Overview

Coming Events

November 21, 2009
Last Day for Saturday Classes

November 24, 2009
Last Day for Tuesday Classes

November 25, 2009 to November 28, 2009
No classes - Thanksgiving

November 30, 2009
Recruiting Event at Brigham Young University - Hawaii
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Representatives from Southwestern will be available in Laie, HI. For more information, please...

November 30, 2009
Monday classes meet

December 01, 2009
Recruiting Event at University of Hawaii, Manoa
10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Representatives from Southwestern will be available in Honolulu, HI. For more information, please...


December 01, 2009
Bar Passer's Swearing-In Ceremony
More information to follow.

December 02, 2009
Recruiting Event at the University of Hawaii, Hilo
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Representatives from Southwestern will be available in Hilo, HI. For more information, please...

December 02, 2009 to December 06, 2009
Reading Period

News Highlights

Professor Lind to Direct Biederman Institute
November 17, 2009
Professor Lind to Direct Biederman Institute
Professor Robert C. Lind, who initiated some of the earliest entertainment law courses at Southwestern when he joined the...

Argentinean Lawyers Study Human Rights Law at Southwestern
November 05, 2009
Argentinean Lawyers Study Human Rights Law at Southwestern
Two Fulbright Scholars look toward impacting criminal justice reform in Argentina Argentinean attorneys and legal educators...

October 23, 2009
Leading Children's Advocate, Leslie Starr Heimov, to Give Keynote Speech for Public Interest Law Week
Leslie Starr Heimov, Executive Director of the Children's Law Center of Los Angeles, will deliver the keynote speech for...

First Strategic Alliance Scholarship Established
October 19, 2009
First Strategic Alliance Scholarship Established
Expert in strategic business alliances, Larraine Segil creates scholarship fund for students in concurrent JD/MBA program of...

Southwestern Mourns the Loss of Professor David Kohler
October 16, 2009
Southwestern Mourns the Loss of Professor David Kohler
David C. Kohler, Professor of Law and Director of the Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute at...

October 15, 2009
Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalists to speak at Southwestern
The California First Amendment Coalition presents 14th Annual Free Speech and Open Government Assembly Southwestern's Donald...

September 30, 2009
Biederman Institute Executive Board Strengthens Southwestern's Entertainment Industry Ties
Southwestern's Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute continues to strengthen its Hollywood connections and...

Former Senator Gordon Smith '79 to Head National Association of Broadcasters
September 29, 2009
Former Senator Gordon Smith '79 to Head National Association of Broadcasters
The Hon. Gordon Smith '79, a Senior Advisor in the firm of Covington & Burling LLP and former two-term U.S. Senator from...

Law Journal Symposium Explores the Exclusionary Rule
September 25, 2009
Law Journal Symposium Explores the Exclusionary Rule
The Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments of the United States Constitution seek to, among other things, protect U.S. citizens...

August 20, 2009
Southwestern Dominates District Attorney Externships
Long known for its outstanding Externship Program, Southwestern had a particularly successful summer with the Los Angeles...