Summer on Campus
Southwestern offers an extensive summer session to provide students with greater scheduling flexibility and additional educational opportunities. A number of distinguished practicing attorneys and judges join the faculty during the summer months to teach courses in specialized areas of the law. The schedule of course offerings includes a variety of courses and externships.
While these offerings are not limited to the entertainment and media law field, Southwestern's Summer Entertainment Law Program in Los Angeles, under the auspices of the Biederman Entertainment & Media Law Institute, features a broad scope of courses taught by top entertainment, fashion, intellectual property, and media attorneys; specialized externships; private tours of major motion picture and recording studios; and meetings with prominent Southwestern alumni working in the field.
The dates for the 2021 summer session are:
- Tuesday, June 1, 2021 - First day of classes
- Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - Summer session ends
2021 Offerings
Summer Entertainment Program |
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| Fashion Law (2 units) Tuesday/Thursday, 8:10-10:10 p.m. Professor John Begakis & Professor Victoria Burke Final Exam: Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 6:00-8:00 p.m. |
| International Art Law (3 units) Monday/Wednesday, 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. Professor Henry Lydiate Final Exam: Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
| International Entertainment Law (3 units) Friday, 2:00-5:00 p.m. and Saturday, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Professor Geoffrey Scott Final Exam: Saturday, July 24, 2021, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
| Negotiating/Drafting International Entertainment Contracts (3 units) Tuesday/Thursday, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Professor Orly Ravid Final Exam: Monday, July 26, 2021, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. |
| Trademark Law (2 units) Tuesday/Thursday, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Professor Stephen Strauss Final Exam: Monday, July 26, 2021, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. |
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Writers Guild: Agreements & Negotiation (1 unit) |
Non-Entertainment Summer Courses |
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Community Property (2 units) |
| Constitutional Criminal Procedure (3 units) Tuesday, 6:00-9:00 p.m. and Sunday, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Professor John Heilman Final Exam: Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. |
| Immigration Law and Crimes (1 unit) Wednesday, 8:10-10:10 p.m. Professor Philip J. Costa Final Exam: Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. |
| Legal Profession (3 units) Tuesday/Thursday, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Professor Jenny Rodriguez-Fee Final Exam: Monday, July 26, 2021, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. |
| Medical Malpractice (2 units) Tuesday/Thursday, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Professor Edward Stark Final Exam: Monday, July 26, 2021, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. |
| Practical Legal Research (1 unit) Sunday, 2:00-4:30 p.m. Professor Sharrel Gerlach & Professor Dinah Minkoff Final Exam: TBA |
| Sales (2 units) Monday/Wednesday, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Professor Judy Sloan Final Exam: Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. |
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Trial Advocacy (3 units) |
Externships
Southwestern's active and successful Externship Program offers a diverse selection of part-time and full-time placements. The Program offers students the opportunity to gain legal education through real-life practical experiences, by "externing" at approved off-campus placements, with government agencies, public interest entities, state and federal judges, the legal departments of select organizations, including the entertainment industry, and select law firms. Please be advised that summer externships are generally competitive.
Students can earn two to five units of credit based on the nature of the placement and the number of fieldwork hours per week. The course also includes an in-class academic component (scheduled on Saturday or Sunday). Externships are graded on a credit/no credit basis.
Please contact the Externship Office for more information.
Credits
The Summer Entertainment Law Program is offered as part of the ABA-approved curriculum at Southwestern Law School. The program complies with ABA and AALS requirements. All entertainment and media law courses for the summer are graded. Externships are offered on a credit/no credit basis.
Tuition
New tuition rates beginning with Summer Session 2021 will be available in April. Please check the Tuition page for more information.