GGU Law Grad Law Viewbook

Graduate Law



Anthony Niedwiecki, Welcome
Dean of Golden Gate University
School of Law Thank you for your interest in Golden Gate University
School of Law!
Olivera Jovanovic,
Director of Graduate Law I am honored to be the dean of a law school that for more
than a century has been dedicated to expanding access to
legal education. GGU Law’s commitment to fostering a
diverse and innovative environment, combined with its high
academic standards and individualized attention, make for a
world-class law school education.

I hope you will join us in San Francisco and become part
of our exceptionally supportive community that strives to
make a difference in the world around them!

Our Graduate Law programs (LLM and SJD) will give you
the knowledge and practical skills needed to advance your
career. You will study in the heart of San Francisco’s legal,
technology, and business communities, where our students
not only immerse themselves in US law, but also gain
exposure to the Bay Area's legal community and all of the
cultural attractions that San Francisco has to offer. 

I would be happy to answer any questions you have about
studying at GGU Law. In addition to serving as the Director
of Graduate Law, I am a current student in GGU Law’s dual
LLM program in Taxation and Estate Planning, so I may
have had the same questions as you.

It would be a pleasure to welcome you to GGU Law!



Education for today’s global community At a Glance

GGU Law is a dynamic and innovative law school Location
committed to serving students and helping them Downtown San Francisco, CA
succeed. With small classes and dedicated teams
for student support and career development, Established
GGU Law features personalized attention and 1901
outstanding opportunities for academic success
and professional development. Accreditation
ABA/AALS
At GGU Law, you’ll get to know your fellow WASC-SCUC
students as well as your professors, while living in
one of the world’s most beautiful and diverse cities. Student/faculty ratio
10.4 to 1
Earning your graduate law degree from GGU Law
is an invaluable investment in your education. Degree programs
Whether you are seeking an edge in the job market, Full-Time JD
are an experienced practitioner looking to increase Part-Time Evening JD
your specialization, or are an international student LLM
wanting to learn about US law, GGU Law can help SJD in International Legal Studies
you achieve your goals.
LLM programs
Environmental Law
Intellectual Property Law
International Legal Studies
Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law
Taxation
Dual track in Estate Planning, Trust &

Probate Law and Taxation
US Legal Studies

Clinics
Environmental Law and Justice Clinic
Pro Bono Tax Clinic
Women's Employment Rights Clinic

Centers
Advanced International Legal Studies
Center for Intellectual Property and Privacy Law
Litigation Center
Center for Urban Environmental Law
Veterans Legal Advocacy Center
The McCarthy Institute



San Francisco’s Law School Since 1901 L ocation

At GGU Law, the city is your campus! Our regional hub to commute or just explore this
downtown San Francisco location offers a rich exciting city and its beautiful surrounding region.
array of real-world opportunities, steps away
from courts, law firms, advocacy organizations, We offer many activities for our students to make
government agencies, and the booming technology sure you're acclimating to life in San Francisco.
and business community. GGU Law students are Examples of activities designed to help you learn
afforded unique opportunities to engage in pro more about the city and US culture are walking
bono and other hands-on legal work under the tours of San Francisco, court visits to several state
supervision of practicing lawyers and the guidance and local jurisdictions, Fleet Week, and a traditional
of experienced professors. American Thanksgiving celebration.

The biggest tech companies in the industry – San Francisco has long been at the heart of the
Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Salesforce, and many culture of innovation and social justice. The city’s
more – surround our campus, giving our students incredible diversity and rich blend of cultures from
unparalleled access to the ever-expanding tech around the world prepares students for today’s
industry and an unbeatable edge as they begin truly global market. San Francisco has always been
their legal career. Our campus is also surrounded on the forefront of change, and GGU Law has been
by easy access to public transportation, including there every step of the way.
the city’s new Transbay Terminal, which is the



