GGU Law JD Viewbook 2020

Where Innovation and Justice Meet



Welcome

Welcome to Golden Gate University School of Law! I am delighted that you want to learn more about our
faculty and our school. We have been educating lawyers for more than 115 years, with successful alumni all
over the country.

A legal education at GGU Law is built on five key values:
• You will receive individualized attention from everyone you encounter at GGU Law--
from professors to the wonderful career coaches in our Office of Career Services. This
personalized attention begins with me, as I individually meet with each student within the
first six weeks of starting classes. I want to learn how GGU can help you succeed in law
school, on the bar exam, and in the practice of law.
• You will have the opportunity to participate in unique programs, legal clinics, and
externships designed to prepare you to practice law the moment you graduate.
• Our downtown San Francisco location provides our students access to real-world
opportunities. San Francisco is now the economic and innovative center of our country,
which provides our students with a job market that is one of the best in the world. In fact,
we are just steps from the courts, law firms, advocacy organizations, government agencies,
and the technology and business community.
• Diversity is our strength. We are one of the most diverse law schools in the country, which
provides our students a much richer experience in and out of the classroom.
For example, 62% of last year’s class was racially diverse, 57% were women, 18% were
LGBTQ+, and almost half were first-generation college students.
• We aren’t just a school – we are a community. You will get to know and get incredible
support from your fellow students, the faculty, and the staff. You will quickly become part
of the GGU Law Family!

Now is a great time to become a lawyer. There is an increased need for innovative leaders to help us through
the challenging times in our country and the fast-paced changes in technology and our economy. I can think
of no better place to prepare you to be a lawyer and leader in our community, country, and world than at
GGU Law.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or want to know more about GGU Law.

Anthony Niedwiecki
Dean, Golden Gate University School of Law
[email protected]

San Francisco’s Law School Since 1901





Location At a Glance
Downtown San Francisco, CA
Entering class size
Established 130
1901 (107 Full Time and 23 Part Time Evening)

Accreditation Top ¼ LSAT/GPA
ABA/AALS 152/3.35
WASC-SCUC
Median LSAT/GPA
Student/faculty ratio 150/ 3.11
10.4 to 1
Bottom ¼ LSAT/GPA
Degree programs 147/ 2.75
Full-Time JD
Part-Time Evening JD Entering students receiving a scholarship or grant
LLM 89%
SJD in International Legal Studies
Total number of applications received
LLM programs 1,135
Environmental Law
Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Average age
Intellectual Property Law 27
International Legal Studies
Taxation Racially Diverse
US Legal Studies 62%

Clinics and centers Women
Center for Urban Environmental Law 57%
Environmental Law and Justice Clinic
Pro Bono Tax Clinic Out of State
The McCarty Institute 24%
The Center for IP and Privacy Law representing 20 states, DC + 16 foreign countries
Veterans Legal Advocacy Center
Women’s Employment Rights Clinic Average merit scholarship award
$28,405

As of July 25, 2018



San Francisco’s Law School Since 1901 L ocation

At GGU Law, the city is your campus! Our unparalleled access to the ever-expanding tech
downtown San Francisco location offers a rich industry and an unbeatable edge as they begin
array of real-world opportunities. Our urban their legal career. Our campus is also surrounded
campus is a step away from courts, law firms, by easy access to public transportation, including
advocacy organizations, government agencies, the city’s new Transbay Terminal, which is the
and the booming technology and business transportation hub of the Bay Area. Students have
community. Located near thousands of potential easy access to commute or even just explore this
employers, GGU Law students are afforded unique exciting city and its beautiful surrounding region.
opportunities to engage in pro bono and other
hands-on legal work under the supervision of San Francisco has long been at the heart of the
practicing lawyers and the guidance of experienced culture of innovation and social justice. The city’s
professors. incredible diversity and rich blend of cultures from
around the world prepare students for today’s
The biggest tech companies in the industry – truly global market. San Francisco has always been
Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Salesforce, and many on the forefront of change, and GGU Law has been
more – surround our campus, giving our students there every step of the way.



Technological Forefront of

Center of the World: Social Justice:
Students are steps Students are part of
the city’s rich history
away from every major
tech company in the of social change
industry. and activism.

Career Real World Diversity and

Opportunity: Students Experience: Students Culture: Students take
get access to a city that is get to work with nearby part in all the rich blends
ranked as one of the best courts, law firms, advocacy of cultures and experiences
places to find a job and a organizations, government
top place to start a new that San Francisco has
agencies, and to offer.
career. businesses.

