Practice Ready
in Two Years.
Earn your J.D. in two years and spend your final term in a guaranteed externship. Discover Southwestern's ABA-accredited SCALE program.
SMALL CLASSES
Smaller class sizes, fostering a close-knit student community, and a rich classroom experience. Professors who are highly invested in the SCALE approach and working closely with you.
FLEXIBILITY
A flexible second-year curriculum created through a choice of summer session electives, second-year elective choices, particular externship placements, and honors programs participation.
GUARANTEED EXTERNSHIP
SCALE students receive a guaranteed full-time externship. Recent placements include Warner Music, MGM, and CBS.
DON’T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT
“I was looking for something that wasn’t just the typical three-year program. What I found fascinating about SCALE was that you could finish in two years, get all the same material—but in a different format—and be part of a close-knit group of students for the whole program."
STEPHEN SULLIVAN '06
Partner, O’Melveny & Myers
MItchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
ORLY RAVID '14
“SCALE exceeded my expectations. It’s been incredibly in-depth learning with top-notch professors. Truly, it’s people from the best schools in the country who are super-committed to teaching, with a class size that’s intimate but also diverse and compelling.”
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The SCALE Differece
Guaranteed Externships
Experiential learning lives at the heart of the SCALE curriculum, and every SCALE student receives a guaranteed full-time externship. Recent placements include Warner Music, MGM, and CBS.
Small Class Sizes
SCALE cohorts and class sizes are smaller and more interactive and than traditional sections. Your cohort becomes your family. Many SCALE graduates feel they have an advantage over job-seekers from three- and four-year programs.
Flexible
Curriculum
SCALE offers a flexible second-year curriculum created through a choice of summer session electives, second-year elective choices, particular externship placements, and honors programs participation.
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REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE
SCALE is the longest-running two-year accelerated J.D. program in the country.
The program features an accelerated law school curriculum that challenges students to master analytical reasoning and legal writing skills while remaining sensitive to ethical obligations and client needs.