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Capital Center for Public Law & Policy

Educating lawyers to lead.
Analyzing and influencing public policy.

Pacific McGeorge's Capital Center for Public Law & Policy takes maximum advantage of its location in the government hub of the nation's largest state and the world's eighth largest economy. Students benefit from Capital Center classrooms led by Pacific McGeorge professors and prominent adjunct faculty seasoned in public service and government lawyering. Judges, lawmakers, administrators and private attorneys practicing in the capital's vibrant legal environment enhance the Capital Center's many events and activities, and offer a wide range of externships and job opportunities. Faculty and students working within the Center's Institutes and with its Initiatives produce relevant scholarship and analysis to enhance government functioning and the administration of justice, and provide needed legal and public service to government and community, from local schools to other nations and global governance entities.

Find out more about the Capital Center's activities:

Professor Paul Paton on Ethics in Government (mp3)