I love

the incredible
mix of people at
GGU Law. We are a
tightknit community even
though we come from around

the world!

- Kiara Canales
(JD 19)

Social Justice Is Who We Are Diversity

GGU Law has a legacy of inclusion, expanding within the profession, and diversifying the legal
access, and breaking barriers. Recognized as one community. Our Office of Diversity and Inclusion
of the most diverse law schools in the nation, supports our diverse student body and helps them
GGU Law knows that diversity is our strength. We become leaders who will strengthen the legal
believe that training future lawyers and leaders profession by effectively serving and protecting all
of diverse backgrounds and experiences creates a communities and our society as a whole.
stronger, more inclusive justice system.
Our legacy of social justice work can be seen
Our school was ranked by US News & World through our award-winning clinics, centers, and
Reports as the 3rd most diverse law school in the pro bono work. The Environmental Law and
country and given an “A+” grade for diversity by Justice Clinic, The Women’s Employment Rights
The National Jurist. Our school was also ranked Clinic, The Veteran’s Legal Advocacy Center, and
as having the 6th highest enrollment of female our Pro Bono Tax Clinic all give students hands-on
students in the nation – the highest in California. experiences that can change the life of real clients
GGU Law is proud to be a leader in expanding and communities.
access to legal education, helping to promote equity

I love

how diverse and
welcoming the GGU
Law community is! I applied
to numerous law schools in the
Bay Area, but I felt like I belonged
at GGU Law before I even made

my final decision.

- Angelica Maria
Ballew-Castillo

(JD 20)



From

my professors and
classmates, to being in
downtown San Francisco,
I really could not have asked for
a better environment to learn the
law, which is why I chose GGU.

- Andre Andoyan
(JD 17; LLM Tax 17)

Innovation Is Our Tradition Specialized Programs

Full-Time JD

At GGU Law, we prepare our students to be Certificates can be earned in:
practice-ready and socially-conscious lawyers. Our • Business Law
courses are taught by exceptional faculty, who has • Environmental Law
expertise across a broad range of academic fields • Family Law
and areas of legal study. Our innovative programs • Intellectual Property Law
are nationally recognized: ranked best law school • Litigation
for practice-ready training and given a rare “A+” • Public Interest Law
score for our Environmental Law program by • Privacy Law (Starting 2020)
PreLaw Magazine and the National Jurist, and
consistently ranked best Tax LLM program by The GGU Law also offers a unique four-year, dual JD/
Recorder, International Jurist, and Tax Talent. MBA degree in conjunction with GGU’s award-
winning Ageno School of Business.
Our innovative curriculum offers the flexibility
to select from a wide range of electives, hands- Additionally, JD students can earn up to 12 units
on clinical programs, and practical training of credit towards an LLM degree before they
opportunities that help you explore your career graduate, leaving only a semester to finish their
interests. Our first year electives cover core degree.
lawyering skills that are crafted to introduce you
to the basics of legal practice through real-world LLM Degrees are offered in:
problems, giving you valuable experience that will • Environmental Law
make you stand out in the job market. • Estate Planning, Trust, & Probate Law
• Intellectual Property Law
In addition, we offer specialization certificates that • International Legal Studies
allow you to build substantive knowledge and • Taxation Law
relevant skills that will enhance your resume.

I chose

GGU Law for its
evening program. I
needed to continue working
full time, so it made the most
sense for my schedule. Once at school,
I fell in love with the people. I truly
found my chosen family here.

- Katherine Alphonso
(JD 16)

Part-Time Evening Programs

GGU Law’s part-time evening program is designed
to accommodate the unique needs of parents,
commuters, and those working full-time jobs.
Our downtown campus, located in the heart of
San Francisco, is easily accessible through public
transportation from anywhere in the Bay Area.

Flexibility

The innovative curriculum, which requires
attendance just three nights a week, makes it
possible for students to get their JD degree in just
four years (or less if you enroll in summer courses).
We also give part-time students the flexibility to
switch to full-time at any point after their first year
– so your schedule can change with your life.

Engaged and Supportive Faculty

The same faculty as the day division teaches our
evening courses. Part-time students also receive
the same level of student and career support
as their full-time counterparts, with additional
services designed specifically for the needs of our
evening students.

