, including expunged offenses other than minor nonalcohol-related traffic violations, or are any charges pending? If any such charge or conviction occurs between your submission of this form and registration, or during your enrollment at Golden Gate University School of Law, you are expected to inform us. If the answer is yes, give dates and explain the circumstances fully on a separate sheet. DYes 0 No

As a member of, or applicant to, any profession or organization, or as a holder of any office, license, or credential, have you ever been disciplined or had a license or credential suspended, revoked, or denied? If the answer is yes, please attach a statement providing full details, identifYing the license or credential involved, and providing the dates, details of the matter, final disposition, and the name and address of the authority in ·possession of the records. If any such charge or conviction occurs between your submission of this form and your registration at Golden Gate University School of Law, you are expected to inform us. 0 Yes 0 No

If you are related to any Golden Gate University alumni, please provide their name(s), relationship(s) to you, and program(s) attended:

NAME RELATIONSHIP PROGRAM

NAME RELATIONSHIP PROGRAM

~onsult the rules and regulations of the Committee of Bar Examiners of the state in which you intend to practice to determine whether or not there IS anything that might affect your eligibility for admission to the bar and whether you are required to register with the bar of that state when you commence the srudy of law.

J.D. APPLICATION PAGE 2 OF 4 Employment History: Did you work while in college? o Yes o No

If answer is "yes," please complete the following:

POSITION(S) HELD No. OF HOURS PER WEEK

Senior year:

Junior year:

Sophomore year:

Freshman year:

State positions of employment after college, indicating employer, dates of employment, and reasons for leaving, or attach a resume.

EMPWYER (list most recent first) DATES POSITION REAsON FOR LEAVING

Student Groups: Please indicate your interest in any of the following: o American Bar Association/Law Student Division (ABA/LSD) 0 International Law Society (ILS) o Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) 0 Jewish Law Students Association OLSA) o Association for Communication, Sports, and Entertainment Law (ACSEL) 0 Latino Law Students Association (LALSA) o Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) 0 LEGALS (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and rransgender students) o Black Law Students Association (BLSA) 0 National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) o Employment Law Association (ELA) 0 National Lawyers Guild (NLG) ), o Environmental Law Society (ELS) 0 Phi Delta Phi o Federalist Society 0 Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) o Golden Gate Association of International Lawyers (GGAIL) 0 Women's Law Association (WLA) o Intellectual Property Law Association (IPLA)

J.D. APPLICATION PAGE 3 OF 4 1. Personal Essay Each new applicant is required to submit a personal essay, which should be no longer than four pages typed, double-spaced. Please choose one of the following for your essay:

(a) A personal statement that answers these questions: Why do you want to study law? What special skills, attributes, and experiences will you bring to the law school community? What strengths and experiences illustrate your development of the writing, research, and analytical thinking skills necessary for success in law school?

OR (b) Describe a decision you made that had a significant impact on you or someone else. Looking back, would you have made the same decision? Why or why not? (We prefer that you not use your decision to apply to law school as your topic.)

2. Optional Essay The Admissions Committee takes into account an applicant's ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. If you want the Admissions Committee to consider your background and heritage, please submit an optional essay. This essay may include a descrip­ tion of your community involvement, as well as any social, economic, or educational factors that influenced your desire to pursue a career in law. Please limit this essay to two double-spaced, typed pages.

Other Information List other law schools to which you are applying:

A nonrefundable $55 application fee or a fee waiver request must accompany this application. If you are applying for a fee waiver, in addition to your request you need to submit one of the following: your current undergraduate award letter, ! fee waiver from Law Services, or current tax return. I certify that the above application is correct in all aspects according to my best knowledge and belief, and I understand that if admitted to Golden Gate University School of Law, I must abide by the rules and regulations of the University and the School of Law. I understand that knowingly providing false or inaccurate information in admission and/or financial aid application material is grounds for denial of admission or, if discovered after admission, for revocation of any offer of admission or, if discovered after matriculation, for immediate dismissal from the Law School.

SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT: DATE: II ! JDC2002

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY WELCOMES APPLICANTS REGARDLESS OF RACE, SEX, CREED, RELIGION, AGE, COLOR, DISABILITY, f; 1 SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTIFICATION, ANCESTRY, NATIONAL/ETHNIC ORIGIN, NATIONALITY/CITIZENSHIP, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, MARITAL STATUS, MEDICAL CONDITION, OR ANY OTHER STATUS PROTECTED FROM DISCRIMINATION BY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW.

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