USC Law Library Information

Please read the rules below before making your reservation. By making a reservation, you are agreeing to abide by all rules.

Law Library study rooms are for graduate law students only (and Gould law faculty and staff). Undergraduates majoring in Legal Studies should consider reservable spaces in the USC Libraries.

Important: Due to system limitations, the study room reservations system does not correspond to the library's hours of operation. You are responsible for scheduling your reservation during a time when the library is open.

Special reservations for individuals:

Individuals generally may not reserve a study room, but if you have a Zoom interview or similar situation, or if you need to schedule TA/fellow office hours, email us, and we can place the reservation for you. Reservations for individuals require only one ID card to pick up the key. Email us before 5:00 p.m. for same-day reservations.

Note: If a room is not reserved, an individual may use it without a reservation until a group needs it. Just drop off your ID at the Service Counter, and we will give you the key.

To reserve a study room for a group:

1. Go to the study rooms reservations page (requires Law Portal login).
2. Click the room you want to reserve.
3. Enter the reservation information. You must provide the email of another Gould graduate law student (JD, LLM, MSL, etc.) who will be in the room with you. Making a reservation using the email address of someone who will not be in the room is grounds for reservation cancelation and possible suspension of study room privileges. (If you need a room alone for a Zoom interview or other special circumstances, email us to request a reservation.)
4. Only make reservations during hours the library is open. Check our information page for current hours.
5. When you arrive at the library with your group, you will leave two group members' USC ID cards at the Service Counter in exchange for the room key. Please remember to return the key and pick up your ID cards when you leave! 

Rules:

• For special requests, such as TA office hours, Zoom interviews, or student organization / affinity group meetings, please email the library, and we can make the reservation for you.

• All study rooms close fifteen minutes before the library closes. If a conflict exists between a reservation time and this policy, this policy takes priority. Always check the library's hours before making a reservation.

• Study rooms are locked; you must leave your USC ID card(s) at the library's Service Counter in exchange for the key. (Group reservations require two ID cards; special single reservations require one card.)

• Individuals may use an unoccupied room without a reservation until a group needs it. Ask at the Service Counter for an unreserved room, drop off your ID, and we'll give you the key. (If you need a room for TA office hours, a Zoom interview, or other special request, email us in advance.) If you are using a room without a reservation, be aware someone could reserve the room at any time and ask you to leave.

• Only groups of at least two current Gould graduate law students may reserve study rooms using this page. Reservations made with the credentials of someone who will not be in the room are subject to cancelation and possible suspension of study room privileges.

• If at least two members of your group have not arrived by fifteen minutes after the scheduled start time, your reservation may be canceled.

• Each group may reserve up to three hours per day.

• No student may have more than two reservations per day.

• Reservations may be made up to two weeks in advance.

• Groups or any members thereof that have already had a room for three hours may not reserve more time, but they may use an unoccupied room until a new group needs the room. Any group occupying a room for three or more consecutive hours must relinquish the room to another group upon request, even another repeat group.

• Abuse or repeated violations of the study room policy may result in suspension of study room privileges.

• For questions, or to cancel a reservation, please email the library.