Social Justice Is Who We Are Diversity

GGU Law has a legacy of inclusion, expanding protecting all communities and our society as a
access, and breaking barriers. Recognized as one whole.
of the most diverse law schools in the nation,
GGU Law knows that diversity is our strength. We GGU Law students take an active role in shaping
believe that training future lawyers and leaders our vibrant and close-knit community. They
of diverse backgrounds and experiences creates a participate in more than 30 student organizations
stronger, more inclusive justice system both here and clubs to build both their social and professional
and around the world. networks and often enjoy cultural and community
events together.
Our school was ranked by US News & World
Reports as the 3rd most diverse law school in the And because the city is your campus, students
country and given an “A+” grade for diversity by have unlimited options for off-campus life,
The National Jurist. Our Office of Diversity and including museums, theaters, concert halls, parks,
Inclusion supports our diverse student body and and restaurants, many within walking distance
helps them become leaders who will strengthen from GGU. San Francisco offers plenty of ways to
the legal profession by effectively serving and unwind from the demands of law school.

GGU Law provides
an innovative

scholarly atmosphere by
bringing together students from
around the world. The small LLM
group size, excellent support, and
individual attention ensure each

student’s success.

- Olga Konschuh
(LLM US Legal
Studies, 2017)

Innovation Is Our Tradition Specialized Progams

LLM in US Legal Studies

At GGU Law, we believe passion is what makes And because of our location in downtown
you successful. That’s why we offer choice and San Francisco, our students often find exciting
flexibility – so you can pursue the courses that will opportunities to further their career interests at
help you achieve your goals. neighboring law firms, advocacy organizations,
and tech companies.
All US Legal Studies students graduate with a
foundation in US civil & common law and the To earn the LLM in US Legal Studies degree,
knowledge to write documents in appropriate US students must complete 24 units. Classes are
formats. Students also gain strong legal analysis offered during the day and evening. Students may
skills and perform effective legal research. attend full-time and complete the program in two
semesters or attend part-time. All students must
As a US Legal Studies student, you can focus on finish the degree requirements within four years of
core US law, on preparing for the bar, or elect to matriculation.
concentrate in a particular field of law to obtain an
LLM with a concentration. 

You can choose a concentration in:
• Corporate and Commercial Law
• Immigration Law
• Labor and Employment Law
• Litigation and Lawyering Skills
• Property Development and Real Estate Law
• US Legal Practice

LLM in International Legal Studies

The

education &
knowledge I received
at GGU Law has given me
the ability to compete anywhere
in the legal world.

- Paul Abutu
(LLM International
Legal Studies, 2017)

The LLM in International Legal Studies program Students also gain exposure to leading scholars in
provides students with knowledge of the international law. Each spring, GGU brings together
fundamental principles of international law and the Fulbright Symposium. This symposium hosts
the current rules that govern their application. Our international scholars, practitioners, policymakers,
innovative curriculum also reaches beyond rules and students of international law to reflect upon
to examine the effects of various cultural practices shifting frontiers of law around the world.
and national policies on international trade,
human rights, and the environment. In addition, To earn the LLM in International Legal Studies
courses trace the development of international and degree, students must complete 24 units. Classes
regional organizations and treaties that govern are offered during the day. Students may attend
multinational issues. Students are exposed to full-time and complete the program in as few as
practical applications of negotiating skills and two semesters. Alternatively, students may attend
to different methods of international dispute part-time. All students must finish the degree
settlement. requirements within four years of matriculation.

LLM in Taxation

I chose

GGU Law for my
Tax LLM because
they prepare you for
practice in the real world.
I got the hands-on experience and
knowledge to graduate practice-ready.
- Andre Andoyan

(JD, 2017;
LLM Taxation, 2017)

