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Admissions Overview

Located in the heart of one of the world's most dynamic and innovative cities, the USF School of Law offers a rigorous education with a global perspective in a diverse, supportive community.

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Office of Admissions
Kendrick Hall, 236
Phone: (415) 422-6586
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Accredited by the American Bar Association, USF is known for educating legal professionals who are sought after by employers because they are ready to practice law after graduation.

USF is a small law school, where teaching is revered and scholarly writing is nurtured. We are a law school where collegiality replaces hostility and competitiveness, and where learning results from collaboration and positive student-faculty interactions. At USF, we are intensely committed to our mission of educating minds and hearts to change the world.

USF offers many practical training opportunities, including distinctive clinics, trial advocacy programs, and a dispute resolution curriculum. Our location, just minutes from federal and state courts and headquarters leading national and international law firms, offers unsurpassed externship and professional networking opportunities.

A USF legal education imparts students with a global perspective; our unique international programming includes courses, projects, and internships in such diverse locations as Cambodia, China, Argentina, and Ireland. 

Ranked the 10th most ethnically diverse law school in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, our mission is inclusive and we invite everyone to join a community that takes pride in its training of ethical, skilled lawyers.

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USF Students balance classes and study sessions with career panels, lectures, and alumni networking events. Co-curricular events in any given week might include:

Monday

  • 12 PM Koren American Law Students Association Meeting
  • 5 PM Black Law Students Association career panel
  • 6 PM Law and Immigration Student Association screening of The Visitor

Tuesday

  • 12 PM International Law Society Career Panel
  • 5 PM Student/faculty discussion on the value of diversity
  • 5:30 PM Alternative legal careers panel

Wednesday

  • 10 AM Mock Interviews
  • 5 PM Professor Peter Jan Honigsberg discusses his new book on the war on terror
  • 6 PM Dessert with the dean

Thursday

  • 9 AM Intellectual Property and Cyberspace Law Association guest speaker
  • 5:30 PM Law clinic informational meeting
  • 6 PM Student/alumni mixer at Cigar Bar, San Francisco

Friday

  • 9 AM Law Review Symposium on immigrant workers
  • 12 PM Student Bar Association barbeque
  • 5 PM Legal Career Options mixer with USF alumni in Kendrick Hall Rotunda