No matter what career
path you plan to follow—legal practice, business,
or public service—the Whittier Law Juris Doctor
(J.D.) program will give you what you need to succeed.
As a student, you will learn from
a faculty of nationally-acclaimed and committed teacher/scholars,
each of them with distinguished academic backgrounds,
recognized expertise, and successful law practices.
They will teach you the law; its rules and principles;
its history and theory; and its cultural, economic,
and ethical foundations.
In our clinics, externships, and
writing programs, you will learn the skills and tools
of a lawyer, and his or her duties and responsibilities,
enabling you to practice professionally from the day
you are licensed.
You will learn the law of California
and its sister states, the United States, and (if you
choose) global and foreign legal systems. Because a
Whittier graduate is eligible to take the bar in any
state, you will be prepared to do just that.
You will learn in small classes and
groups, and you will learn in the company of one of
the most diverse law student bodies in the United States.
You will become confident and committed,
energetic and energized.
You will be ready for a general practice
or one of a half-dozen specialized practices; recognized
by hiring partners, CEOs, and public officials—and
a network of over 4,000 alums—as a graduate of
a long-established, long-accredited, and long-admired
national law school.
And on top of all that, you will
study in a glorious setting, amidst year-round flowers,
bushes, and trees, in the sunny and temperate coastal
city of Costa Mesa, a very short ride from the beach
and an hour from the mountains. You will be in the
heartland of concert halls, galleries, and museums;
arenas, ballparks, and stadiums; and first-class restaurants
and elegant shopping.
And you will live in Silicon Valley
South, in a region that is the world’s tenth
largest economy, and in a state that is the world’s
fifth largest economy, near corporate headquarters
and plants, law firms large and small, and entrepreneurial
businesses of all kinds.
Read on. Come see us. Or email me
at ncogan@law.whittier.edu.
I wish you the very best of everything.
Sincerely,
Neil H. Cogan
Vice President and Dean
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