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west from downtown to larger, more modern facilities in the Wilshire Center district of Los Angeles. The following decade, the law school added a fourth J.D. program, PLEAS, one of the first part-time day options for students with child or elder care responsibilities; established summer abroad programs in Argentina, Canada, England and Mexico; and developed one of the most extensive externship programs in the country.
In 1994, Southwestern took a giant leap into the future with the acquisition of the neighboring Bullocks Wilshire Building. This art deco landmark with an illustrious past added 230,000 square feet of building space to Southwestern’s facilities and provided the opportunity to create a beautiful campus encompassing nearly two city blocks. Over the ensuing ten years, the law school's $29 million campus expansion included preservation, restoration, remodeling and construction of over 410,000 square feet of improvements including the Leigh H. Taylor Law Library, the Julian C. Dixon Courtroom and Advocacy Center, state-of-the-art classrooms and faculty offices; transformation of Westmoreland Avenue into a park-like, welcoming Community Promenade and Student Commons; and substantial remodeling and modernization of the Westmoreland Building. As a result, Southwestern now has one of the most architecturally significant and technologically advanced law school environments in the nation. This unique setting helps future lawyers maintain a broader perspective, encourages independent thinking and inspires creativity.
The expansion of Southwestern's physical facilities provided more effective space for learning, research, study, informal gatherings, cocurricular and recreational activities, networking with members of the profession and interaction with distinguished visitors. In recent years, the faculty has focused on the development of innovative courses of study, nationally recognized curricular innovations and academic support programs, award-winning cocurricular programs, joint degree programs with the Drucker Graduate School of Management and California State University, Dominguez Hills, a Certificate in Public Policy program with the Pardee RAND Graduate School and two LL.M. degree programs (entertainment and individualized studies). Emphasis has also continued in public interest and pro bono opportunities, including three new clinical programs and public interest grant and fellowship programs, the enhancement of lawyering skills and professionalism, and the recruitment of outstanding legal scholars and young academic stars to the faculty.
As the law school marks its 100th anniversary, the Southwestern community looks forward to an exciting second century benefiting from a strong institutional legacy, a broad and successful alumni base, a talented and dedicated faculty, a location at the center of one of the most important legal markets in the United States and a remarkable physical facility that justifies the splendid tagline – “A landmark in legal education.” <
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