Gold Gate University
The Law School
Golden Gate University School of Law is located in the heart of downtown San Francisco, with easy access to the courts and vast networking opportunities with our numerous alumni practicing at nearby law firms and serving on the bench.
Our downtown facility includes recently remodeled classrooms, a state-of-the-art Law Library, a Moot Court Room, and access to other university facilities, including a Student Services Center. Students enrolled in one of our five LLM programs may specialize in a particular area of law or take US bar preparation classes. GGU also offers an SJD degree program in international legal studies.
Graduate Law Programs
LLM in Environmental Law
Golden Gate Law offers an LLM in Environmental Law that includes academic study, writing and practical skills training. This program combines advanced study of US and international environmental law with practical experience in handling cases through our Environmental Law & Justice Clinic.
LLM in Intellectual Property Law
An LLM in Intellectual Property Law is a valuable asset to any attorney who practices in this highly specialized field. This 24 unit course of study provides students with a broad understanding of intellectual property law as a whole, as well as specialized training in one or more of the following focus areas: copyright, entertainment and sports law; internet and software law; patent and biotechnology law; and trademark and unfair competition law.
LLM and SJD in International Legal Studies
These programs in International Legal Studies are designed to provide in-depth coverage of specialized areas of international and comparative law with an emphasis on the legal, cultural, sociological and business activities of the Pacific Rim, the European Community and of other regions of the world as they interact with one another and with the United States.
LLM in Taxation Law Program
The LLM in Taxation Law from Golden Gate University is respected because of our outstanding curriculum and experienced faculty. The 26 unit program offers a comprehensive study of tax law including real estate, partnership, estates and trusts, corporate and international law. Courses are designed to prepare lawyers for the substantive, procedural and technical aspects of a tax practice while developing an in-depth understanding of the policies underlying tax laws.
LLM in US Legal Studies
The LLM in US Legal Studies serves law graduates and attorneys from the US and abroad. The typical JD graduate or lawyer from the US joins the program for professional breadth and enrichment or to concentrate in an area of law study. Most of the foreign lawyers and law graduates enroll to gain a basic understanding of US law or to prepare to take a bar examination in California, New York or one of the other states that permit foreign law graduates who have studied US law to take a bar exam.
The Faculty
The School of Law includes 41 full-time and 165 adjunct faculty members with outstanding professional experience in legal practice, in the judiciary, in business and other areas. Our full-time faculty members are experienced teachers with strong practice, research, and academic credentials. Students also benefit from classes taught by our adjunct faculty, many of whom bring their experience as local practitioners to the classroom. They include members of the state and federal benches; governmental and nongovernmental organizations; small and multinational law firms; and major corporations.
Admissions
An LLM candidate must hold a law degree from a US or non-US law school or university. SJD candidates must hold an LLM or its equivalent. Students may tailor a program to their needs by attending full or part time.
Fall semester classes are scheduled August-December, and spring semester classes are scheduled January-May. A summer session runs May-July. LLM students may enter the program in the fall, spring or summer. SJD students may only enter the program in the fall. We offer a flexible admissions process and some merit scholarships are available.
Contact
For more information about admissions/tuition and our programs visit our website at www.ggu.edu/law or contact us at:
Graduate Law Programs
Golden Gate University School of Law
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
Phone: (415) 442-7234
Fax: (415) 495-6756
E-mail: gradlaw@ggu.edu
Web: www.ggu.edu/school_of_law/
