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About UCI Law in NYC

Summer Program

Each summer, UC Irvine Law students who plan to be in New York have the opportunity to participate in a ten-week series of educational and social events.

Under the guidance of a full-time member of the UC Irvine Law faculty, students are invited to gather for roundtable discussions with leading figures from the New York legal community, including judges, partners in major law firms, lawyers working at investment funds and financial institutions, lawyers working at legal aid organizations, prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, human rights advocates and United Nations officials. 

Every other week during the program, students are invited to participate in law-themed activities throughout the city, such as visits to the New York Stock Exchange, the Tenement Museum, the High Line public space project, the New York-Historical Society, and a theater outing featuring law-related issues. 

UC Irvine Law alumni are encouraged to participate in the program as a way to mentor current students and to meet one another.

For a description of events, see UCI Law in NYC Summer Program »

Career Opportunities

As part of the UCI Law in NYC program, the Career Development Office and the UC Irvine Law Externship Program help students learn about professional opportunities in New York, including summer positions following 2L year and externships that take place during the academic year and summer.

To learn more, see Career Opportunities and Externships in New York »

Alumni in NYC

Throughout the year, UC Irvine Law alumni in the New York metropolitan region have several opportunities to meet one another at social events and to participate in programs featuring UC Irvine Law faculty.

See a description of recent programs and events »
 

Events

Summer 2025

• Summer 2025 Introductory Meeting
  • Tuesday, May 27, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (EDT); 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (PDT)(virtual)
    > RSVP

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Sunday, June 1, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM (in person)
    > RSVP

• Virtual Roundtable with Paniz Arab, Gibson Dunn (Corporate)
  • Wednesday, June 4, 12:00-1:00 PM (EDT); 9:00-10:00 AM (PDT)
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• Virtual Roundtable David Adlerstein, Wachtell, Lipton (Corporate)
  • Tuesday, June 10, 12:00-1:00 PM (EDT); 9:00-10:00 AM (PDT)
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• Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
  • Thursday, June 12, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (in person)
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• Virtual Roundtable with Margaret Isa Butler, BakerHostetler (Financial Services Industry)
  • Tuesday, June 17, 12:00-1:00 PM (EDT); 9:00-10:00 AM (PDT)
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• UCI Law in NYC Summer Social
  • Wednesday, July 9
  • Time and Location TBA
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• Museum of the City of New York
  • Sunday, July 13, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM (in person)
    > RSVP