HLP

bridged my
theoretical learning
with real world applications. My
apprenticeship with the San Francisco
Superior Court’s Presiding Judge’s
Department enhanced my understanding
and strengthened my writing skills.

- Sherri Bridgeforth
(JD 17)

Honors Lawyering Program

We are incredibly proud of our unique Honors the world! Additionally, all HLP students qualify
Lawyering Program (HLP), which takes an for certification under the Practical Training of Law
innovative approach to legal education. HLP Students program through the California State Bar
integrates the theory, skills, and values learned and may appear in court.
in the classroom with actual work in the legal
community – taking traditional apprenticeship to This combination of legal scholarship and practical
the next level. training provides HLP participants with a level
of knowledge about the practice of law that is
Students who are accepted into this highly unmatched in traditional legal studies programs.
competitive program complete their regular
first-year curriculum, followed by an eight-week To apply and be evaluated for the program,
intensive summer program. After the summer check the HLP box on your GGU Law admissions
program, HLP students spend their fall semester application. Students not pre-selected to participate
apprenticing in law firms, courts, government in HLP upon admission may apply to the program
agencies, tech companies, and advocacy after their first semester.
organizations in the San Francisco Area and around



Summer Trial Evidence Program (1st STEP)

GGU Law’s award-winning Summer Trial 1st STEP Courses (11 Units)
Evidence Program (1st STEP) lets top-tier students • Immersion Week
train as litigators the summer after their first • Trial Evidence and Advocacy & Evidence
year in law school! 1st STEP is an nine-week, in the Courtroom (5 units)
comprehensive program immersing students in the
study of trial advocacy, presentation, and evidence. • Effective Brief Writing & Motion
This innovative litigation program helps students Advocacy (2 units)
master the rules of evidence through their direct
application to practical skills. Students participate • Evidence (4 units)
in case study exercises, argue motions, and prepare
for and conduct full trials. Through this rigorous To apply and be evaluated for the program, check
program, students sharpen their litigation skills the 1st STEP box on your GGU Law admissions
until it becomes second nature. application. Students not pre-selected to participate
in 1st STEP upon admission may apply to the
program after their first semester.

The McCarthy Institute

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

David Franklyn,
Professor of Law and
Executive Director,
McCarthy Institute

Clinics and Centers

Center for IP and Privacy Law from Bay Area law firms, in-house counsel, and
lawyers at the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Located in the heart of San Francisco’s financial,
technology, and legal center, GGU Law is the Students in the JD program may earn a
perfect place to further your career in Intellectual specialization certificate in IP Law by completing
Property Law. With courses spanning from Internet required coursework, including clinical experience,
and High Technology Law to Entertainment and supervised research projects, or participation in
Sports Law, GGU Law offers an IP specialty track moot court competitions.
in both the JD and graduate LLM programs. Our
IP Law Center and expert faculty -- many of whom All units can transfer into the LLM Intellectual
are leading Bay Area practitioners in IP Law -- Property degree, which can be earned in as little as
connect students to a wide-ranging network of one additional semester.
esteemed GGU alumni, and exciting internships
and job opportunities. The Center is assisted by an #GGUIPLaw
Advisory Board made up of prominent attorneys

The

Center for IP and
Privacy Law at GGU
Law supports one of the most
advanced and comprehensive
intellectual property and privacy law
programs in the nation, in the heart
of San Francisco’s booming 
technology industries.

– William Gallagher,
Professor of Law and

Director

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic harms are distributed unfairly and how lawyers
can effectively work to achieve justice. Outside
Founded in consultation with community leaders of the classroom, students collaborate with
in 1994, GGU Law’s Environmental Law and experienced faculty on real-world cases to improve
Justice Clinic serves as a training ground for the the environmental conditions of where they live,
next generation of social justice advocates and work, and play. The Clinic has been honored
provides critical legal services to underserved by the American Bar Association, U.S. EPA, and
communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Clinical Legal Education Association for
beyond. its groundbreaking work and landmark court
victories.
Classwork focuses on law and policy issues
surrounding why environmental benefits and #GGUEnvLaw

The

environmental
clinic works on cutting-
edge issues so that clients
who can’t afford to hire lawyers
with the proper expertise can afford to
fight on equal footing with their
well-resourced opponents.

