In addition to the standard law school curriculum, California Western students gain practical experience and begin to develop their professional role and responsibilities through the second-year course called STEPPS.
Beginning this year, all second year students will participate in the STEPPS course, taught by practicing attorneys from the San Diego bar. The program was recently highlighted by the Chronicle of Higher Education and the ABA Journal as among the leaders in this kind of practical training for law students.
Professor Tim Casey describes the STEPPS curriculum which he describes as "reverse engineering a lawyer."
