Faculty Ranked 6th in the Nation
The latest study measuring scholarly impact of law faculties ranks UCI Law 6th in the nation. UCI Law has ranked in the Top 10 since opening in 2009. Read more >
UCI Law moves to No. 28 in U.S. News ranking
Specialty rankings include No. 13 in Clinical Training, No. 23 in Legal Writing, No. 25 in Intellectual Property Law, Top 12 in Student Diversity Index. Read more >
UCI Law ranks 4th in Practical Training
UCI Law ranks No. 4 overall with an A+ grade, and No. 2, behind Yale, for ratio of clinic positions in the National Jurist 2016 list of Best Schools for Practical Training. Read more >
Ranked 3rd in Nation for Clerkships
UCI Law continues to rank No. 3, behind Yale and Stanford, in a study of graduate placement in federal judicial clerkships. Read more >
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April 22
Environmental Governance and Management in the Arctic
April 22
Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Profs. Song Richardson & Catherine Fisk
April 25
Long Institute Lecture: Collusive Corruption by Minxin Pei
May 6
Public Service Award Dinner 2016
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April 20
Dean Chemerinsky among four from UCI elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 19
Prof. Kaye warns of “serious threats” to freedom of the press in Japan
April 15
Photo of Class of 2014 graduates featured in OC Register report of UC Public Service Law Fellowships
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IPAT Clinic and Prof. Jack Lerner win CLAY Award for work on behalf of filmmakers, authors
The Daily Journal and the California Lawyer honored UCI Law Prof. Jack Lerner and students from the UCI Law Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic (IPAT) with a 2016 “California Lawyer of the Year” (CLAY) award. The award recognizes their work achieving exemptions to the copyright laws for filmmakers and authors that preserve their right to fair use and freedom of expression in the digital age. Read more >
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Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean Chemerinsky, founding dean, Distinguished Professor and Raymond Pryke Professor of First Amendment Law at the School of Law, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which recognizes leaders from the academic, business and government sectors who are responding to challenges facing the nation and the world. Read more >
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UCI Law students recognized with scholarships, awards
Over the course of the academic year, UCI Law students have continued to earn top honors by winning competitions, scholarships, fellowships and grants. A roundup of recent awards here >
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Alumni in the News
Christina Zabat-Fran ’12 (at left) is a nominee for the 2015 OC Business Journal General Counsel Awards, to be presented Nov. 19 in Irvine, and Cinthia Flores ’14 has been appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to the California Health Professions Education Foundation board. Read more >
UC Irvine School of Law is a visionary law school focused on training talented and passionate lawyers and driven by professional excellence, intellectual rigor, and a commitment to enrich our communities through public service. UCI Law is a collegial environment, and our faculty comprises accomplished, nationally ranked thought leaders from around the country with a broad range of expertise.