Top in Entertainment
Southwestern has been recognized as one of The Hollywood Reporter's top entertainment law schools in the country and Billboard's "Leading Law Schools of The Top Music Lawyers."
SMALL CLASSES
Smaller class sizes, fostering a close-knit student community, and a rich classroom experience. Professors who are highly invested in the SCALE approach and working closely with you.
FLEXIBILITY
A flexible second-year curriculum created through a choice of summer session electives, second-year elective choices, particular externship placements, and honors programs participation.
GUARANTEED EXTERNSHIP
SCALE students receive a guaranteed full-time externship. Recent placements include Warner Music, MGM, and CBS.
SOUTHWESTERN'S ALUMNI ARE LEGAL TRAILBLAZERS
Southwestern Alumnus Neville "Johnson is known for his no-nonsense approach when confronting Hollywood studios over accounting practices on behalf of clients like Sylvester Stallone, but he spent a portion of a year representing a different kind of Hollywood figure: Nickelodeon star JoJo Siwa. Says Johnson of the
mini-mogul, 'She is extremely professional, disciplined, and hardworking.' "
The Hollywood Reporter
Top Entertainment Power Laywer Issue
The Best Lawyers in America Issue
U.S. News & World Report
As a young lawyer, Southwestern Alumna, Shawn Holley was the only woman on the O.J. Simpson defense team. She now represents some of the most renowned names in entertainment. Holley is a television and on-air personality in her own right and frequently speaks about high-profile cases, women in the law, and representing celebrity clients including Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, and Michelle Rodriquez.
© 2023 Southwestern Law School.
All rights reserved
The SCALE Differece
Connections to
the Industry
The Institute is intimately connected to a plethora of entertainment and media companies, law firms, and other organizations operating in every aspect of the industry. Lawyers and executives from many of these entities participate in various elements of the Institute’s programs.
Audit Law Courses
Want to brush up on fundamentals? Catch up on recent developments or explore a new specialty? Southwestern has entertainment and media law courses just for you! Auditing means you don't have to take any exams, but you can participate alongside our students and practicing attorneys.
Entertainment &
the Arts Legal Clinic
The Entertainment and the Arts Legal Clinic is a clinical course where students are given the opportunity to provide production legal and business affairs services for entertainment clients. Clients include independent filmmakers on low-budget pictures, web TV creators, stage producers, artists, and musicians who may need representation on specific projects.
Connect with us!
THERE'S A CLASS FOR YOU
GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE HFPA
REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE
Southwestern's Entertainment + Media Law Program:
Southwestern's Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute was established in 2000 to take advantage of the law school's long history of involvement with the entertainment and media industries. The Institute offers a rich spectrum of media and entertainment law courses and experiential learning opportunities under the direction of faculty who have tremendous practical experience in the field.
