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What excites you most about joining the UCI Law School?
It is fantastic being part of such an enthusiastic group of people who are creating a law school that is truly exceptional. I am most excited about working with the law school faculty, staff, and students, to come up with innovative ways to accomplish the school’s mission.
What inspired you to go to law school?
Like many of my colleagues and former classmates, I went to law school because I wanted to make a difference and have a positive impact on society. In the end, I decided that practicing law was not the only way to do this. I am lucky that my work at the Law School provides me with plenty of opportunities to add to a community that is working to make a positive change in the world of legal education.
What would you like to accomplish during the first years at UCI Law?
There are so many ways law libraries can work with students, staff, and faculty, and I am a part of a group dedicated to creating a library that is a vital part of the law school community. The role libraries play and the services that they offer are going through a significant transition at this point in time, so now is an exciting time to help "build" a library from the ground up. I am excited to be a part of a team that is responsible for making decisions that really impact the face of the Library and sets the tone for now and in the future.
- Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, Master of Library Science, 2001
- Indiana University School of Law, J.D., 2000
- Indiana University, Bachelor of Arts and Humanities, 1996
- University of California, Irvine, School of Law, Associate Law Librarian for Public Services, 2009-present
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Los Angeles, 2001-2009
- Senior Law Librarian-Head of Research Services, Assistant Adjunct Professor of Law, 2003-2009
- Law Librarian-Research Services, 2001-2003
- Legal research
- Jessica Wimer has written various reviews for Law Library Journal and has compiled bibliographies and reading lists published in various journals.
- For the article “Proxy Consent to Research: The Legal Landscape” by Elyn Saks (8 Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics 37, 2008), Jessica conducted extensive research comparing all 50 United States’ laws regarding capacity to consent.
- American Association of Law Libraries, Member, 2001-present
- ALL-SIS Faculty Services Committee, Member, 2010-present
- ALL-SIS Legal Research and Sourcebook Committee, Chair, 2007-2009
- Scholarships Committee, Member, 2002-2004, 2006-2008
- Southern California Association of Law Libraries, Member, 2001-present
- Budget and Finance Committee, Chair, 2010-present
- Past President, 2009-2010
- President, 2008-2009
- Vice President/President Elect, 2007-2008
- Treasurer and Executive Board Member, 2003-2007