May 31, 2012
Fair Employment and Housing Director Phyllis Cheng '93 to be Honored by California State Bar
Phyllis Cheng '93, Director of California's Department of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH), the nation's largest state civil...
May 23, 2012
Judge Otis Wright '80 Addresses Southwestern's Newest Graduates
At Southwestern's 97th Commencement Ceremony, alumnus and Federal District Court Judge Otis D. Wright, II advised graduating...
May 23, 2012
Law Student Overcomes Extreme Challenges to Graduate, Speaks at Commencement
Mathew Rudes embodies the idiom "mind over matter." An outstanding student who has overcome extraordinary medical challenges to...
May 18, 2012
Attorneys Graduate from Southwestern's Inaugural Online LL.M. Class
Imagine attending a graduate school class while traveling on a business flight from Los Angeles to New York. That's what...
May 16, 2012
A Family Affair: Creating Southwestern Legacies
Throughout Southwestern's 100-year history, generations of graduates have taken tremendous pride in watching family members...
May 08, 2012
Professors Hart, Aronovsky, D'Italia and Ryan Receive 2012 Excellence in Teaching Awards
Southwestern is pleased to announce that Professors Danielle K. Hart, Ronald G. Aronovsky, Alexandra D'Italia and Gabriela E....
April 12, 2012
John Spirtos Joins Board of Trustees
John B. Spirtos '91, a highly successful and respected senior executive and Southwestern alumnus, was elected to Southwestern's...
April 11, 2012
Students Represent Appellees in Litigation Practicum
Through Southwestern's Appellate Litigation Practicum, students gain real world experience working with Professor Caleb Mason...
April 04, 2012
Southwestern Continues Winning Streak at NBLSA Negotiation Competition
The Southwestern contingent once again dominated the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) International Negotiation...
April 03, 2012
First-year Students Impress Judges at LAWS Competitions
It is difficult to believe that the articulate, poised and well prepared professionals who presented oral arguments and...
April 02, 2012
Moot Court Takes Second Place at Labor and Employment Law Competition
At the Robert F. Wagner Sr. Labor and Employment Law Competition in New York, Southwestern's Moot Court Honors Program team of...
April 02, 2012
U.S. District Court Judge Otis Wright to Speak at Commencement
The Honorable Otis D. Wright, II '80, Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, will...
March 30, 2012
Southwestern Adds Four Outstanding Legal Practitioners and Scholars to the Full-time Faculty
Southwestern will be welcoming four new full-time faculty members in Fall 2012. They each bring outstanding academic...
March 28, 2012
Siderman Fellow Delves into Human Rights and Refugee Law at Southwestern
Juan Mondelli loves studying law in the United States. As a Siderman Fellow pursuing an LL.M. degree, he admires the devotion...
March 26, 2012
Southwestern Packs a One-Two Punch at National Negotiation Competition
At the Lewis and Clark National Environmental Negotiation Competition, Southwestern's teams of Ilyssa Adler and Phillip Hall,...
March 19, 2012
TAHP Teams Earn Second and Fifth Place at AAJ Regional Competition
At the regional rounds of the American Association of Justice (AAJ) Student Trial Competition held in Santa Monica,...
March 14, 2012
TAHP Wins Regional Round of National Trial Competition, Advances to Nationals
Southwestern's Trial Advocacy Honors Program team of Bahareh Aghajani, Katherine Bruce and Kunal Jain tied for First Place at...
March 13, 2012
Southwestern Moot Court Oralists Share Top Honors at Telecommunications Competition
At the recent National Telecommunications Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C., Southwestern teammates Michael Le and...
March 09, 2012
Legal Community Honors Southwestern Alumni on the Bench
A sold-out crowd of more than 700 guests gathered to salute the distinguished graduates of Southwestern who have served on the...
March 09, 2012
Pioneering Women at the Supreme Court Share Experiences at Southwestern
When Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was appointed as the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981, women had already...
March 09, 2012
At Judges Tribute Event, Justice O'Connor Commends Southwestern Trailblazers on the Bench, Advocates for More Civics Education
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, delivered the...
March 07, 2012
Southwestern and Armenia Ministry of Justice Initiate Unique Legal Fellowship in Armenia
Southwestern has partnered with the Republic of Armenia's Ministry of Justice to create an opportunity for an American-trained...
March 06, 2012
Two Southwestern Students Honored by Grammy Foundation
Southwestern students Jonathan Evans and Trevor Roe were selected as two of five scholarship recipients from a nationwide pool...
February 29, 2012
Professor Deborah Brazil '96 Selected as LACBA and CLAY Prosecutor of the Year
Deborah Brazil '96, an alumna and Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at Southwestern, has earned two distinguished accolades...
February 14, 2012
Justice O'Connor to Speak at Tribute Dinner Saluting Southwestern Alumni on the Bench
To honor the hundreds of distinguished alumni of Southwestern who have served in the judiciary throughout the U.S. and around...
February 06, 2012
Negotiation Teams Triumph Again with First and Third Place Finishes
Two teams from Southwestern's Negotiation Honors Program excelled at the National Government Contracts and Programs Negotiation...
