Ranked 3rd in Nation for Clerkships
UCI Law continues to rank No. 3, behind Yale and Stanford, in a study of graduate placement in federal judicial clerkships. Read more >
Welcome, Class of 2018!
The entire UCI Law community is excited to meet you and assist you as you begin your legal education. Orientation details here >
Faculty Ranked 6th in the Nation
The latest study measuring scholarly impact of law faculties ranks UCI Law sixth in the nation, behind Yale, Harvard, Chicago, New York University and Stanford. UCI Law has ranked in the Top 10 since opening in 2009. Read more >
Video: We Are UCI Law
This video shows why UCI Law is such a top-notch school: From the highly-ranked faculty to the public service mission, to the students from diverse backgrounds who come together and support one another. View video >
Featured EventsView All
September 22
Women & Mass Incarceration Summit
September 25
Symposium on Higher Education Access
October 16
Patent Sovereignty and International Law
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Sept. 4
Prof. Chacón writes about giving voice to 8 million unauthorized workers who make up 5% of U.S. workforce
Sept. 3
Prof. Kaye quoted re: balancing pursuit of global press freedom w/governmental counter-terrorism impulses
Sept. 3
Prof. Hasen quoted re: strength of pledge signed by Trump vowing allegiance to Republican Party
July 13
Video of 5th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review
Public ServiceView all
CED Clinic students launch effort to fund decent housing for farm workers
Students in the Community & Economic Development Clinic launched “The Real Coachella” initiative to help improve substandard living conditions for farmworker families. The formal donation drive launched on Monday, Aug. 10. Details >
Faculty ScholarshipView all
UCI Law Welcomes Three New Full-Time Faculty
Professors Sung Eun (Summer) Kim, Omri Marian and Kenneth Simons have joined UCI Law, bringing the total number of full-time professors to 45. All three are leading scholars and skilled practitioners in areas of law ranging from corporate governance to international taxation to criminal law and law and philosophy. Read more >
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Joseph Roth awarded grant for judicial clerks from Institute for IP & Information Law
3L Joseph Roth won the IPIL Sponsored Scholarship Grant for Judicial Clerks for his forthcoming UC Irvine Law Review article on a limitation on the “First Sale” doctrine. Read more >
AlumniView all
We Are UCI Law: Class of 2015
The Class of 2015 Commencement celebrated the extraordinary accomplishments of UCI Law and demonstrated all the reasons for its success. View video here >
UC Irvine School of Law is a visionary law school focused on training talented and passionate lawyers and driven by professional excellence, intellectual rigor, and a commitment to enrich our communities through public service. UCI Law is a collegial environment, and our faculty comprises accomplished, nationally ranked thought leaders from around the country with a broad range of expertise.