Loyola Law School

What Loyola Law School does

Loyola Law School is the law school of Loyola Marymount University, a private Jesuit Catholic institution founded in 1920 and headquartered in downtown Los Angeles at 919 Albany Street, with two additional Los Angeles-area campuses in Westchester and Playa Vista. It delivers a portfolio of degree programs built around the Juris Doctor as the core product and extended through LLM specializations (Civil Litigation and Advocacy, Criminal Justice, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, Entertainment and New Media Law, Intellectual Property, International Business Law), a Master of Science in Legal Studies for non-lawyers, combined JD/MBA and JD/Tax LLM three-year tracks, an LLM Bar Track for foreign-trained attorneys, and a fully online Tax LLM and Summer Tax Intensive delivered nationally at $2,400 per credit hour. The technical platform centers on curriculum rather than software — the school operates an 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio, experiential learning through clinics (Hobbs District Attorney, Loyola Immigrant Justice, Consumer Debt Clinic) and judicial externships, and a BUILT focus area integrating AI ethics and technology law, with six courses having incorporated generative AI content over the past two years.

The business model is tuition-driven, nonprofit, and cohort-based: revenue is generated from per-credit and full-program tuition across JD, LLM, MLS, and Tax LLM students, supplemented by alumni donations and development contributions, with the Tax program structured to be financially self-supporting so that it does not subsidize the JD program. Go-to-market is sales-led admissions supported by campus visits, recruitment events, online information webinars, and direct outreach to prospective JD, LLM, MLS, and Tax LLM candidates, with employer engagement (law firms, Big 4 accounting firms, government agencies) running through On-Campus Interview and Resident Associate Programs rather than fee-bearing contracts. The school differentiates on Jesuit social-justice positioning, a top-10 nationally ranked Tax LLM sustained for a decade, an 18,000+ alumni network concentrated in the Southern California legal market, and a downtown LA location proximate to major firms, courts, and the entertainment industry.

Name

Loyola Law School

Legal name

Loyola Marymount University

Website

https://lls.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Loyola Law School, a private Jesuit law school in downtown Los Angeles founded in 1920, offers JD, LLM, MLS, and a nationally top-10 ranked Tax LLM to prospective and practicing attorneys, generating tuition revenue across domestic, international, and fully-online cohorts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

ABA-Accredited JD-Granting Law Schools (EDAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Law School Continuing Legal Education (CLE) & Executive Programs (EDAHAIAH), LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs (EDAHAIAC), Specialty Law Schools (e.g., Tax, IP, International, Trial Advocacy) (EDAHAIAF)

Keywords

• Legal education
• Juris doctor degree
• Graduate law programs
• Tax law specialization
• Bar exam preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. JD Tuition: Tuition revenue from Juris Doctor degree program for domestic and international students
2. Graduate Law Programs (LLM, MLS): Tuition revenue from Master of Laws and Master of Science in Legal Studies programs including specialized tracks
3. Online Tax LLM: Online graduate tax law program with per-credit tuition model ($2,400 per credit hour)
4. Tax Program Revenue: Revenue from Tax LLM and Summer Tax Intensive programs; program does not subsidize JD program allowing selective admissions
5. Alumni Engagement: Alumni donations and development contributions supporting institutional funding

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Loyola Law School delivers graduate legal education through a three-year Juris Doctor (JD) program with day, evening hybrid, and combined JD/MBA and JD/Tax LLM tracks. It also offers specialized Master of Laws (LLM) degrees in six areas, a Master of Science in Legal Studies (MLS) for non-lawyers, and a top-ranked Tax LLM with online delivery, supported by clinics, externships, bar preparation, and career development services.

Product overview

Loyola Law School operates as a comprehensive law school within Loyola Marymount University, offering a multi-tiered educational portfolio centered on the Juris Doctor (JD) as the core degree. The school provides specialized graduate pathways including the Tax LLM (ranked top ten nationally), general LLM with six specializations (Civil Litigation, Criminal Justice, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Entertainment & New Media Law, Intellectual Property, International Business Law), and Master of Science in Legal Studies (MLS) for non-lawyers with five focus areas. Key programmatic differentiators include combined JD/MBA and JD/Tax LLM 3-year joint programs, extensive experiential learning through clinics and externships, and specialized focus areas in Business/Innovation/Law/Technology (BUILT), Entertainment Law, and Public Interest & Social Justice. The school also offers online delivery through its Tax LLM and Summer Tax Intensive programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LLS Impact: A semiannual publication tackling critical legal issues, with the inaugural issue focused on AI, the law, and the new rules of power.
• William M. Rains Library
• Attorneys for Others