The #1 Ranked LLM in Tax Program in • Year after year, GGU Law’s LLM in Taxation is
California voted the #1 program in California by tax hiring
authorities polled by TaxTalent.
The LLM in Taxation program offers a unique
combination of classroom courses, professional • Sitting and retired judges alongside practicing
development opportunities, clinical fieldwork professionals who are experts in their fields
experiences, and internship placements. As a teach courses.
student you will gain both a solid foundation in
the substantive, procedural, and technical aspects • E vening courses are offered at our centralized
of this specialized area of law as well as practical downtown campus to accommodate working
skills, real-world experience, and professional professionals.
contacts. Only in its fourth decade, our award-
winning programs boast a network of more than To earn the LLM in Taxation degree, students
1,000 graduates. must complete 24 units. To accommodate working
students, most classes are offered at night. Students
Ongoing support from our dedicated staff may attend full-time and complete the program in
ensures that you will be able to thrive during and two semesters, or they may complete the program
after your studies. You will receive one-on-one in one semester by transferring in 12 qualifying
academic advising to tailor your education to your credits. Alternatively, students may attend
professional needs, while still giving you a strong part-time. All students must finish the degree
foundational background. requirements within five years of matriculation.

LLM in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law

Earning my LLM Golden Gate University School of Law is the only
law school in the western United States that offers
at GGU Law gave an LLM in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate
me the confidence to become Law. The program has an unparalleled array of
a solo practitioner. The detailed course offerings and is aligned with the State Bar of
curriculum, expertise of the professors, California Legal Specialist Certification Program.
and practical training give you precise
understanding of the law. Demand for skilled attorneys in this practice area
has grown substantially and is expected to continue
- Timothy Mahi’ai White to grow. Course offerings reflect both the technical
(JD, 2015; LLM in and people-oriented nature of this practice area, as
well as the need for practical experiential learning.
Estate Planning, Trust Practicing attorneys and judges teach students,
& Probate Law, 2015) providing many opportunities for clerkships and
externships with Bay Area law firms and Superior
Court Probate Departments. Graduates of this
program will be sought after as highly trained
associates for established firms or be fully capable
of starting and running their own practices.

To earn the LLM in Estate Planning, Trust, and
Probate Law degree, students must complete
24 units. To accommodate working students,
most classes are offered at night. Students may
attend full-time and complete the program in two
semesters, or they may complete the program
in one semester by transferring in 12 qualifying
credits. Students may also attend part-time. All
students must finish the degree requirements
within five years of matriculation.

Dual Track in Estate Planning & Taxation

GGU’s Dual LLM

provides the theoretical
and practical knowledge to
enable attorneys to become certified
specialists in both areas of practice. 
Completing this Dual Track provides the
graduate with the most competitive advantage
in both practice ability and marketability.

- Hon. Marshall Whitley (ret.)
Adjunct Professor of Law
and Founding Director of
LLM in Estate Planning,
Trust & Probate Law

Since 1901, GGU Law has been training expert Golden Gate University School of Law is the only
attorneys and developing innovative degree law school in the western United States that offers
programs, including California's first LLM in students the unique opportunity to obtain dual
Taxation and our LLM in Estate Planning, Trust & expertise in these fields.
Probate Law.
Students may earn both LLM degrees by
By pursuing both LLM degrees concurrently, you’ll completing only 34 units. To do so the student
be gaining specialization in two related and highly must complete the 14 units of required courses
sought after specialty practice areas. In addition for each degree and the remaining units may be
to our renowned faculty, GGU offers an extensive fulfilled from electives. To accommodate working
network of alumni who provide numerous direct professionals, classes are offered mostly in the
employment opportunities around the Bay Area evening. Students may attend full-time or
and beyond. part-time, but must finish the degree requirements
within five years of matriculation.

I chose GGU Law LLM in Intellectual Property Law

because of its Located in the heart of San Francisco, the world’s
reputation in the IP field. hub of the legal, technology, and business
It enabled me to enhance my legal communities, GGU School of Law is an ideal place
expertise by providing me with a deeper to further your career in Intellectual Property Law.
understanding in IP law and connecting With courses spanning from Internet and High
me with a network of IP professionals. Technology Law to Entertainment and Sports Law,
we offer an IP specialty track in the JD program
- Danping Feng and a graduate LLM degree.
(LLM in Intellectual
Property Law, 2017) Our Center for IP and Privacy Law, staffed by
expert faculty who are leading practitioners in IP
Law in the Bay Area, connect students to the wide-
ranging network of esteemed GGU alumni, exciting
internships, and job opportunities. An Advisory
Board made up of prominent attorneys from Bay
Area law firms, in-house counsel, and lawyers at
the US Patent and Trademark Office assists the
center.