– Helen Kang,
Professor of Law

and Director

The Litigation Center & Trial Clinics into effective and persuasive legal advocates.
The Litigation Center also offers an innovate
The nationally-recognized Litigation Center at lineup of courses designed to offer a wide range of
Golden Gate University School of Law integrates practical skills designed to prepare you for a career
doctrinal and practical courses specifically designed in the courtroom. New, practical dynamic courses
to arm graduates with the legal skills necessary include Introduction to Jury Selection, Effective Brief
for a successful litigation career. Completion of Writing and Motion Advocacy, and Introduction
the Litigation Specialization Certificate Program to Depositions. With flexibility in mind, the new 1
provides a strong foundation in evidence, advanced and 2 unit courses offer students the ability to build
trial training, and effective and persuasive advocacy their course schedule around internships and mock
techniques. trial schedules and also qualifies for the litigation
certificate program. 
Our specialty skills programs and innovative
teaching techniques prepare litigation students for Outstanding GGU graduates can apply for the Judge
success at local and national mock trial and moot Lee Baxter Graduate Fellows in Litigation post-
court competitions. Participating students have the graduate program. It offers full-time employment
opportunity to compete on a regional and national with the GGU Litigation Center team and provides
stage, providing first-hand experience arguing countless opportunities to hone litigation, teaching,
cases and championing legal and procedural issues. and leadership skills.
Our litigation students have invaluable access to
performance coaching and mentoring from world- #GGULawLitigation
class litigators, further promoting their development

GGU

Litigation Center
programs are effective
because they empower students,
transforming them into
persuasive litigators.

– Kaelyn Romey,
Associate Professor
of Law and Director

Pro Bono Tax Clinic Students meet regularly with a BOE attorney who
will instruct them on the relevant law and assist
The Pro Bono Tax Clinic provides students in the development of clients’ factual and legal
the opportunity to gain real-life experience in arguments. Students draft procedural letters, legal
representing clients. As early as 1L year and with memoranda, and briefs submitted to the California
the help and direct supervision of experienced Franchise Tax Board and BOE. Students may also
California Board of Equalization (BOE) attorneys, have the opportunity to argue the client’s case at a
students assist low-income individuals in income BOE hearing.
tax and sales & use tax disputes before the BOE.
This includes providing legal assistance with claims All GGU JD students are eligible to participate in the
involving Renter’s Assistance Credits, California LLM Pro Bono Tax Clinic. All units can transfer into
Residency issues, Head of Household status, and the LLM Tax and Estate Planning degrees.
many other issues.
#GGUTaxLaw

The

Pro Bono Tax Clinic
gives students valuable
experience with clients while also
providing much needed legal
representation to people who could
otherwise not afford it.

– Harry B. Maring,
Director

Women’s Employment Rights Clinic WERC students work directly with real clients.
You will take part in all aspects of your client’s
Every worker has a right to economic fairness, equal case, including interviewing and counseling,
opportunity, and dignity in the workplace. That drafting court documents, and appearing in court
belief has been powering the GGU Law Women’s or administrative hearings. You may also work on
Employment Rights Clinic (WERC) since 1993. In broader projects that focus on systemic changes
partnership with grassroots, community-based as well as know-your-rights outreach. GGU Law
organizations, and worker centers, WERC advocates faculty provides one-on-one supervision, extensive
for the rights of low-wage and immigrant workers feedback, and mentoring as you develop as an
through direct service, impact litigation, and public advocate. Students in the clinic take a corresponding
policy work on a variety of employment-related seminar focused on substantive law and lawyering
matters, including wage and hour violations, skills.
discrimination, workplace harassment, and
unemployment benefits. #GGUWERC

Each student

in WERC will get
first-hand experience
working with real clients and gaining
valuable legal skills through thoughtful
and zealous advocacy for low-wage
and immigrant workers’ right to economic
fairness, equal opportunity, and
dignity in the workplace. 

– Hina Shah,
Professor of Law and

Director

Veterans Legal Advocacy Center If you participate in VLAC, you will work under
the supervision of a veterans’ rights attorney while
Students working with GGU Law’s Veterans you interview and work with clients to obtain all
Legal Advocacy Center (VLAC) help underserved information necessary to support their claims. The
veterans gain access to legal representation and to VLAC, and its student clinicians, have helped clients
the medical care and disability benefits that they obtain thousands of dollars in benefits and upgrade
earned. Participating students research the validity their discharges to honorable conditions.
of each claim and submit persuasive briefs to the
Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of #GGUVetsLaw
Defense in support of their case.

