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Alternative Spring Break Highlights: UCI Law Students Volunteer at Five Organizations Across Three States
IRVINE, Calif. (April 11, 2024) — University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) students once again spent part of their spring break doing what they do best — volunteering their time to help others. As part of UCI Law’s Alternative Spring Break program, 26 UCI Law students traveled to Louisiana, Mississippi and Montana…
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UCI Law and Thrive Scholars Announce New Scholarship Initiative
Qualified recipients will receive a $90,000 scholarship over three years at UCI Law IRVINE, Calif. (April 11, 2024) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) and Thrive Scholars have established a scholarship initiative for graduating Thrive Scholars and alumni. Through this scholarship initiative, graduating Thrive Scholars and alumni interested in the…
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UCI Law Student Externship Experiences: Inside the United Nations in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
By Robia Amjad and Celine Gruaz Robia Amjad, UCI Law 3L Last fall, I externed in Geneva, Switzerland, for the Civic Space Unit of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). At the Civic Space Unit, I primarily worked on matters with the goal of protecting civil society’s freedom of…
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Third-Year UCI Law Student Brenda Rosas Receives 2024 Latino Excellence Leadership Award
IRVINE, Calif. (April 9, 2024) — Brenda Rosas, a third-year law student at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, was recognized with a leadership award at the University of California, Irvine’s seventh annual Latino Excellence and Achievement Award Dinner (LEAD). The university-wide accolade recognizes key leaders, graduate students, staff and faculty who support and…
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David Kamin, Charles L. Denison Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, to Keynote the Annual UCI Law / Taylor Nelson Amitrano LLP Tax Symposium
Irvine, Calif. (April 8, 2024) — The Graduate Tax Program at the University of California, Irvine School of Law will host its sixth annual UCI Law / Taylor Nelson Amitrano LLP Tax Symposium on April 18, 2024. Sponsored by the Law Offices of Taylor Nelson Amitrano LLP, the theme of this year’s symposium is The…
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UCI Law Professor Joseph F.C. DiMento Elected to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
IRVINE, Calif. (March 21, 2024) — University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Distinguished Professor of Law Joseph F.C. DiMento has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Membership is limited to just one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Members are nominated by their peers and selected by the…
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UCI Law Professor Ezra Ross Elected to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
IRVINE, Calif. (March 12, 2024) — University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Professor of Lawyering Skills Ezra Ross has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Membership is limited to just one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Members are nominated by their peers and selected…
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Introducing UCI Law’s Inaugural Legal Empowerment Attorney Sarah Beydoun ’23
IRVINE, Calif. (March 12, 2024) — Sarah Beydoun (’23) has recently been hired to serve as the inaugural Legal Empowerment Attorney with the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law), through a partnership with El Centro Cultural de México (El Centro), in a position that will help deepen the relationship between UCI Law’s…
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Richard and Susan Bridgford Establish Endowed Scholarship at UCI Law
IRVINE, Calif. (March 11, 2024) — Richard and Susan Bridgford, longtime supporters of the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law), have generously created an endowed scholarship in their name to support law students. The Bridgfords’ commitment — totaling $1.35 million — includes an estate gift as well as current use monies to…
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The Honorable Sunshine Suzanne Sykes to Deliver UCI Law 2024 Commencement Keynote Address
IRVINE, Calif. (March 7, 2024) — The Honorable Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, will deliver the keynote address for UCI Law’s 2024 commencement ceremony Friday, May 10 at 2 p.m. at the UCI Bren Events Center. In 2013, Sunshine S. Sykes became the first judge of Native American…
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UCI Law’s Community & Economic Development Clinic Helps Farmworker Community Purchase Its Mobile Home Park, Protect Affordability
IRVINE, Calif. (March 6, 2024) — Comunidad Nuevo Lago, Inc., a resident-controlled nonprofit, closed escrow on its purchase of Shady Lakes Manufactured Housing Community (“Shady Lakes”) for $7.625 million on Thursday, Feb. 29. This acquisition, which will ensure long-term affordability for residents, marks a significant milestone after several years of organizing to purchase the park.…