The LLM in Intellectual Property Law program
allows students to delve deeply into the areas of
patent, trademark, and copyright law. Students
draft agreements and litigation documents, as
well as learn negotiating tips and strategies.
The curriculum includes both domestic and
international IP law courses, offering an
unprecedented level of instruction in legal issues
relating to the creative arts with courses in
entertainment, sports, and art law.

To earn the LLM in Intellectual Property Law
degree, students must complete 24 units. Classes
are offered during the day and evening. Students
may attend full-time and complete the program in
as few as two semesters. Alternatively, students
may attend part-time. All students must finish
the degree requirements within four years of
matriculation.

The McCarthy Institute

The Joint Innovation Center of Golden Gate The McCarthy Institute employs a number
University's Schools of Law and Business  of student fellows, who assist with the
Institute's research projects and are afforded
The McCarthy Institute is the world’s opportunities to serve as named co-authors
preeminent IP law and business innovation on published research papers.  The Institute
institute, with work that ranges from is served by a number of affiliate scholars
intellectual property and trademarks to in a variety of disciplines (e.g., marketing,
branding and advertising.  It conducts regular linguistics, data analytics, economics, the social
symposia, workshops, and seminars on the sciences, consumer psychology, intellectual
intersection of law, technology, and business property law) in joint projects that explore the
issues relating to intellectual property, intersection of legal, business, and cultural
trademarks, marketing, branding, advertising, issues.    
and consumer purchasing psychology and
behavior. Among its work is conducting  
extensive empirical research — domestically The McCarthy Institute is located jointly
and abroad — on all aspects of the worlds in both the law and business schools of
of law and business as they merge closer Golden Gate University in downtown San
together.  The Institute focuses on new Francisco. This decision is recognition by
technologies, the impact of innovation, and GGU of the intersectionality and dynamism
on developing a better understanding of in the business and legal professions and
culturally transformative business and legal in our surrounding communities in San
developments.    Francisco and the Silicon Valley. Situated in
the heart of the tech capital of the world, the
McCarthy Institute at Golden Gate University
is well positioned to continue and expand its
scholarly and educational work in the areas of
intellectual property, branding, innovation and
technology — and to offer affiliated students
and scholars enriching opportunities to work
together with business, government, industry,
and legal professionals in this vibrant and
growing sector of the global economy.

LLM in Environmental Law

It's no surprise

that many of our
former Environmental
Law and Justice Clinic students
are now my colleagues in the

environmental field.
- Helen Kang,

Professor of Law & Director,
Environmental Law
and Justice Clinic

The LLM in Environmental Law program blends students to work with full-time attorneys on
academic study, writing, and practical skills important cases addressing environmental justice.
training with a broad range of environmental law,
natural resource law, and land use law courses. To earn the LLM in Environmental Law degree,
students must complete 24 units. Classes are
Students may also gain practical experience by offered during the day. Students may attend full-
participating in the Environmental Law and Justice time and complete the program in as few as two
Clinic, as well as through placements at local semesters. Alternatively, students may attend
environmental organizations and governmental part-time. All students must finish the degree
agencies. Our award-winning Clinic allows requirements within four years of matriculation.

Scientiae Juridicae Doctor (SJD) in International Legal Studies

I learned that the

best way to study
international law is in
an international academic
environment. GGU Law presents a
diverse body of students, professors,
scholars, jurists, and public intellectuals
who are gathered in San Francisco, the
heart of innovation, to be the future
leaders in legal scholarship.

