Golden Gate University School of Law
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| Established: | 1901 |
| Type: | Private non-profit |
| Dean: | Frederic White |
| Students: | 851 |
| Location: | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | www.ggu.edu/law/ |
The Golden Gate University School of Law was founded in 1901 as the YMCA Evening Law School, a component of the San Francisco Central YMCA Evening College. Like other YMCA Law Schools across the nation, it was established to provide people who worked full-time the opportunity to attend law school at night. The YMCA Evening College and Law School was formally incorporated separately from the San Francisco Central YMCA in 1923, as Golden Gate College. The school moved to its present location at 536 Mission Street in the South of Market neighborhood in December 1964 with the rest of the university joining it two years later. It became Golden Gate University in 1972. Following the national trend, the school replaced the Bachelor of Laws with the Juris Doctor in 1967).[1] The university is a California non-profit public benefit corporation.
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[edit] About the Law School
Golden Gate University School of Law has a history of developing programs to meet the demands of law students, the community, and the legal profession. The Public Interest Scholars Program encourages students to use their legal education to serve their communities. In addition, the Law School's on-site Women's Employment Rights Clinic and Environmental Law & Justice Clinic provide opportunities for students to work with real clients who may not otherwise have access to legal counsel.
In the 1980s, the Law School developed a graduate legal program in Taxation and in the 1990s with graduate programs in Environmental Law, International Legal Studies Program, and U.S. Legal Studies.
In 1998, the Law School continued its tradition of providing a practical legal education by establishing the Honors Lawyering Program through which students participate in two full-time, semester-long legal apprenticeships.
[edit] Accreditation
Golden Gate University School of Law has been accredited by the American Bar Association since August 1956 and the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California since 1940 (accreditation standards having been adopted in 1937).[2] It is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Graduates qualify to take the bar exam in all 50 states and in the District of Columbia.
Certificates of Specialization are available in Business Law, Criminal Law, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Public Interest Law, and Real Estate Law. Students may also earned combined degrees: JD/MBA with Golden Gate University or JD/PhD with the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology.
[edit] Notable events
- Golden Gate University School of Law was northern California's first evening law school.
- Golden Gate University School of Law was northern California's third law school.
- Classes continued in tents when the YMCA building was destroyed after the 1906 earthquake and fire.
- In 1973, Judith McKelvey was appointed Dean; she was the second woman in the United States to be named dean of a law school.
- In 1985, Golden Gate began a midyear admission program, which allows students to start law school in January.
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