LETTER FROM THE DEAN,
JANE L.O'HARA GAMP 

San Francisco Law School thrives on the variety of its population.  Since its earliest days, the Law School has been a model of diversity.  Our students make the decision to study law, often at great personal sacrifice.  They come seeking to fulfill a desire to pursue a career in the law ,  or as an enhancement to their established business or occupation.

Since San Francisco Law School is exclusively an evening law school, its program spans four years.  Classes are held four nights a week – Mondays through Thursdays.   Moot Court and some other classes are offered in the summer.  Some electives are taught on the weekend. San Francisco Law School students are instructed in all subjects tested on the California Bar Examination. 

As with every graduate program, law school is time-intensive and demands the mastering of new skills.  Our faculty is comprised of practicing attorneys and judges who bring both expertise and practical experience to their courses.  San Francisco Law School utilizes the casebook method to focus the student's attention on issue identification, legal analysis and reasoning.  There are no “right” answers to memorize.

Students who began their legal education at another law school, have often found that the smaller, tutorial approach, extended over the four year program offered at San Francisco Law School is more accommodating to their needs.

Our Law School can boast of many eminent graduates and friends who volunteer their time and effort to mentor students who request special assistance.

Please call and arrange to attend one of our monthly Open Houses or to sit in on a class to get a first-hand idea of what it is like to be a law student at San Francisco Law School.  

Jane L.O'Hara Gamp
Dean of  San Francisco Law School