- Homa Badamchi
(SJD candidate)

The Doctor of Juridical Sciences (SJD) in International experts, such as Dr. Christian
International Legal Studies is designed to give Okeke, whose former students include many
students the opportunity to acquire specialized top academicians in countries such as Nigeria,
knowledge in a particular area of international China, Thailand, and the US, teach our courses.
law — with an emphasis on the legal, cultural, Students spend at least two semesters in residency,
sociological, and business activities of the Pacific taking classes during the day and working with
Rim, the European Community, and of other a faculty supervisor and committee to complete
regions of the world as they interact with one a publishable dissertation. Once in candidacy,
another and with the United States. students may audit courses at the discretion of the
program director.
Graduates of our SJD program are renowned legal
scholars and academics. They hold faculty and Students (US and foreign-educated law graduates)
government positions across the United States and must have a graduate degree in Law (LLM) to be
around the world. admitted to the SJD program.



Faculty Directors

GGU Law's faculty of distinguished scholars and Sam Ernst
practitioners are recognized experts in their fields. Associate Professor of Law
Our professors offer students individualized Faculty Advisor, LLM program in IP Law
attention, giving them a nuanced understanding of
both the theory and practice of law. Teaching specialties:
• Contracts
Our prestigious faculty uses their current practice • Intellectual Property Law
and contacts to bring their network of experts to • Patent Law and Practice
help solve real-world problems in a classroom
experience. We offer the widest selection of JD (Magna Cum Laude), Georgetown University Law Center
coursework of any law school in Northern MA, UCLA
California so you can gain knowledge and BA, UC Santa Cruz
experience in the areas that matter most to you and
to your current or future practice. William Gallagher
Professor of Law
Our open-door policy allows you to forge strong Director, IP Law Program 
relationships with your professors and mentors. Director, The Center for IP and Privacy Law
Founding Editor, The IP Law Book Review.
Benedetta Faedi Duramy
Professor of Law Teaching specialties:
Associate Dean of Faculty Scholarship • Intellectual Property Litigation
Director of LLM programs in US Legal • Intellectual Property Survey
Studies, International Legal Studies, • Professional Responsibility
Intellectual Property, and Environmental • Tort Law
Law
Teaching specialties: PhD, UC Berkeley
• Family Law JD, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law
• Lawyering: International Law MA, University of Chicago
• Law of Armed Conflict BA, UC Berkeley
• International Human Rights
• Gender and Children's Issues in Marc Greenberg
International Law Professor of Law
• Property Law Faculty Advisor, LLM program in IP Law
• Law and Leadership
Teaching specialties:
JSD, Stanford Law School • Business Law
LLM, London School of Economics • Civil Litigation
LLB, University of Rome "La Sapienza" • Intellectual Property Law, including Copyright,
Trademark, Entertainment, High Technology, and
Internet law
• Law and Society
• Legal Ethics
• Solo and Small Firm Practice

JD, University of California Hastings College of the Law
BA, University of California, Berkeley

Helen Kang Christian Nwachukwu Okeke
Professor of Law Professor of Law
Director, Environmental Law and Justice Director of the SJD, International Legal
Clinic Studies program
Faculty Advisor, LLM program in Director of the Sompong Sucharitkul Center
Environmental Law for Advanced International Legal Studies

Teaching specialties: Teaching specialties:
• Environmental Law • A ir, Space and Telecommunications Law
• Citizen Enforcement of • Comparative Legal Systems
Environmental Laws • International Investment Law
• Environmental Justice • International Organizations
• Legal Education in Korea • LLM & SJD Programs

JD, Boalt Hall School of Law LLM, (magna cum laude) Kiev State University, Ukraine
BA, Yale University DrJur, Free University of Amsterdam

Paul Stanton Kibel Harry B Maring
Professor of Law Associate Professor of Law
Faculty Advisor, LLM program in Director of LLM Tax and Estate Planning
Environmental Law Programs

