The small tutor groups typically have three or four students per tutor. Students receive assistance and guidance with substantive course outlines, legal analysis, and exam-taking techniques. The Office of Diversity Services also answers questions about becoming a student at California Western. The Mentor Program is very successful in helping law students identify their professional goals. Mentors have frequently helped students acquire internships and permanent employment.
Mentors share a wealth of experiences, talents, and information with students.
California Western minority alumni as well as other members from several San Diego bar associations participate as mentors. There are several student organizations that focus on issues of particular interest to students. The group sponsors educational and civic events on campus and serves as a support group for gays, lesbians, and bisexual students. Students may contact faculty advisers professors Barbara Cox or Scott Ehrlich. BLSA provides African-American law students with a forum to express their ideas, concerns and needs.