Southwestern Law School is a private educational institution that opened its doors in 1911. Unlike most other schools, this one is not affiliated with any undergraduate institution. The founder, John J. Schumacher, established this as a non-profit institution that would give women and minorities the opportunity to study law. This is the oldest school in the state of California. It is accredited by the American Bar Association and is ranked in the third tier of law schools by US News.

This school has a student teacher ratio of 14.4 with students from every state and many countries of the world. The ratio of men to women in the student body is 50:50, with 38% in minority status. In this student body, 35 different foreign languages ​​are reported to be fluently spoken. The 25th to 75th percentile GPA for the student body is 2.96 to 3.48 with LSAT scores between 153 and 157.

The facility has 50 full-time faculty with more than 33% women and 20% from a minority race. The programs they teach are the Moot Court Honors Program, the Negotiations Honors Program, and the Trial Advocacy Honors Program. They also support clinical programs including the Children’s Rights Clinic, Immigration and Human Rights Clinic, Street Law, and Youth in Transition, to name a few.

Notable alumni include Tom Bradley, Marcia Clark, Chris Bahr, Donald Sterling, and the 14th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Howard W. Hunter.

Southwestern School is a place where everyone is given an equal opportunity to succeed.