Visiting Scholars Program
Program Information
The Korea Law Center welcomes visiting scholars to UC Irvine every academic year. Visiting Scholars are expected to pursue research projects at the intersection of U.S. and Korean law and contribute to the intellectual diversity of the UC Irvine School of Law community. This collaboration and network of scholars has facilitated important comparative discussions across a range of topics spanning criminal, constitutional, and privacy law.
As a Visting Scholar, you will have access to UC Irvine Libraries, the Korea Law Center workspace located on the second floor of MPAA, electronic legal documents via Westlaw and Lexis Nexis, a UC Irvine Law email account, and you will be issued a key card and campus ID card to access the UC Irvine Law Campus. In addition to the listed access above, Visiting Scholars can request assistance from a Korea Law Center Research Fellow to assist in legal research.
Visiting Scholars are highly encouraged to participate in Korea Law Center events to facilitate their individual research projects and engage in campus life.
Visiting Scholars may be appointed for a period of up to 12 months. A longer visit may be authorized for Korea Law Center Visiting Law Scholars by the Center’s Faculty Director. Requests for an extension must be submitted at least three months prior to the original end date. In all cases, the total duration of a Visiting Law Scholar appointment may not exceed 24 months.
Please contact klc@law.uci.edu for more information.
Why UC Irvine Law Visiting Scholars Program?
UC Irvine School of Law is home to one of only three Korea Law Centers in the United States, and the only one located in Southern California. The UC Irvine Korea Law Center serves as a national and international hub of research, dialogue, and collaboration at the intersection of U.S. and Korean law, offering Visiting Scholars a unique platform for comparative legal study and global academic exchange.
Accolades and Faculty
UC Irvine School of Law is a world-class institution dedicated to training practice-ready lawyers and advancing innovative legal scholarship.UC Irvine Law consistently receives top national and international rankings, reflecting its academic excellence and scholarly impact.
- No. 5 best law school in California (Best Value Schools) (Juris Education)
- No. 14 in the world in law (No. 76 overall for UC Irvine) (Shanghai Ranking)
- No. 14 in the United States and No. 66 in the world (Times Higher Education)
UC Irvine Law faculty are nationally recognized scholars, educators, and leaders shaping law and public policy across disciplines.
- No. 5 in the nation in faculty interdisciplinary impact for the second time in a row. Two faculty members, Elizabeth Loftus and Alejandro Camacho, are named among the top 50 cited faculty with fields and citation counts. The report also lists UC Irvine Law's top five most-cited faculty as follows: Elizabeth Loftus, Alejandro Camacho, Kenneth Simons, Joseph DiMento and Bryant Garth. (Total Scholarly Impact Report: Law Professor Citations in Non-Law Journals)
- No. 21 in faculty scholarly distinction (Brian Leiter's Law School Reports)
- No. 21 in terms of faculty quality (Brian Leiter's Law School Reports)
Dedicated Korea Law Center
The UC Irvine Korea Law Center hosts several events throughout the year for our community. Visiting Scholars are invited to join us for co-working sessions, Korea Law Center hosted panels, and various social events throughout the year.
At UC Irvine, the dedicated team at the Korea Law Center, including our faculty, staff, and student Research Fellows, are available to help you reach your research goals.
Incomparable Southern California Location
Our prime location in central Orange County, California – one hour south of Los Angeles and one hour north of San Diego – makes UCI a highly attractive place to spend a year in research. Located about 10 minutes from the beach, the UCI campus is situated in Irvine, California. The city of Irvine has been ranked the safest city of its size in the U.S. for the 18th consecutive year. Among Irvine’s many benefits are its pleasant year-round climate and easy access to many cultural, entertainment and outdoor attractions.
In addition, Southern California is a vast, highly desirable and sophisticated legal market home to prestigious international law firms, regional firms, and prominent public interest organizations. Orange County boasts a large and diverse economy home to some of the world’s largest companies as well as entrepreneurial small startups. The business climate offers emphasis in a myriad of sectors, including real estate, high technology, international trade, health care and life sciences