I've been reading/hearing a lot about how a UCLA degree would carry up north better than a USC degree despite the fact they're peer schools in the same city; how true is this in your guys experience and why do you think that is?

Although the 2Ls on here are better qualified to answer this, the general feeling is that things have been continuing to improve since the 2008 recession. Current employment prospects are probably slightly better this year than last year.


Regarding any potential disadvantage, I seriously doubt it. Employers who are graduates of either school know that USC and UCLA are both very good law schools and you likely won't be at any disadvantage whatsoever when being interviewed by a graduate of the other school.

i had a question about grade distribution by professors; is this information readily available anywhere?

Go to the mylaw portal, click on student services, office of the registrar, grades, then click on Spring 2012 Upper-Division Grades. Last semester's grades are still up if the professor taught last semester. It's a pretty good way to check and see if they were a hard grader and what the grade distribution was.

thank you good sir.

No problem mang.

any professors you would recommend? not necessarily "easy" ones, but any notably cool, engaging profs?

I pm'd you

I'd appreciate this info as well - thanks!

any professors you would recommend? not necessarily "easy" ones, but any notably cool, engaging profs?

Aren't you gonna be a 2L? I was just giving general recommendations based on my 1L profs. I'm a rising 2L also.

Prof. Stephen Rich is excellent for Employment Discrimination. Prof. Griffith is great, I had him for Crim Pro but I heard he's great for tax as well. Prof. Lyon for evidence. This is more of a class recommendation, but if you plan on practicing in California, take California Civ Pro with Judge Buckley--he's a Superior Court judge, he's got a ton of great practice tips, and his class is pretty easy (tho there is a ton of reading).