The

Vets clinic allows
students to take their
classroom knowledge, and impact
the lives of a deserving and
underserved community while
receiving real-world training to
further a legal career.

– Dan Devoy,
Director





The Education You Want. The Attention You Deserve Individualized Attention

At GGU Law, we always put our students first.

Our small class size, engaged faculty, and stellar
support staff give our students outstanding
individualized support. This attention starts from
the very top when our dean individually meets
with every new student in his/her first semester.

Everyone

at GGU, every last
person, believes in you
and your dream of being an
attorney as much as your own
flesh and blood. Everyone here lifts
each other up. That’s unique

to GGU!

- Bacilio Mendez II
(JD 19)

Center for Student Success

At Golden Gate University School of Law, we
believe that many of the core skills needed to be
successful in law school and in the practice of law
are the same skills essential for passing the bar.
That’s why our Center for Student Success (CSS)
combines our Academic Achievement Program
and our Bar Exam Services. A student’s success
isn’t just about grades and tests. Success is giving
the students the skills they need to succeed in
school, on the bar exam, and in their career.

The CSS is staffed with a team of experts with
deep experience in helping students succeed. This
team provides students comprehensive support
that focuses heavily on demonstration, practice,
and feedback. This support is integrated across the
curriculum and offered to every student.

We offer students a pathway to success that begins
before you even start law school and extends to the
day you take the bar and beyond!

If there’s no

struggle, there’s no
progress. Each day,
Academic Achievement helps
students reach their personal best.

- Reichi Lee,​ Associate
Professor of Law &
Director of Academic
Achievement

Passing

the bar exam is
the last hurdle to
becoming a lawyer. At GGU
law, Bar Services is there for you
every step of the way.
- Rana Boujaoude,
Associate Professor
of Law & Director

of Bar Services

All

of the services
GGU offers blew me
away – bar prep, exam prep,
study help, career services, and
student support. I knew this was the
environment in which I wanted to

learn the law.

- Holly Graves (JD 19)
President, Student
Bar Association



Themis Partnership

GGU Law has signed a first-of-its-kind partnership exercises featuring drills and feedback that are
with Themis Bar Review. This groundbreaking designed to guide students, step-by-step, through
and innovative partnership is designed to improving their essay and MBE skills, focusing on
comprehensively support student success from each component individually.
orientation through the bar exam. It is one of
the most comprehensive bar preparation and This support continues after graduation when
academic achievement programs in the country. every student receives the Themis Bar Review
Course for free. This post-graduation course
Students will be given the practical skills and will have programs that are exclusive to GGU
training they need to pass the bar from their very Law, including a Themis Advisor, individually
first day. Diagnostic exams through their time assigned to each GGU student, who will track
at GGU Law will help students stay on track that student’s progress throughout the course
and see which areas they need more work. All and provide guidance. Having the cost of a bar
of your courses will develop the writing and review program included in your tuition will
analytical skills critical to bar exam success, and guarantee that everyone has access to the resources
many courses will incorporate bar exam questions they need to succeed on the bar exam without
for additional practice. Throughout law school, financial limitation.
students will participate in a series of essay-writing

The OCS staff

has always gone the
extra mile, whether it
was connecting me with attorneys,
participating in events I organized,
or strengthening my candidacy for
employment after office hours. They did a
great job supporting my efforts and keeping
me informed of new opportunities.

- Jamil McClintock, (JD 13)
Counsel at Deloitte,
DLA Piper LLP

Office of Career Services

Our Office of Career Services (OCS) provides
comprehensive support for students and
graduates in their transition from law school into
professional life. Our innovative programs and
personalized attention help our students become
practice ready, and our OCS staff help them
market those skills to get the careers they want.

Our OCS counselors are attorneys who remain
connected to their professional networks, working
in close collaboration with the law school’s
externship program and expert faculty to help you
stand out in the job market. GGU Law OCS also
partners with our business school’s careers services
office, capitalizing on the many relationships with
businesses and companies in the Bay Area and
around the world.

