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The law is a jealous mistress, and requires a long and constant courtship.
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Southwestern Law School
Los Angeles, California
JD Admissions & Requirements
Data from 2024 admissions cycle
Southwestern Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Los Angeles, California. In the competitive 2025 law school rankings, Southwestern Law School was ranked 154 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2024 admissions cycle, Southwestern Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 416 with an acceptance rate of 39.4%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.
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The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is practice.
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Southwestern is the second oldest law school in Los Angeles with over 100 years of inclusion, public service, innovative programming, forever embedded in its DNA. Its mid-city campus featuring a world-renowned Art Deco landmark reflects the vibrancy of Los Angeles and provides an ideal setting for law study and practice. Southwestern is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian institution, accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and belonging to the American Association of Law Schools (AALS). It is the only ABA law school offering four JD programs differing in scheduling and instructional approach, including full- and part-time programs and a unique two-year accelerated curriculum. Southwestern’s part-time evening program recently implemented distance learning technology reducing the number of commuting-to-campus evenings to two. Southwestern also offers concurrent three- and four-year JD/MBA programs. Southwestern is known for graduating practice-ready lawyers who are well-rounded, entrepreneurial, possessing the skills and initiative to excel in the legal profession, business and industry, government, and public interest settings. Southwestern’s 11,000+ alumni include prominent public officials—from members of Congress to mayors, and over 400 judges—as well as founders of major law firms and general counsel and executives of multinational corporations. Southwestern has strong ties to the legal, business, and civic sectors, and its Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute are closely linked to the entertainment industry in Hollywood and internationally.