Teaching specialties: Teaching specialties:
• C alifornia Natural Resources and Environmental Law • Estate and Gift Tax Law
• Civil Procedure • Tax, Corporate, and Business Planning for Individuals
• Environmental Law & Policy and Entities
• Water Law
LLM (Taxation), New York University School of Law
LLM, UC Berkeley School of Law JD (Cum Laude), Cumberland School of Law
JD, Willamette University College of Law BA (History), Vanderbilt University

Business/Commercial Law Course Offerings

• 401(K) Plans – Tax & ERISA Issues Criminal Law
• Accounting for Lawyers
• Alternative Dispute Resolution • Advanced Trial Advocacy
• Antitrust • Competition: ABA National
• Business Associations
• Business Bankruptcy Appellate Advocacy
• Business Immigration Law • Competition: Advanced Mock Trial
• Business of Solo & Small Firm Law Practice • Competition: Environmental Law Moot Court
• Characterization of Income & Expenditure • C ompetition: Jessup International Law
• Comparative International Tax
• Contracts I Moot Court
• Contracts II • Competition: Traynor Moot Court
• Corporate Compliance & Ethics • Criminal Law
• Corporate Governance • Criminal Litigation
• Corporate Taxation • Criminal Procedure I
• Employment Discrimination • Criminal Procedure II
• Employment Law • Domestic Violence Seminar
• Executive Compensation • Evidence
• Externship: Civil Field Placement • Externship: Criminal Litigation
• Externship: Consumer Rights • Trial Advocacy
• Federal Income Taxation • Wrongful Convictions: Causes & Remedies
• F ederal Income Taxation of Limited
Enviromental Law
Liability Companies & S Corporations
• Intellectual Property Law Survey • Administrative Law
• International Business Transactions • Animal & Wildlife Law
• International Taxation • California Environmental and Natural
• International Trade Regulation
• Mergers and Acquisitions Resources Law
• N egotiating and Drafting Contracts • Competition: Environmental Law Moot Court
• Competition: Environmental Negotiation
in the Entertainment Business • Energy & Climate Law
• Partnership Taxation • Environmental Law & Justice Clinic
• Sales • Environmental Law & Justice Seminar
• Secured Transactions • Environmental Law & Policy
• Securities Regulation • Toxics & Brownfield Law
• Taxation of Mergers & Acquisitions • Urban Environmental & Land Use Law
• Trade Secrets Law • Water Law
• Transfer Pricing I
• Transfer Pricing II Family Law
• Venture Capital Business Transactions
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
California Bar Subjects • Children & the Law
• Combating Financial Elder Abuse
• Business Associations • Community Property
• Civil Procedure I & II • Domestic Violence Seminar
• Community Property • Elder Law
• Constitutional Law I & II • Estate Planning
• Contracts I & II • Estate Planning for the Blended Family
• Criminal Law • Externship: Family Law
• Evidence • Family Law
• Professional Responsibility • Family Law Practice
• Property Law • Gender, Children & International Law
• Real Estate Transactions • Real Estate Transactions
• Remedies • Reproductive Rights & Justice
• Torts • Street Law
• Wills and Trusts • Wills and Trusts

Intellectual Property Law Labor and Employment Law

• Antitrust • 401(K) Plans – Tax & ERISA Issues
• Biotechnology Law • 401(K) Plans II – Tax & ERISA Issues
• Competition: IP Law Moot Court • Administrative Law
• Copyright Law of the US • Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Cyberlaw • Business Immigration Law
• Entertainment Law • Employment Discrimination
• Externship: Civil Field Placement • Employment Law
• Intellectual Property Law Survey • Entertainment Law
• I ntellectual Property Litigation: Copyright • Sports Law
• Women’s Employment Rights Seminar
and Trademark • Women’s Employment Rights Clinic
• IP Practicum: Trademark & Copyright Transactions
• Negotiating and Drafting Contracts in the Labor and Employment Law