January 23, 2012
Southwestern Presents "Our Courts and the World" - A Symposium on Crossing International Legal Lines
On Friday, February 3, the Southwestern Journal of International Law will present Our Courts and the World: Transnational...
January 11, 2012
Legal Media and Entertainment Industry Leaders Discuss Evolving Opportunities and Threats at Entertainment and Media Conference
The legal and business challenges and opportunities inherent in reality television programming, social media websites and the...
December 16, 2011
Graduate Class Gift Campaign Continues
Members of the 2012 graduating class are continuing with the program established last year to support students following in...
December 15, 2011
Novelists Michael Connelly and Denise Hamilton to Judge First JLE Legal Fiction Contest
Presenting a rare opportunity for writers to have their work read by internationally known best-selling authors, the...
December 15, 2011
Thomas Hoberman '75 Named Chair of Southwestern's Board of Trustees
Thomas Hoberman '75, a prominent entertainment attorney, active alumnus and benefactor of Southwestern, has been elected Chair...
December 02, 2011
TAHP Captures First and Third Places at Regional Competition
At the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Eighth Annual Law Student Trial Advocacy Regional Competition,...
November 29, 2011
James Camp Joins Southwestern as New Assistant Dean for Property Administration and Development
James C. Camp, a partner in the firm of McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP, has been named as Assistant Dean for Property...
November 22, 2011
TAHP Team Wins National Criminal Trial Advocacy Competition
Two Trial Advocacy Honors Program (TAHP) teams from Southwestern performed exceptionally well at the California Association of...
November 09, 2011
Southwestern to Build On-Campus Student Housing
Image: resolveuid/c0d5302576faf33c4dff87cc0f2a85ac/image_preview Download the flyer for the On-Campus Student Housing...
October 19, 2011
Public Interest Attorney Stewart Kwoh to Give Keynote Speech for Southwestern's Annual Public Interest Law Week
Stewart Kwoh, the founding President and Executive Director of the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California...
October 18, 2011
Southwestern Alumna Helps Bring OneJustice to So Cal
Cynthia Luna '10 is one of two attorneys bringing the services of OneJustice to Southern California. Formerly called Public...
October 17, 2011
Southwestern Selected for New Consortium on Innovative Teaching
Southwestern has been at the vanguard of legal education reform since its founding and was recognized as one of the leading law...
October 17, 2011
Southwestern Presents a Symposium Exploring Complex Issues Surrounding CERCLA
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act - known as CERCLA, or the "Superfund" law - presents...
October 14, 2011
Southwestern Mourns the Loss of Professor John Gallagher
Professor John Gallagher, who served on the Southwestern faculty for more than four decades, passed away on October 12, 2011 at...
October 13, 2011
2011-12 Biederman Scholars Selected
In an effort to recognize excellence in academic achievement, and encourage and facilitate career success, the Donald E....
October 12, 2011
Southwestern Offers New Study Abroad Program at The Hague
Imagine a change of scenery in the midst of your law school education, where you can study in a historic seaside city with a...
October 03, 2011
Panel Discusses Controversial "Secure Communities Program"
When Southwestern presented a panel of diverse participants to discuss the Secure Communities Program on September 22, the...
September 28, 2011
Negotiation Teams Take 1st and 3rd Place at National Competition
In a dominant performance, a pair of teams from Southwestern's Negotiation Honors Program earned First and Third Place at the...
September 08, 2011
Southwestern Celebrates Founders Day with Town Fair, Time Capsule Opening
Southwestern's founder, "Dr. John J. Schumacher," was overwhelmed to see the progress the law school has made in 100 years as...
August 23, 2011
Professors Kushner and Martin take Emeritus in Residence Status
Two distinguished members of Southwestern's faculty have taken Emeritus in Residence status. Professors James Kushner and Susan...
August 22, 2011
Southwestern Student Completes Prestigious Diversity Fellowship
Thanks to a unique fellowship opportunity, day student Sheila Shah spent the summer between her first and second year of law...
August 19, 2011
Students Evaluate their Law School Experience in 2011 LSSSE Survey
The results of the 2011 Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) offer significant evidence that the implementation of a...
August 16, 2011
Academic Support Fellow Named
Jesus Barraza has been appointed Academic Support and Bar-Related Programs Fellow and Adjunct Associate Professor of Law...
July 25, 2011
Professor McEvoy Named Associate Dean for Faculty Research
Professor Arthur F. McEvoy has been appointed as Associate Dean for Faculty Research commencing with the 2011-12 academic year....
July 13, 2011
Paul Aronzon Named to Southwestern Board
Paul S. Aronzon '79, was elected to Southwestern's Board of Trustees at the Board's Spring 2011 meeting in May. One of the most...
June 10, 2011
Southwestern Names Four Faculty Members for 2011-12 Professorships
Southwestern has honored four of its highly respected faculty members with professorships for the 2011-12 academic year:...
June 03, 2011
Southwestern Community Mourns Loss of Trustee and Alumnus Matthew Fong '85
Former California State Treasurer Matthew K. Fong, a member of the Southwestern Law School Board of Trustees, passed away on...