Student Affairs, Wellness, and Disability Services

At GGU Law, we have many services and resources education, interactive-wellness trainings, and
that support law students during their time with confidential individual counseling sessions to help
us. Student Affairs provides academic and personal support you as you work towards your life and
guidance to students at any time during the school career goals. 
year. Our advisors are available to meet with
students about personal issues that may affect their We believe that access to a quality education
law school performance and may provide referrals should be available to all. We are committed to
for long-term counseling and other support achieving equal educational opportunity and
services. full participation for persons with disabilities.
Disability Services coordinates accommodations
GGU Wellness Resources help students optimize for students with all types of disabilities, including
their performance and well-being in their academic, temporary injuries or conditions. 
social, relational, and career roles. We offer health

GGU Law Fellowship Program

At Golden Gate University School of Law, we an internship in the area of their fellowship. Most
attract some of the best and brightest students from importantly, GGU Law Fellows will be paired with
around the world. We are committed to helping a faculty mentor who will guide them through their
these students succeed and reach their full potential time at GGU Law.
through rigorous academic programs, hands-on
practical legal training, and mentors who will Golden Gate University School of Law is proud
guide them through law school and connect them to offer these one-of-a-kind fellowships in the
with alumni and practitioners throughout the legal following areas:
community.
• Intellectual Property Law
To further that commitment, GGU Law has • Environmental Law
established The Golden Gate University School of • Social Justice & Public Interest Law
Law Fellowship Program. GGU Law Fellowship • LGBTQ Scholarship & Activism
recipients will receive a full-tuition scholarship, • Leadership Through the Law with the Dean
which they will retain if they stay in good academic
standing. GGU Law Fellows will also get a $5,000 Criteria and how to apply: law.ggu.edu/fellowship
fellowship award after their 1L year for completing

I love the

GGU Law
community, and the
“family” feel that I get as
I walk around campus.

It feels like a
second home to me!

– Ryan Ng
(JD 18)

Shaping Tomorrow’s Lawyers Today Community

GGU Law offers many opportunities for students Organizations and Clubs
to come together to advocate for their favorite • American Constitution Society (ACS)
causes and support each other as a community. • Asian Pacific American Law Student Association
We have over 25 student groups, so you’re sure (APALSA)
to find a place for you. GGU Law students • Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
actively shape our vibrant and close-knit • Business Law Association (BLA)
community as they participate in numerous • Criminal Law Society (CLS)
student journals, organizations, and clubs. They • Environmental Law Society (ELS)
do this all the while building personal, social, and • Estate Planning Society (EPS)
professional networks. • Federal Bar Association (FBA)
• Intellectual Property Law Association (IPLA)
And because the city is your campus, students • International Law Society (ILS)
have unlimited options for off-campus life, • Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA)
including museums, theaters, concert halls, parks, • Labor & Employment Law Association (LELA)
and restaurants, many within walking distance • Law Raza Law Student Association (LAW RAZA)
from GGU. San Francisco offers plenty of ways to • Law Students For Reproductive Justice (LSRJ)
unwind from the demands of law school. • Law Wellness Club
• National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
• Pilipino American Law Society (PALS)
• Phi Alpha Delta (PAD)
• Pride Law
• Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF)
• Society Of Litigators
• Sports & Entertainment Law Club (SELC)
• Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF)
• Student Bar Association (SBA)
• Students For Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)
• Veterans Law Student Association (VLSA)
• Women’s Law Association (WLA)

Golden Gate

offers law students
a chance to prove that
they can do it. I think that’s
part of our mission- and that’s
what sets GGU Law apart.

– Hon. Lee Baxter
(JD74),

Judge (retired)
SF Superior Court

Our Alumni Community

Our strong alumni network reflects the practice-
rich education that is core to a GGU Law education.
You’ll find GGU Law alumni in all areas of legal
practice and the judiciary, working in federal
and state courts across the nation, as partners in
large and small firms, in corporations and tech
companies, in government agencies and non-profit
organizations, and so much more. Counted among
our distinguished alumni are state and federal
judges, elected officials, renowned litigators,
civil rights attorneys, district attorneys, public
defenders, and leaders in intellectual property law.
Many of our alumni return to campus as adjunct
faculty and guest speakers, as well as mentors
committed to helping students reach their
professional goals. Our alumni are more than just
a network, they are a family.

GGU Law

provided me with
the practical skills
necessary to advocate for my clients.
The university prepared me for my
legal career and always helps maintain
our community network.

- Ayanna L. Jenkins-Toney
(JD 02), CA Assoc. of
Black Lawyers Solo
Practitioner of the Year

My experience

at GGU Law is the key
foundation of my law
career. They instilled
confidence, independence, and
assertiveness that shape my practice of law.
The global network of friends and contacts
continues to play a key role in my career.

- David Cheng
(JD 99), Chair and
managing partner of China
& Asia Pacific Practice,

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