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Top Five Entertainment Law Schools in America

June 10, 2021 By Mikel Leave a Comment

Thanks to advancements, law schools have started to have a “specialized curriculum” to accommodate students’ unique desires. Towards that end, we will examine the top five schools that offer entertainment law. Therefore, if you are a prospective entertainment lawyer, you should consider the following schools for your training.

UCLA School of Law

UCLA is a pioneer entertainment school. The faculty boasts of legal legend Kenneth Ziffren, who has Ziffren Center for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law named after him. Students who go through the school are trained to be entertainment attorneys, policymakers in sports, media, entertainment, and technology.

Apart from being oriented with entertainment skills, students are also taught other courses like labor law and constitutional law. They are also exposed to legal clinic and entertainment symposiums.

Harvard Law School

While Harvard has received many accolades, rightfully so, it also has an entertainment and media course for all the courses it offers. For one to study at Harvard Entertainment and Media Law Program, prior knowledge of intellectual property is recommended.

Students are exposed to practical realities in the entertainment industry by applying legal knowledge to solve the emerging challenges.

USC Gould School of Law

USC Gould offers a blended learning module. They offer the traditional coursework that has a bias to legal doctrines, statutes, and regulations while also offering practical skills to students. Students will have the advantage of being equipped with legal skills and business skills that are vital for the entertainment world.

The school offers novel areas of law like video game laws that equip learners with conventional legal skills. For example, the school has regular technology workshops that teach the students on aspects of licensing or patenting innovations.

Berkeley Law

Berkeley School of Law is one of the top entertainment schools in America. In 2018, it was recognized by Billboard as the leading music law school in America. Berkeley offers students a curriculum that exposes them to a whole array of legal doctrines to make them better entertainment attorneys.

Berkley ensures that the studies are not theoretical by exposing students to practical aspects of entertainment disputes and potentials. Students are exposed to emerging issues on copyright, trademark, and contracts. The faculty also exposes the students to extensive research by having a school journal that features the students.

Columbia Law School

Columbia Law School offers comprehensive art and entertainment law. The course provides an intensive study module to the students. For one to fit into this course, a knowledge of intellectual property would be necessary.

At Columbia, the students are introduced to copyright laws, licensing for television, technology licensing, and related courses. Apart from these legal aspects, the students are also imparted with advocacy skills such as; client counseling, mediation, and similarly associated skills. The school also offers externships to ensure the students acquire practical skills.

Takeaway

So, the next time you are looking for an entertainment law school, the following contenders are worth consideration. The schools have ensured that the lecturers who teach entertainment law are seasoned professionals who will offer professional guidance.

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