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SAN DIEGO (March 29, 2022) – The University of San Diego (USD) School of Law jumped in Graduate School rankings for the 2023 U.S. News and World Report in the Best Law School category (#64 from #86). The Law-Full Time program jumped by 22 points, ranking the program #64 in the country and #9 in California.
Apr 29, 2024 · Children's Advocacy Institute. The Children's Advocacy Institute (CAI), founded at the nonprofit University of San Diego School of Law in 1989, is one of the nation's premiere academic, research, and advocacy organizations working to improve the lives of children and youth, with special emphasis on improving the child protection and foster care ...
Apr 18, 2023 · This year the University of San Diego School of Law hosted its Fifteenth Annual Lesley K. McAllister Symposium on Climate and Energy Law. The Symposium focused on the legal, regulatory and policy issues that arise from federal legislation to accelerate the path to net zero emissions by 2045, as the recognition of the sheer magnitude of new energy infrastructure needs, the speed of implementation required, and associated challenges are starting to be understood.
The LLM in Taxation prepares attorneys for the private practice of tax law, for in-house counsel positions, for legal positions in large accounting firms and for positions in taxing agencies at the state and federal levels. The Tax LLM program at the USD School of Law features a highly flexible curriculum, several opportunities for hands-on ...
The minimum cumulative GPA required to remain in good academic standing is 2.4. The minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate is 2.2. Students who enter full-time must attempt and pay for six (6) full-time regular (Fall or Spring) semesters. A full-time regular semester is a minimum of 12 credits ...
Partnership taxation, state and local taxation, business taxation, affordable housing and community development law, and property. Professor Layser joined the USD faculty in 2022. Before coming to USD, Professor Layser spent four years as an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Illinois ...
Before that, she won the University of San Diego Law School’s 2014-2015 Thorsnes Prize for Excellence in Teaching (determined by student vote) and was named the 2017-2018 Herzog Endowed Scholar. At the University of Colorado, she was awarded the 2011 Provost’s Achievement Award, a university-wide award recognizing her 2010 article "Theorizing the Charitable Tax Subsidies: The Role of Distributive Justice."
