Visitor Information
Due to limited space and available resources, the UC Irvine Law Library is only open to members of the UCI Law Community. Exceptions to this access policy are made for current UCI community members under specific conditions – see below.
Attorneys and members of the public are best served by the Orange County Public Law Library. The UCI Law Library does not provide copies of forms, nor does it provide access to Westlaw or LexisNexis. The UC Irvine Law Library is not a federal depository library, and our collection supports the teaching and the scholarship of the Law School.
If you are seeking legal materials on UCI Campus, Langson has a large collection of legal material available to attorneys and members of the public, including self-help legal publications, practice guides, and primary laws.
Visitor Passes for UCI students
The Law Library has a limited number of visitor passes available to current non-law UCI students with legal research need.
What is a "legal research need"?A need to use books or databases unique to the Law Library's collection.
What kind of identification do I need to bring?
Visitors must exchange a valid UCI ID for a visitor pass at the Front Desk.
Are there times when visitor passes are not available?
Yes. We're closed to visitors during orientation, exam periods, and some special events. However, passes are usually available when the Law Library is open. See the UCI Law Academic Calendar for more information about Law School holidays and breaks.
UCI Faculty & Staff
UCI faculty and staff from other departments are welcome to use the Law Library during normal hours.
- No visitor pass or legal research need is required.
- Present a current UCI ID.
- Visiting faculty must provide a letter of introduction from the sponsoring UCI department.
Other options
- If you're looking for a quiet place to study on campus, check the UCI Libraries' list of nearby UCI study spaces.
- If you need legal research help or access to government depository materials, you can check one of the nearby public law libraries.
UCI Visitor Services
Non-law UCI Visitors can:
- browse all material and check out items that circulate
- get help from reference librarians
- scan library materials
Non-law UCI Visitors do not have access to study rooms and do not have access to Westlaw or LexisNexis.
Contact the Access and Student Services Law Librarian with questions about visiting the library.