Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA
 

SCALE Curriculum

SCALE I | Summer Session | SCALE II

SCALE I

PERIOD 1 (12 weeks)
UNITS
Introduction to Lawyering n/a
LAWS I
3
Contracts I 3
Torts
4
Professionalism
n/a
Period 2 (12 weeks) UNITS
Contracts II
2
Criminal Law
3
Legal Reasoning
2
Evidence Law and Practice I 3
PERIOD 3 (12 weeks) UNITS
LAWS II 2
Civil Litigation
3
Evidence Law and Practice II
3
Property
4
PERIOD 4 (10 weeks) UNITS
Copyright or Defenses
3
Legal Profession
2
Jurisdiction 3
Criminal Procedure 3
Lecture Series on The Profession n/a
Summer Session (10 weeks) UNITS
Independent Study: The Profession 2
Options:
Summer Elective Course(s)
Summer Externship
Summer Abroad Program
2+

SCALE II

PERIOD 5 (10 weeks) UNITS
Legal History
2
Business Associations
4
Property Transactions Practice 3
Community Property 2
PERIOD 6 (10 weeks) UNITS
Constitutional Law I
3
Remedies
3
Tort Litigation Practice 3
SCALE Only Elective
i.e., Advanced Writing Course, Employment Law,
Federal Income Taxation, Mergers/Acquisitions
2
PERIOD 7 (10 weeks) UNITS
Constitutional Law II 3
Wills and Trusts
4
Criminal Law Practice
3
SCALE Intersession Course
1
PERIOD 8 (10 weeks) UNITS
Trial Advocacy 2
Mandatory 8-Week Externship 5