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Pre-Law Outreach Program
Summer 2010
UCI Law's Pre-Law Outreach Program launched in the summer of 2010 and met on six Saturdays in June and July.
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Class 1 - June 19, 2010
- Welcome by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
- 9:15 a.m. Panel of Inspirational Lawyers & Q&A, moderated by Dean Chemerinsky:
- Judge Rick King (felony panel, Orange County Superior Court)
- Renato Izquieta (Legal Aid Society of Orange County)
- Diane Geocaris (General Counsel for UCI)
- Catherine Lhamon (Public Counsel)
- Belinda Escobosa Helzer (ACLU of Orange County)
- Tammy Peng (Asian Pacific American Legal Center)
- 11 a.m. Overview of law school admissions. Rebecca Houck of Kaplan discusses the timetable for applying to law school; components of an application; U.S. News and other law school rankings and summaries; choosing where to apply.
- Assignment for students: a case to read and how to brief the case, explained by Dean Chemerinsky
- 12:15 p.m. Lunch with UCI Law student mentors in courtyard
Class 2 - June 26, 2010
- 9 a.m. Discussion of personal statement and letters of recommendation — Anthony Solana Jr., For People of Color
- 10 a.m. Panel of law students. Five members of the UCI Law Inaugural Class discuss their paths to law school, the admissions process and how they decided on topics for personal & diversity statements.
- 11:15 a.m. Review of case reading/briefing assignment - Prof. Christopher Leslie
- 12:15 p.m. Next assignment for students: personal statement and reading for Negotiation assignment, explained by Prof. Carrie Hempel
Class 3 - July 10, 2010
- 9 a.m. Financial aid discussion - Nasreen Zia, UCI Law Financial Aid Director
- 10 a.m. Instruction on negotiation — Prof. Grace Tonner
- 11 a.m. Negotiation exercise, supervised by four UCI Law students
- Noon. Next assignment for students: mock oral argument, explained by Dean Chemerinsky
Class 4 — July 17, 2010
- 9 a.m. Mock oral arguments conducted and judged by UCI Law students
- 10:15 a.m. Demonstration of oral advocacy with two UCI Law students arguing, and three others serving as appellate judges
- 11 a.m. Prof. Mario Barnes speaks to students about diversity in law school and tips for succeeding in law school
- Noon. Review personal statements, discuss common problems, students get personal statements returned with comments
- 12:25 p.m. Next assignment for students: Re-write personal statement, explained by Pre-Law Outreach Coordinator Anna Davis
Class 5 — July 24, 2010
- 9 a.m. Law Library tour and instruction on library research - UCI Law Librarians
- 10:45 a.m. Resume workshop — UCI Law Dean of Students and Career Development Director Liz Schroeder
- 11:45 a.m. Next assignment for students: Draft of resume, explained by Prof. Carrie Hempel
Class 6 — July 31, 2010
- 9 a.m. Panel: Law School & Beyond - Recent law school graduates
- Colin Kelly of Coastkeeper
- Ryan Ito, Private Practice
- Leigh Ferrin of Public Law Center, Consumer Law
- Lt. Greg Curley of Camp Pendleton Legal Services
- Christine Khalili-Borna, Public Counsel
- Munmeeth Soni of Public Law Center, Immigration
- 10:45 a.m. Nuts & bolts of applying to law school — Assistant Admissions Director Estuardo Ponciano
- Noon. Personal statements returned to students with comments
- 12:05 p.m. Lunch with UCI Law student mentors
Summer 2010 Pre-Law Outreach students
July 31, 2010: Capt. Gregg Curley from Camp Pendleton Legal Services and Christine Khalili-Borna of Public Counsel were on a panel of recent law school graduates.
July 31, 2010: Munmeeth Soni of the Public Law Center spoke on a panel of recent law school graduates.
UCI Law student David Rodwin (center) chats with POP students over lunch.