Products and services

• Juris Doctor (JD) Program The primary law degree program that prepares students for legal practice, available as a day program, evening hybrid program, and combined JD/MBA and JD/Tax LLM tracks. Designed for prospective law students seeking bar admission and legal practice careers.
• Tax LLM Program Graduate tax law degree ranked among U.S. News & World Report's top ten Tax LLM programs for ten years, offered online with areas of emphasis in Business Tax Planning and High Net Worth/Private Client. Designed for licensed attorneys and recent law graduates seeking specialization in tax law.
• Master of Laws (LLM) Graduate law degree for licensed attorneys with specializations in Civil Litigation and Advocacy, Criminal Justice, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Entertainment & New Media Law, Intellectual Property, and International Business Law. Designed for international attorneys and professionals seeking specialized legal knowledge.
• Master of Science in Legal Studies (MLS) Graduate degree for non-lawyers seeking legal knowledge, with specializations in Business Law, Criminal Justice, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Entertainment & New Media Law, and Sports Law. Designed for professionals seeking legal expertise without bar admission intent.
• Online Summer Tax Intensive Program Ten-week intensive program allowing completion of 6-12 units of tax law courses, offered fully online as a pathway to the Tax LLM or as a standalone program. Designed for attorneys and recent law graduates seeking tax specialization on an accelerated schedule.
• LLM Bar Track Specialized LLM track designed for foreign-trained lawyers to prepare for bar examination and practice in California. Designed for international attorneys seeking U.S. bar admission.
• Experiential Learning Programs Practical training including clinics (Hobbs District Attorney, Loyola Immigrant Justice, etc.), externships, moot court competitions, and trial advocacy programs. Designed for JD students seeking hands-on legal experience.

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% employment rate in full-time, long-term legal jobs for Class of 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• St. Francis CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonthly community service partnership where Loyola Law School alumni, staff, and students volunteer at St. Francis Center to help feed the homeless in Downtown Los Angeles every third Saturday. Faculty members lead kitchen operations preparing and distributing breakfast to homeless and hungry individuals.
• Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Consumer Debt Clinic at Loyola Center for Conflict Resolution, providing legal services to community members at public libraries in Van Nuys.
• UCLA Voting Rights ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on election security advocacy; Loyola Law School representatives participate in California shadow hearings alongside UCLA Voting Rights Project and Common Cause California.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Georgetown University Law Center: Georgetown Law is one of the largest U.S. law schools with a top-ranked tax LLM and broad graduate program portfolio. It competes directly with LLS's Tax LLM at the national level and is a benchmark for specialty graduate law education.
• University of Florida Levin College of Law: UF Levin is widely regarded as the top-ranked tax LLM program in the U.S. It is the primary national benchmark against which LLS's online Tax LLM competes for tax-specialist graduate students.
• Stanford Law School: Stanford Law is an elite ABA-accredited law school with strong programs in technology law and innovation. Its tech/business focus area competes for high-caliber applicants and faculty with LLS's BUILT initiative and IP/cybersecurity tracks.
• Northwestern Pritzker School of Law: Northwestern Pritzker is a top private ABA-accredited law school offering JD and LLM programs with strong tax and business law concentrations. It competes with LLS for out-of-state JD applicants and for tax LLM candidates nationally.
• NYU School of Law: NYU Law is a top U.S. law school with premier tax (full-time LLM in Taxation) and international graduate programs. It competes directly with LLS's online Tax LLM and graduate specializations for nationwide, and especially international, applicants.

Direct peers

• USC Gould School of Law: USC Gould is a private ABA-accredited law school in Los Angeles offering JD, LLM, and graduate programs; it is the most direct geographic and programmatic competitor to Loyola Law School for both JD applicants and graduate law enrollments in the LA market.
• Pepperdine Caruso School of Law: Pepperdine Caruso is a private ABA-accredited Christian-affiliated law school in the LA area offering JD and graduate programs, including a well-known dispute resolution LLM. It is directly comparable as a private, faith-affiliated LA competitor for JD and graduate law applicants.
• UCLA School of Law: UCLA Law is a top-tier ABA-accredited public law school in Los Angeles offering JD and specialized LLM tracks. It competes with LLS for the same LA-based JD applicant pool, entertainment and IP specializations, and top employer recruiting relationships.

Emerging players

• Emory University School of Law: Emory Law is a private ABA-accredited school with graduate LLM options and growing programs in public interest and health law. It competes for national LLM applicants and is comparable as a private, mid-sized law school with graduate specializations.

Regional players

• Southwestern Law School: Southwestern is a private ABA-accredited law school in Los Angeles offering JD and several LLM programs (including Entertainment & Media Law). It competes with LLS for the same LA applicant pool, particularly in entertainment law specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/loyolalawschool
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/loyolalawschool
• Facebookfacebook.com/LLSAlumniNetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/loyola-law-school
• Instagraminstagram.com/loyolalawschool

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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