Entertainment Business • Administrative Law
• Patent Law of the US • Advanced Legal Research
• Patent Litigation • Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Privacy Law • Appellate Advocacy
• Privacy Law & Technology • Business of Solo & Small Firm Law Practice
• Sports Law • California Legal Research
• Trade Secrets Law • Civil Litigation: Depositions
• Trademark Law of the US • Civil Litigation: Pretrial Phase
• Venture Capital Business Transactions • Civil Procedure I
• Civil Procedure II
International Law • Competition: Advanced Mock Trial
• Competition: Mock Trial
• Business Immigration Law • Competition: Traynor Moot Court
• Comparative International Tax • Environmental Law Journal
• Comparative Legal Systems • Essential Mindfulness for Lawyers
• Competition: Jessup International Law Moot Court • Evidence
• Gender, Children & International Law • Evidence in the Courtroom
• Immigration & Refugee Policy Seminar • Externship: Civil Field Placement
• International Business Transactions • Externship: Judicial Law Review
• International Law • Legal Profession Seminar
• International Human Rights Seminar • Practical Legal Writing
• International Investment Law • Professional Presentation & Persuasion
• International Law – Annual Survey • Professional Responsibility
• International Organizations • Remedies
• International Trade Regulation • Trial Advocacy
• Intra-State Conflict & Peace Building • Writing and Research I
• Introduction to Islamic Law • Writing and Research II
• Law of International Armed Conflict
• Public International Law
• Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism
• Transnational Courts

Litigation Public Interest and Human Rights

• Advanced Trial Advocacy • Administrative Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution • ADR for Children & Families
• Civil Litigation: Depositions • Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Competition: ABA National Appellate Advocacy • Animal & Wildlife Law
• Competition: Advanced Mock Trial • Business Immigration Law
• Competition: IP Law Moot Court • California Election Law
• Competition: Jessup International Law Moot Court • California Environmental and Natural Resources Law
• Competition: Mock Trial • Children & the Law
• Competition: National Veterans Law Moot Court • Cities Law & Policy Seminar
• Competition: Traynor Moot Court • Community Property
• Criminal Litigation • Competition: Environmental Law Moot Court
• Criminal Procedure I • Competition: Environmental Negotiation
• Criminal Procedure II • Criminal Litigation
• E-Discovery • Criminal Procedure I
• Environmental Law and Justice Clinic • Criminal Procedure II
• Ethical Prosecutions • Domestic Violence Seminar
• Evidence • Elder Law
• Evidence in the Courtroom • Employment Discrimination
• Externship: Criminal Litigation • Employment Law
• Pro Bono Tax Clinic • Energy & Climate Law
• Professional Presentation & Persuasion • Environmental Law & Justice Clinic
• Trial Advocacy • Environmental Law & Justice Seminar
• Trial Evidence & Advocacy • Environmental Law & Policy
• Veterans Legal Advocacy Center • Environmental Law Journal
• Veterans Legal Advocacy Seminar • Essential Mindfulness for Lawyers
• Women’s Employment Rights Clinic • Externship: Civil Field Placement
• Externship: Consumer Rights
Property Development and Real Estate • Externship: Criminal Litigation
• Externship: Family Law
• Environmental Law & Policy • Externship: Judicial Family Law
• Federal Income Taxation • Family Law Practice
• Partnership Taxation • Gender, Children & International Law
• Property • Guerrilla Lawyering
• Real Estate Development • HLP Client Representation
• Real Estate Practice • Immigration & Refugee Policy Seminar
• Real Estate Taxation • Immigration Law
• Real Estate Transactions • International Human Rights Seminar
• Secured Transactions • International Organizations
• Law of International Armed Conflict
• Legislation & Public Policy
• Poverty Law
• Privacy, Defamation, and Other Related Topics
• Public International Law
• Reproductive Rights & Justice
• Street Law
• Tax Exempt Organizations
• Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism
• Toxics & Brownfield Law
• Transnational Courts
• Water Law
• Women’s Employment Rights Seminar
• Women’s Employment Rights Clinic
• Wrongful Convictions: Causes & Remedies

