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Educational experience enhanced by the Capital City

McGeorge School of Law has become an internationally recognized leader in legal education since its establishment in 1924. Its location in Sacramento, California’s capital city, has shaped its development into a leading authority on public law, international law and advocacy.

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McGeorge School of Law Centennial

Beginning in January 2024, the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law will celebrate its centennial anniversary. We hope that you will join us throughout 2024 for events and programming related to the centennial anniversary, which will include an increased number of regional alumni gatherings, esteemed speakers, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals oral arguments on campus, a kick-off party, and much more.

The year-long celebration will bring together alumni from across the nation as we move into our next hundred years together while honoring the events of the last hundred years that created the foundation for who we have become.

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Eglets give historic $25 million gift to Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law

The gift is among the top 15 given to a U.S. law school, the third largest to a California law school and the second largest in the 170-year history of California’s first university.

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Students help first-in-nation healthcare reform become law

Through their work in McGeorge School of Law’sLegislative and Public Policy Clinic, two alumni saw a bill they worked on become law when it was signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sept. 2021.

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McGeorge School of Law prepares alumnus for “dream job” as a trial attorney

McGeorge School of Law prepared alumnus Joshua White, '21, for his dream job as a trial attorney. He serves indigent clients in both misdemeanor and felony cases at the New York County Defender Services in Manhattan, New York.

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McGeorge’s Immigration Law Clinic assists members of Afghan community

McGeorge's Immigration Law Clinic attorneys and law students provided legal support to Afghan families during the fall 2021 semester as well as helped families file Humanitarian Parole petitions for loved ones still in Afghanistan and aided recently arrived refugees.

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Advanced Legal Training On Your Time

McGeorge's Online Graduate Programs offers three online degrees that maximize flexibility to pursue professional and personal commitments while enjoying a high-quality academic experience. Online courses provide regular and substantial opportunities for interaction with classmates and McGeorge faculty.

About the School

You're looking for a rigorous, purposeful legal education. That's exactly what you'll find at McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific. Whether your goals include a JD, an MSL, an LLM or a JSD, or an MPA or MPP, you'll discover life at McGeorge to be ideal for pursuing your advanced degrees.

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You'll always have support

At McGeorge you'll be immersed in the law. That's what happens when you study on a campus where you'll be surrounded by people who want what you want.

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Bankruptcy Clinic

Elder and Health Law Clinic

Federal Defender Clinic

Homeless Advocacy Clinic

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Immigration Law Clinic

Legislative and Public Policy Clinic

Prisoner Civil Rights Mediation Clinic

Centers of Distinction

McGeorge houses three Centers of Distinction. Faculty in each of our threeCenters challenge students in and out of the classroom, produce focused scholarship that influences policymaking in California's State Legislature and throughout the world. Each Center offers tailored curriculum and networking opportunities giving you the opportunity to graduate with the skills, knowledge, and network to succeed in whatever path you choose.

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Events

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26 Aug

Sacramento Campus Weeks of Welcome: Bad Bakers Baked Treats

11:00 am - 01:30 pm

27 Aug

Webinar: Tips for Submitting a Successful Application

02:00 pm - 03:00 pm

28 Aug

Weeks of Welcome: Sacramento Campus Fair

11:00 am - 01:30 pm

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McGeorge School of Law

916.739.7105

Sacramento Campus
3200 Fifth Ave., Sacramento, CA 95817
Main: 916.739.7191 | Admissions: 916.739.7105

Dean, McGeorge School of Law Michael Hunter Schwartz Email: mschwartz@pacific.edu

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