UCLA
Andrew Duarte
Ms. Rawlings
English III H
May 22, 2013
UCLA School of Law
The University of California, Los Angeles, established in 1949, is a public institution that is recognized as one of the nation’s top law schools. The UCLA School of Law is acknowledged worldwide as a model of academic rigor and diversity, and distinguishes itself from other nationally ranked law schools by having established itself as the youngest. The school’s mission is to strive to offer an in-depth education in the fundamentals of ethical and professional practices of law through rigorous courses to help develop analytical skills in a cultural and diverse environment. According to Admissions Advisor Andrea Sossin-Bergman, the School of Law focuses on the presence of vital and diverse viewpoints that affect each student in significant ways with a respect to the quality of each student’s education (Sossin-Bergman). The School of Law offers engaging classroom instruction across a wide spectrum of courses that appeal to students with disparate interests (University of California Los Angeles. “The UCLA School of Law”). The first-year curriculum focuses on embracing incoming students with a variety of courses that introduces the students to vast range of legal subjects. The course work concentrates on the overview of major common law subjects and constitutional law by providing students more skill-centered experience combined with elements of legal writing and research courses. Criminal Law coursework studies principles underlying the definition of crime and general doctrines of justification. Property coursework focuses on analyzing the social and dynamic systems for recognizing and protecting competing claims to resources and property. Torts coursework covers personal injury and liability law in the legal tradition. Civil Procedures coursework studies the processes that courts follow in deciding disputes in noncriminal cases. Constitutional Law coursework examines the
Ms. Rawlings
English III H
May 22, 2013
UCLA School of Law
The University of California, Los Angeles, established in 1949, is a public institution that is recognized as one of the nation’s top law schools. The UCLA School of Law is acknowledged worldwide as a model of academic rigor and diversity, and distinguishes itself from other nationally ranked law schools by having established itself as the youngest. The school’s mission is to strive to offer an in-depth education in the fundamentals of ethical and professional practices of law through rigorous courses to help develop analytical skills in a cultural and diverse environment. According to Admissions Advisor Andrea Sossin-Bergman, the School of Law focuses on the presence of vital and diverse viewpoints that affect each student in significant ways with a respect to the quality of each student’s education (Sossin-Bergman). The School of Law offers engaging classroom instruction across a wide spectrum of courses that appeal to students with disparate interests (University of California Los Angeles. “The UCLA School of Law”). The first-year curriculum focuses on embracing incoming students with a variety of courses that introduces the students to vast range of legal subjects. The course work concentrates on the overview of major common law subjects and constitutional law by providing students more skill-centered experience combined with elements of legal writing and research courses. Criminal Law coursework studies principles underlying the definition of crime and general doctrines of justification. Property coursework focuses on analyzing the social and dynamic systems for recognizing and protecting competing claims to resources and property. Torts coursework covers personal injury and liability law in the legal tradition. Civil Procedures coursework studies the processes that courts follow in deciding disputes in noncriminal cases. Constitutional Law coursework examines the
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