Taxation Law/Estate Planning, • Mediating Trust & Estate Disputes
Trust and Probate Law • Partnership Taxation
• Pro Bono Tax Clinic: Sales & Use Tax
• 401(K) Plans – Tax & ERISA Issues • Pro Bono Tax Clinic: State Income Tax
• 401(K) Plans II – Tax & ERISA Issues • Probate Court Externship
• Bankruptcy Taxation • Probate Procedure
• Characterization of Income & Expenditure • Professional Responsibility for Tax Practitioners
• Combating Financial Elder Abuse • Professional Responsibility for Trust & Estate Practice
• Comparative International Tax • Real Estate Taxation
• Corporate Taxation • State & Local Taxation
• Court Ordered Estate Planning • Tax Exempt Organizations
• Drafting Estate Plans • Tax Litigation
• Estate & Gift Taxation • Tax Research
• Estate Planning • Taxation of Mergers & Acquisitions
• Estate Planning Lab • Taxation, Politics & the Law
• Estate Planning Practice Management • Timing of Income & Expenditure
• Executive Compensation • Transfer Pricing I
• Federal Income Taxation • Transfer Pricing II
• Federal Income Taxation of Limited Liability
Youth Law
Companies & S Corporations
• Federal Tax Procedure • ADR for Children & Families
• Foreign Acc. Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) • Children & the Law
• Generation Skipping Transfer Tax • Community Property
• Income Taxation for Estate Planners • Domestic Violence Seminar
• Income Taxation of Trusts & Estates • Externship: Legal Services for Children
• International Estate Planning • Family Law
• International Taxation • Family Law Practice
• Internet Law & Digital Asset Inheritance • Gender, Children & the Law
• IRS Litigation Clinic • International Human Rights Seminar
• Litigating in Probate Court • Poverty Law
• Street Law

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In order to be considered for GGU Law's LLM Priority Deadlines for filing an LLM
and SJD Programs, LLM candidates must hold a application are:
law degree from a law school or university. SJD
candidates must also hold an LLM or its equivalent. • April 1 is the preferred deadline for starting
Students may tailor a program to their needs by the program in the fall (August) but later
attending full-time or part-time. applications will be considered if space is
available.
Fall semester classes are scheduled August
to December, and spring semester classes are • October 1 is the preferred deadline for starting
scheduled January to May. An optional summer the program in the spring (January) but later
session runs from May to July. LLM students may applications will be considered if space is
enter the program in the fall (August), spring available.
(January), or summer (late May). SJD students may
enter the program in the fall (August). • April 1 is the preferred deadline for starting
the program in the summer (late May) but
Up to twelve (12) qualifying units from an ABA- later applications will be considered if space is
approved JD or LLM program may be applicable available.
to an LLM program at GGU Law if the student has
earned grades of at least B- (2.50 GPA). Permission Deadlines for filing an SJD application are:
of the Program’s Faculty Director of the LLM • March 1 for starting the program in the fall
Program is required. (August)

For more information contact:
Olivera Jovanovic, Esq.,
Director of Graduate Law
[email protected]

Scholarships & Financial Aid

All applicants to GGU Law are automatically
considered for merit scholarship awards (applicable
to tuition only). Entering merit scholarships include
the partial-tuition Merit Awards which are
awarded in varying amounts.

GGU Law also welcomes international applicants
with our International Welcome Scholarship,
awarded in amounts of $1,000 and $2,000 on the
basis of verified TOEFL score.

GGU Law proudly participates in the Yellow
Ribbon Program, a provision of the Post-9/11 GI
Bill.

For a full listing of scholarships please visit:
http://law.ggu.edu/admissions/scholarships-and-
financial-aid/

Golden Gate University School of Law is fully This publication does not constitute a binding
accredited by the American Bar Association offer. GGU Law reserves the right to change any
(ABA) and is a member in good standing of the portion of its curriculum, tuition, fees, and any
Association of American Law School (AALS). other aspect of the programs described without
GGU Law is also fully accredited by the Western notice.
Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
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